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Alabama Ethics Act

New ethics law: A brief analysis

An initial analysis of Senate Bill 230, which repeals and replaces sections of the Alabama Ethics Act as adopted in the 2010 special legislative session, finds that it makes two radical changes. First, it removes the section of code that governs using a public office for personal gain, and secondly, it essentially turns the Alabama … Continued
April 8, 2019

Economic developers seek expanded immunity from ethics law

Leaders of the state’s economic development community want a blanket exception to the state’s ethics laws that allow them to give and receive things of value to and from corporations — solicited tax dollars from state and local government all under a cloak of secrecy. Not only do they want this indiscriminate sanction for site … Continued
February 5, 2019

Jefferson County indictments raise serious questions about Ethics Commission’s actions

When indictments were reported by Al.com against Scott Phillips and Onis “Trey” Glenn III for multiple violations of the Alabama Ethics Act, the pair had not been arrested or served with the indictments. However, Alabama Ethics Commission Executive Director Tom Albritton spoke in glowing terms about the hard work his office and the Jefferson County … Continued
November 14, 2018

Coleman Revealed as Confidential Informant, Gave Affidavit to Mike Hubbard  

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Court filings state that, attorney and radio host, Baron Coleman gave his three-page affidavit to Speaker Mike Hubbard’s criminal lawyers, who used the information to renew its motion to dismiss Speaker Mike Hubbard’s felony case on prosecutorial misconduct and fraud. In the State’s motion, it is revealed Coleman served … Continued
February 12, 2016

Judge Addresses Constitutionality of the Alabama Ethics Act, Other Motions

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The Judge in Speaker Mike Hubbard’s felony criminal case has issued further orders, as the clock ticks toward the March 28, trial in Lee County. Late Tuesday afternoon, trial Judge Jacob Walker, III, addressed Hubbard’s motions to dismiss, because the Alabama Ethics Act is unconstitutional, and because he was … Continued
February 3, 2016