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Bentley-Collier lawsuit: Governor wanted his wife arrested for tapes

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Attorneys for former Gov. Robert Bentley, his top aide, Rebekah Mason, and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials asked a Montgomery Circuit Court judge to dismiss a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former ALEA director Spencer Collier. After listening to about an hour of arguments from five different attorneys, Judge … Continued
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November 7, 2017

Alabama AG reignites “Bingo Wars”

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has reignited the electronic bingo fight. Marshall on Wednesday announced five lawsuits filed in counties around the state – Macon, Morgan, Lowndes, Houston and Greene – aimed at stopping existing gambling operations in those counties. The filings also request injunctions against the casinos to … Continued
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October 5, 2017

Is a former ALEA executive running afoul of revolving door statute?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Recently, the Alabama First Responders Wireless Commission voted to recommend that Alabama opt-in to a first responders’ wireless network provided by AT&T. But there may be a problem. AT&T’s man on the ground in Alabama is the former executive director of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Former ALEA Executive … Continued
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October 5, 2017

Ivey urges everyone to have a plan for Hurricane Irma

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey stressed the importance of everyone getting prepared for hurricane season, especially as we approach the peak of the season, according to the National Hurricane Center. Wednesday, the Alabama Emergency Management Agency conducted its first coordinating group call as they continue to … Continued
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September 7, 2017

Meet gubernatorial candidate Scott Dawson

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, June 14, 2017, Scott Dawson sat down with The Alabama Political Reporter (APR) to discuss his bid for the 2018 Republican Party nomination for Governor. APR: Former Governor Bentley wanted to borrow $800 million to build four new mega prisons. Do you support Bentley’s prison plan? Dawson: When … Continued
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June 15, 2017

Reports say House Leadership will resurrect Gas Tax

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Very powerful, very wealthy special interests support spending more taxpayer money on road construction projects and they spend a lot of money on elections so that they get their way in the Alabama Legislature. Two weeks, ago the Alabama House of Representatives carried over a controversial bill sponsored by … Continued
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May 5, 2017

Ivey orders changes to Amber Alert guidelines

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, April 19, 2017, one hour and forty minutes after an incident in which a vehicle was stolen with a child inside, Bessemer police requested the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to issue an AMBER Alert for the child. Based on the criteria in place at that time, the … Continued
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April 25, 2017

Ivey has not ruled out running for Governor

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, February 13, 2017, new Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) addresses reporters for her first press conference as Alabama’s Governor. When pressed by reporters, Gov. Ivey would not commit to whether she would run for the office in 2018 or not. Ivey told reporters that she had months to … Continued
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April 17, 2017

Bill to break up ALEA gets favorable report

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, April 12, 2017, the Alabama House State Government Committee gave a favorable report to House bill 425, which would undo a key Bentley Administration policy and break up the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). This on the same day that ALEA Secretary Stan Stabler retired under pressure from … Continued
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April 13, 2017