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Chip Brownlee

Chip Brownlee is a former political reporter, online content manager and webmaster at the Alabama Political Reporter. He is now a reporter at The Trace, a non-profit newsroom covering guns in America.

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Bentley Creates New Advisory Council On Gaming: Can He Get Alabamians To Agree On Gambling?

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Gov. Robert Bentley announced the creation of a new Advisory Council on Gaming Monday. Well into his second term, the governor hopes his new council will give recommendations on how to settle the seemingly eternal controversy of gaming in the State. “The subject of gaming in Alabama has been … Continued

Chip Brownlee

October 4, 2016

Impeachment Committee Subpoenas Governor as Investigation Continues

By Chip Brownlee The Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — The House Judiciary Committee wasted no time this week in issuing dozens of pages of subpoenas in the impeachment investigation into embattled Gov. Robert Bentley’s alleged affair and misuse of State funds. Among those subpoenaed by the committee: Bentley himself; his former top political aide and … Continued

Chip Brownlee

September 30, 2016

Bentley Impeachment Committee Flexes Their Muscles, Maybe

By Chip Brownlee The Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— The committee charged with investigating Gov. Robert Bentley’s “impeachable” acts began flexing its muscles Tuesday afternoon, but with their new show of force, questions about the reality and authority of those muscles persist. At a House Judiciary Committee Tuesday, members of the committee passed a set of … Continued

Chip Brownlee

September 28, 2016

Impeachment Committee to Meet This Afternoon on Subpoenas, Bentley’s Defense

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The House Judiciary Committee is set to meet this afternoon for the second time to continue proceedings on the possible impeachment of Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley. A short agenda of only five items was released Monday afternoon to the media. On the agenda, a call to order, a roll … Continued

Chip Brownlee

September 27, 2016

Bentley, Azar Announce Reinstatement of $15-Million Bump to Primary Care Physicians

By Chip Brownlee The Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley today announced plans to end two months of budget cuts and reinstate a major $15 million segment of funding to primary care physicians by Oct. 1. Bentley, along with Medicaid Commissioner Stephanie Azar, today announced the State would restore payments to primary care physicians … Continued

Chip Brownlee

September 23, 2016

Bentley, Azar to Make Medicaid Announcement Thursday

By Chip Brownlee The Alabama Political Reporter Gov. Robert Bentley is expected to make a “major announcement” Thursday in Montgomery regarding the State’s ailing Medicaid Agency. In a press release Wednesday, Bentley’s office announced he would be holding the meeting in the Old House Chamber Thursday at 2 p.m., and he will be joined by … Continued

Chip Brownlee

September 21, 2016

Medicaid Announces Delay in RCO Implementation

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Even after a lengthy Special Session dedicated to finding funds for Gov. Robert Bentley’s experimental Medicaid Regional Care Organizations, Alabama’s Medicaid Agency announced last week it has requested a delay in the implementation of the RCO plan. The Alabama Medicaid Agency officials, in a news release on their website, … Continued

Chip Brownlee

September 20, 2016