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Deception, subtlety and the wholesale destruction of current ethics laws mark proposed rewrite

Legislation proposed by Rep. Mike Ball, R-Madison, would radically alter the existing State Ethics Act rendering it useless as an effective tool to regulate the behavior of public officials, much less prosecute a rouge lawmaker. Testifying at a pre-trial hearing in the criminal case against then-Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard in April 2015, Ball … Continued
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February 12, 2020

Former state senator challenges Poarch Creek legal status

Former state Sen. Gerald Dial raised questions at a Tuesday press conference over the legal status of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, distributing letters from high ranking officials in the Department of the Interior who question the tribe’s history and its legal rights to operate casinos.  In one letter, written by then-Interior Department solicitor … Continued
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February 5, 2020

District 2 candidates criticize Coleman over fraud allegations

Jeff Coleman has no friends on the campaign trail.  After APR published a story on Wednesday that recapped the U.S. government’s fraud allegations against his moving company in 2015, Coleman’s challengers in the race for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District seat piled on.  Heavy.  “Jeff Coleman taking advantage of military families in a time of war … Continued
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January 23, 2020

Legal filings, evidence, witnesses paint a disturbing picture in fraud case against Coleman Moving Company

In the late-2000s, Scot Dannen, the general manager of a Coleman Worldwide Moving facility in Colorado Springs, Co., was approached by one of the company’s truck drivers and asked an odd question.  The driver wanted to know where Dannen’s “weight crate” was located, according to testimony Dannen provided under oath in a deposition.  Dannen was … Continued
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January 22, 2020

APR’s top five stories of 2019

The year was busy for journalists across the state, and it was no different at APR, where reporters dug into the biggest stories of 2019 to give readers a glimpse at what was happening behind closed doors.   From a broken prison system to an unpopular toll bridge project that ran out of pavement, here’s a … Continued
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December 30, 2019

Limestone judge indicted on theft, abuse of office charges

The Alabama Attorney General’s office on Thursday announced the indictment of Limestone County Circuit Judge Douglas Lee Patterson on three felony charges that he used his office for personal gain.  Patterson, 37, was arrested Thursday morning by agents with Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office following indictments by a Limestone County special grand jury, according … Continued
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December 13, 2019

Birmingham Waterworks Board owes $957 million

Thursday, the embattled Birmingham Water Works held a public meeting to discuss raising water rates 3.9 percent. One of the listed goals of the rate increase was to reduce the public utility’s debt which has grown to a staggering $957 million. The debt has grown despite raising rates every year since 2012 by between 3.9 … Continued
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November 18, 2019

Republicans denounce Pelosi decision to open impeachments inquiry against Trump

A number of Alabama Republicans issued statements denouncing Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-California) announcement that the House of Representatives is opening an impeachment inquiry against President Donald J. Trump (R). Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan called the decision “deplorable.” “The actions of the Democrats today are simply deplorable, to use a phrase they know so … Continued
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September 25, 2019
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New name, same (alleged) corruption at HealthSouth

The name might be different but the corruption is the same for HealthSouth/Encompass.  Last week, the Department of Justice announced that it had reached an agreement with Encompass — which was used to be named HealthSouth before it changed its name to shirk off the stink of massive fraud under former CEO Richard Scrushy — … Continued
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July 9, 2019