Alabama

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers Ole Bill Baxley has been in the news a lot this year. He was the lead defense counsel for former Speaker Mike Hubbard’s ethics conviction trial over in Opelika. Baxley practices law in Birmingham and is one of the state’s premier and most expensive criminal defense lawyers. Like a … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, October 17, 2016, the suspended Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Roy Moore (R) filed a motion to countermand the demands from Associate Supreme Court Justice Lyn Stuart (R) stating that Moore needs to clean out his office by October 18. Stuart made the demand in two … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, October 15, 2016, the first training program for volunteers to assist the State Auditor in fighting abuse in government was held in Clanton. State Auditor Jim Zeigler said that the volunteers will gather right in the center of the State to train in how to research complaints received … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, October 19, 2019, presidential candidates Hillary R. Clinton (D) and Donald J. Trump (R) will face each other for the last debate of the 2016 presidential election in Los Vegas, Nevada: a state that is essential to both candidate’s presidential ambitions. Both Democrats and Republicans will be holding … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Legislature has not impeached anyone in over a hundred years, however the State legislature feels that it is currently too easy to impeach corrupt public officials and is asking the public to vote yes for amendment six which would raise the bar to make it harder for … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, October 13, 2016, due to worsening drought conditions the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, in cooperation with the Alabama Agribusiness Council, the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and the Alabama Farmers Federation, are launching an online hay listing. Commissioner of Alabama Agriculture and Industries … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Republican National Committee (RNC) says that efforts by Alabamians volunteering in Florida are essential for Donald Trump’s campaign in Florida. The RNC National State Party Director, Matt Pinnell, wrote those comments in a memo to Joan Reynolds who Chairs the Mighty Alabama Strike Force (Florida). Pinnell wrote, “First, … Continued

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Alabama loves a good but. Not a butt. A “but.” As in, “I know what you’re saying is accurate, but ….” For as long as I’ve been alive, that has been this State’s Achilles heel. We know what’s right, but we figure out ways to justify doing what’s wrong. We know segregation … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, October 12, 2016, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore issued a statement urging the unsealing of the case that underlies his motion for the recusal of certain current and former Supreme Court justices. Chief Justice Moore stated, “The public is entitled to know what the Alabama Supreme … Continued