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King files ethics complaint against AG Marshall

Troy King has filed an ethics complaint against Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, alleging the Marshall campaign has accepted illegal campaign donations. The complaint, filed on Monday by King, who is challenging Marshall in a runoff for the AG’s office, alleges that Marshall accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from the Republican … Continued
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July 10, 2018

Ethics Commission clears Luther Strange

Luther Strange is off the hook. The executive director of the Alabama Ethics Commission told APR on Wednesday that the commission determined a few sessions ago that allegations that Strange violated campaign finance laws were unfounded. The two allegations, which were filed by Secretary of State John Merrill’s office during Strange’s special election campaign for … Continued
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June 21, 2018

Ethics Commission again rewrites campaign finance laws

Ignorance of the law is no defense, unless you happen to be a person who makes the laws. The Alabama Ethics Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to — for the third time — wipe away the fees levied against politicians, donors and political action committees who violated campaign finance laws by filing reports late. In … Continued
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June 7, 2018
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Is leadership in the Alabama Legislature planning a bait-and-switch on HB317?

The wall is crumbling. Last week, a small group of senators held firm against an ethics bill, HB317, that would, among other things, exclude full-time and part-time “economic developers” from laws requiring them to register as lobbyists. Heading into what should be the final week of the 2018 session, sources say that small group has … Continued
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March 27, 2018

Ethics Commission could pull back veil on BCA conference donations

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Ethics Commission will vote on an opinion Wednesday morning that will change the way multiple-sponsor events report gifts to lawmakers and state employees, a ruling that would close a loophole in Alabama’s ethics laws that has benefited the Business Council of Alabama. For years now, the BCA … Continued
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February 7, 2018

Senator Dial’s Joint Legislative Committee sends report to the State Bar Association

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter An internal Alabama State Department of Education report will now head to the Alabama State Bar Association following a Joint Legislative Committee meeting. The committee, headed by State Senator Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) and Quinton Ross (D-Montgomery), met Tuesday to review new materials in a report by ALSDE Attorney Michael … Continued
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July 26, 2017
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State answer to Hubbard appeal leans on common sense

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter If Alabama’s ethics laws weren’t designed to prevent the actions of former House Speaker Mike Hubbard, then they’re essentially useless. That was the opening of the State of Alabama’s response to Hubbard’s filing last month in his appeal of 12 felony counts. The 138-page response from Attorney General Steve … Continued
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July 6, 2017

Former Acting Finance Director wants an exception

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Former Acting Finance Director Bill Newton intends to open a consulting business. So, he asked the Alabama Ethics Commission to grant him permission to use his years in government service as leverage to provide professional services/advice, request information from public officials/employees, to aid his potential clients, all the while … Continued
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June 8, 2017

Strange’s possible campaign violations referred to Ethics Commission

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter On May 2, APR reported that the recently appointed Senator Luther Strange may have committed two major campaign finance violations; this, according to Secretary of State John Merrill. Merrill’s office has handed over its records to the Alabama Ethics Commission for investigation. The Commission it is believed will also … Continued
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May 8, 2017