APR

State Senate candidate may have residency problem

Florence native Democrat Caroline Self will face off on Tuesday against incumbent Republican State Sen. Tim Melson to see who will represent Senate District 1 for the next four years. But there may be a problem with Self’s eligibility under state law. Self’s campaign website reads, “An Alabama native, Caroline grew up on a farm … Continued

Bill Britt

November 5, 2018

Opinion

What matters to you?

What should be important in governor’s race? No, really, I’m asking. What should I care about? Which qualities should sway my vote? What could one candidate do to separate himself or herself from the other? I ask because the things I thought everyone would care about apparently don’t matter, or maybe they matter only to … Continued

Josh Moon

November 2, 2018

Opinion

Secretary of State John Merrill responds to Joey Kennedy column

Editor’s note: The following column is a response to a column by Joey Kennedy published Thursday in the Alabama Political Reporter. I am confident that Joey Kennedy’s recent editorial which stated that I was not very collegial is a statement directly contradicted by the facts presented by Mr. Kennedy. I do not have a hard time … Continued

John Merrill

November 2, 2018

Attorneys present evidence that AG Marshall violated the law

Steve Marshall knowingly broke Alabama’s campaign finance laws, and he did so just months after arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court in support of those laws, two Montgomery attorneys said Thursday morning. Julian McPhillips and Melissa Isaak, who together sent a letter last week to Montgomery District Attorney Daryl Bailey asking that he present Marshall’s … Continued

Josh Moon

November 1, 2018

Source: BCA selects Katie Britt as new president, CEO

After interviewing top-tier candidates to fill the role of leading the Business Council of Alabama into the future, the executive committee on Tuesday selected Katie Britt to serve as the organization’s new president. “After interviewing three candidates today, the executive committee unanimously voted to offer the position of president of the Business Council of Alabama … Continued

Bill Britt

October 30, 2018

Opinion

Comforting the afflicted, afflicting the comfortable

One of the fundamental goals of journalism is to see things as they are and to report them accurately. Conversely, one of journalism’s greatest failures is to see a story through a particular ideological prism which renders the reporting inaccurate. While point-of-view commentary can be part of an editorial’s framework, it should be based in … Continued

Bill Britt

October 29, 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

Chip Brownlee

October 22, 2018

Second law-enforcement officer confirms Ivey’s hospitalization, cover-up and trooper demotion

When then-Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey was rushed to a Colorado hospital in April of 2015, her security detail officer, Thomas “Drew” Brooks, followed protocol by reporting the incident to his superior officers. He also reported that Ivey’s Chief of Staff Steve Pelham told him not to tell anyone. Brooks said that he was later instructed … Continued

Bill Britt

October 22, 2018

Opinion

Collier’s allegations are not about Ivey’s health — they’re about retaliation

It’s not the (alleged) stroke, it’s the coverup. That was the message from Walt Maddox and his campaign on Thursday, as they took shots at Gov. Kay Ivey for allegedly directing her security detail to cover up a health scare in 2015. She’s also alleged to have demoted a state trooper from her security team … Continued

Josh Moon

October 19, 2018

Opinion

Kay Ivey’s official calendar is surprisingly empty

In late-August and early-September, there was one question dominating Alabama’s governor’s race. Where is Kay Ivey? The governor at that point had scarcely been seen in a few days. In one 10-day stretch, she held no public events and somehow managed to avoid even local ribbon cuttings and bridge openings. And her opponent’s campaign was … Continued

Josh Moon

October 18, 2018