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Gambling council could have report finished sooner

By Josh Moon Alabama Politica Reporter It might not take the governor’s Advisory Council on Gaming until June after all. During its most recent scheduled meeting on Thursday at the Alabama State House, council member and former lawmaker Bobby Timmons went on an extended rant about council’s recent decision to push its deadline for recommendations … Continued
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January 27, 2017
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Political Deceit Laid Bare

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The conversation in room 727 of the Alabama State House on Thursday afternoon had turned into something halfway between comedy and unchecked disbelief. Standing before a Senate committee chaired by Sens. Gerald Dial and Quinton Ross, Hugh Evans, the longtime General Counsel for Alabama’s Ethics Commission, was attempting to … Continued
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November 11, 2016

Special GOP Runoff Election in Limestone County Today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, December 8, House District 5 voters go to the polls to select the Republican candidate who will run in the Special General Election to decide who will be their next Representative in the Alabama State House. Republicans Danny Crawford and Chris Seibert will be the two candidates … Continued
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December 8, 2015
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Are They All The Same?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter We hear it all the time: “They’re all the same.” That is what people say about Democratic and Republican politicians. Here in Alabama, most people have recently begun to vote Republican to a large degree, because they don’t like the President; but they still believe that all politicians are … Continued
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December 18, 2014

Hubbard “Obsessed” with $200K Renovation of Committee Room

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A cavernous room just off the Washington St. entrance to the State House is receiving a six figure facelift on orders from Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard. “He is obsessed with renovating that room,” said a State House insider who asked to not be publicly identified in this … Continued
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September 15, 2014
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Editorial: Message to Republican Legislators: Big Donors Off Limits

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Political Reporter has obtained an email from Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) sent to fellow republican senate members, telling them to “get started earlier as opposed to later” on their campaign fundraising; but only from local donors. This letter, and similar communications, has senators privately grumbling over … Continued
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July 16, 2013