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Ivey brushes aside questions about her health records as opponents plan to release theirs

Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday brushed aside questions about whether she would release her medical records after other gubernatorial candidates in both parties said this week that they would release theirs. Ivey, who is 73 years old and the oldest candidate in the gubernatorial race, wouldn’t say whether she plans to release her medical records. … Continued
May 4, 2018

Judge blocks Montgomery’s first charter school

Hold up on those charter school plans. A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday tossed a big wrench into the rushed plans for Montgomery’s first charter school, LEAD Academy, saying the state’s Charter School Commission violated its bylaws by approving LEAD’s application without a majority of the commission voting for approval. The Commission approved … Continued
May 2, 2018

Tommy Battle criticizes Gov. Kay Ivey for declining invitation to debate

Republican gubernatorial candidate and Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle criticized Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday for having so far refused invitations to debate other candidates in the primary. Several outlets, including AL.com and several television stations across the state, have invited all of the Republican candidates to debate before the June 5, 2018, primary. Ivey is … Continued
April 4, 2018

Montgomery theater blocks showing of Siegelman documentary

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The board of a popular Montgomery independent theater has blocked the showing of a documentary about former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman because it contains “defamatory” information about a board member, the theater’s director told al.com. A group had rented the Capri Theater and planned to show the film, titled … Continued
June 27, 2017

Bentley’s Op-Ed Proves He’s Delusional

By Stephen Cooper In an op-ed for al.com dated May 9, 2016, Governor Robert Bentley declares he has no “intention of being a caretaker governor.” Bad news for Bentley: His insistence that he won’t to be relegated to the sidelines during the remainder of his time in office as a “caretaker” governor is not only … Continued
May 11, 2016

Bentley Wants His Prisons

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In an Op-Ed at al.com, Gov. Robert Bentley signaled, that he may call a Special Session to try, once again, to pass an $800 million prison construction project. Bentley said, the massive spending project failed because, “We simply ran out of time in this Regular Legislative Session to finally … Continued
May 10, 2016

Morrow Files Ethics Complaint Against Rebekah Caldwell Mason

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—An ethics complaint has been filed against Gov. Robert Bentley’s former senior advisor, Rebekah Caldwell Mason, by State Representative Johnny Mack Morrow (D-Red Bay), stating she improperly influenced legislative actions. Morrow says this animosity Mason has shown towards him began 25 years ago when, as a student in his … Continued
April 6, 2016

Bentley Ordered Law Enforcement to Target Critics

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Gov. Robert Bentley pressured law enforcement officers to use federal and state resources to target those critical of his relationship with senior advisor Rebekah Caldwell Mason, according to high ranking officers and staff. In an effort to find potentially damaging information on those who spoke out against the couple, … Continued
March 28, 2016

ALEA Chief Says It’s About the Law, Not Affairs and Affidavits

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— Governor Robert Bentley fired Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary, (ALEA) Spencer Collier, effective immediately on Tuesday in a press released without so much as a call to his longtime friend. In his press release, Bentley alleged wrongdoing on the part of Collier. Just yesterday, Collier responded that Bentley was incorrect, … Continued
March 23, 2016