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Possession of cannabidiol is still illegal in Alabama with few exceptions

Tuesday Alabama Attorney General Marshall (R), the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the Office of Prosecution Services and the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences issued public guidance on Alabama law concerning possession of cannabidiol (CBD). This guidance comes in response to a growing number of inquiries about increasing sales of CBD around the state. The legislature … Continued
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November 21, 2018

Emails show Ivey, staff used private Gmail and iCloud accounts in Lieutenant Governor’s Office

Emails provided to the Alabama Political Reporter show Gov. Kay Ivey and her top advisers used personal email accounts like Gmail and iCloud to conduct official business while Ivey was serving as lieutenant governor. Dozens of emails released to APR in response to allegations made by Democratic candidate Walt Maddox this morning show Ivey and her staff, including her … Continued
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October 22, 2018

Ivey campaign calls Maddox a lying liberal

The Kay Ivey campaign pounced after Walt Maddox contradicted himself and Spencer Collier at his news conference in Tuscaloosa. Spencer Collier is a former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) head appointed by then Governor Robert Bentley (R). Collier thrust himself into the 2018 gubernatorial race by claiming that Ivey lied about an illness over three … Continued
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October 19, 2018
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Maddox is right: The state shouldn’t pay for Bentley’s attorneys

Should the state be footing the bill for attorneys to defend former Gov. Robert Bentley in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency head Spencer Collier? Gov. Kay Ivey says it should, that the state has an obligation to do so under the law. Her challenger for the seat she currently … Continued
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September 19, 2018

Ivey Administration continues to fund Bentley’s legal defense in new motion

Former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Spencer Collier in August asked a Montgomery Circuit Court to compel disgraced former Gov. Robert Bentley to disclose his personal knowledge about donations made to the non-profit, ACEGOV. Motion seeks donors info from Bentley’s “girlfriend fund” Bentley’s state-funded legal team replied to Collier’s motion saying it is part of … Continued
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September 10, 2018

Merrill announces successful closure of voter fraud complaints

Tuesday, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) announced that his office has now successfully resolved or closed all election complaints from the 2016 regular election cycle and the 2017 special Senate election. Sec. Merrill’s team has now closed more than 92 percent of all of thw election issue reports that have been submitted by … Continued
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September 5, 2018

Report: Alabama is the eighth most violent state

According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) annual crime report, the number of violent crimes in Alabama has been increasing. Alabama reported 532.3 violent crimes per 100,000 residents in 2016, placing Alabama as the 8th highest state in the nation for violent crimes. The state ranks 14th in property crimes. Alabama’s property crime index … Continued
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September 4, 2018