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Impeachment Proceedings Suspended Due To “Active Criminal Investigation”

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The House Judiciary committee has suspended its impeachment hearings against Governor Robert Bentley after receiving a request from the State’s Attorney General’s office citing concerns that the hearings could jeopardize the AG’s criminal investigation into a separate criminal matter. SEE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S LETTER AG Luther Strange made his … Continued
November 4, 2016

Six Million Plus and Counting on Another Failed System

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Another one of Governor Robert Bentley’s bright ideas to help bring the State into the “digital-age” is crumbling, as the time and attendance software known as eSTART was abandoned by the Department of Human Resources (DHR). A recent memo from the DHR alerted staff that, ‘the use of e-START, … Continued
November 3, 2016

Suit Claims Alabama Pays Higher Insurance Rates Due to “Anticompetitive Conduct” by BCBS

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A Federal class-action/anti-trust suit against Blue Cross BlueShield of Alabama and 37 others is being heard in Birmingham. The suit alleges that “The Individual Blue Plans’ anticompetitive conduct has also resulted in higher premiums for their enrollees for over a decade,” and this has led to, “inflated premiums (that) … Continued
November 2, 2016

Systematic Venality Renders State Government Suspect

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Theodore Roosevelt once said, “When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer ‘Present’ or ‘Not Guilty’.” Corruption is a pervasive reality in all branches of our State government, and our lawmakers and media selectively look away far too often. In the … Continued
October 31, 2016

Court Justices or Court Jesters?: The Mishandling of the Moore Case

By Hannah Ford You know it’s bad when one of Chief Justice Roy Moore’s harshest critics (apologetically) writes in his defense. You know it’s bad when Justices refuse to unseal a critical case. You know it’s bad when the unethical behavior of acting Chief Justice Lyn Stuart and her accomplices have Alabamians worried that they … Continued
October 28, 2016

Regional Care Organizations Collapsing

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The promised dream of Regional Care Organizations (RCOs) saving the State’s underfunded and overburdened Medicaid system continues to unravel. Just recently, the University of Birmingham Medical Systems and Viva Heath Inc., abandoned their programs indefinitely, citing the instability of State funding. Last month, The Alabama Political Reporter obtained a … Continued
October 27, 2016

Alabama Supreme Court’s Actions: Justice or Machiavellian Scheme

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) and several justices on the Alabama Supreme Court are attempting, it appears, to avoid further unwanted scrutiny of their conduct in the case against Chief Justice Roy Moore. The Commission, commonly referred to as the JIC, is hoping to steer clear of another growing … Continued
October 26, 2016

Did SBI Director Blow Whistle on State Senator Investigation?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) Director Gene Wiggins has testified before the Montgomery Special Grand Jury on at least two occasions, most recently on October 19. Shortly after Governor Robert Bentley placed ALEA Chief Spencer Collier on “medical leave,” an investigation into State Senator Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City) was … Continued
October 25, 2016

Chief Justice Moore Joins APR Motion To Unseal Records

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, October 21, 2016, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) has filed a motion with the Alabama Supreme Court siding with The Alabama Political Reporter’s (APR) request to unseal the record on the petition he filed in May 2016, against the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC). In his affidavit, which … Continued
October 24, 2016

Will Chief Justice Roy Moore Be Denied Equal Justice?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Chief Justice Roy Moore has been suspended for the rest of his term in office, which permanently removes him from the bench forever (Moore will be aged-out by a State statute that caps eligibility to run for a judgeship after 70). The Alabama Supreme Court is refusing to unseal … Continued
October 24, 2016