Alan Harper

By Jack Campbell The half-hearted joke around The Capital City is that Mike Hubbard’s trial corpse wasn’t even cool before lobbyists in Montgomery were getting out their rosters of State House members and firing up their calculators to see who might have the inside track to be the next speaker. Former Speaker Hubbard will face … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter During the thirteen-day trial in Lee County, the Shadow government, ruled by former Gov. Bob Riley, Mike Hubbard and BCA’s Billy Canary, was partially exposed. The race to replace the third head of Alabama’s “Triumvirate of greed,” began just as Hubbard’s hands were cuffed behind his back. One of … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Three days after State Rep. Alan Harper (R-Northport) made national headlines for racist and xenophobic comments on his Facebook page, State Republican Chair Terry Lathan issued the following statement regarding his comments. “The comments recently made by State Representative Alan Harper on his Facebook page referencing the racial profiles of … Continued

By Baron Coleman Opinion Welcome to Sweet Home Alabama, Mr. Patel. You’re not from around here, are you? Let me introduce you to your state representative, Alan Harper (R-Northport). Rep. Harper has a simple message on his Facebook page for the Christmas season: Don’t do business with brown people. He’s talking about you, Mr. Patel. … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Friday, Chairman of the ALGOP Bill Armistead leveled a barrage of attacks on the Alabama Foundation for Limited Government. Armistead claims that the organization is participating in “Dirty, Potentially Unlawful, Political Tricks.” In a press release, Armistead called the group “elusive,” complaining about the “Take The Pledge” television … Continued