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Ford Says that Bentley May Have Obstructed Justice

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter “In the Criminal Justice System, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups. The police who investigate crime and the District Attorneys who prosecute the offenders.” Anyone who has watched the long running crime drama, “Law and Order,” understands how this works. Police respond to and … Continued
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February 19, 2016

SB69 Would Give Legislature Power to Immunize Criminals From Prosecution

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Senate Bill 69 would give legislative committees the power to grant immunity for criminal activities. The bill’s intent is to give committees the authority to subpoena documents and testimony from agency heads and others—perhaps an unintended consequence that has raised serious questions in the judicial and law enforcement community. … Continued
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February 10, 2016

Alabama Human Trafficking Summit is Today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Human Trafficking is the most common form of modern day slavery worldwide and is a growing problem in the United States.  It is estimated that 300,000 American youth are vulnerable to becoming sex trafficking victims.  Pimps target runaways, homeless, and abused and/or neglected children. Child sex trafficking alone is … Continued
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February 5, 2016

Luther Strange Asks Supreme Court to Block Obama’s Plan

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, January 26, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) announced that Alabama is among a bipartisan coalition of 29 states and state agencies asking the United States Supreme Court to immediately halt President Barack H. Obama’s administration’s CO2 rule for power plants which the states argue is both unlawful … Continued
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January 28, 2016

Strange Blasts US Supreme Court Ruling

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter For decades, in serious cases, Alabama Courts have allowed prosecutors to trial juvenile defendants as adults. The Supreme Court eventually ruled that it was cruel and unusual punishment to execute persons for crimes committed when they were under 18 years of age. Now that has been expanded to include … Continued
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January 26, 2016

Shelby Tells Lynch the Second Amendment is an Individual Right

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, January 20, US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) told US Attorney General Loretta Lynch that the Senate Appropriations Committee would not allow the Justice Department to use their funding to implement President Obama’s controversial executive actions on gun control. Senator Shelby said, “As Chairman of this Subcommittee, I … Continued
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January 21, 2016

Pallets of Phones Gather Dust Under Newton’s Orders

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Pallets stacked with expensive Cisco phones, perhaps representing millions in State tax dollars, sit silently gathering dust in a warehouse, because someone at the State Department of Finance thinks they have a better idea. After reporting on the botched rollout of the STAARS accounting system, more than two-dozen confidential … Continued
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January 19, 2016

Hubbard Tells Caucus He’s An Innocent Man

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—There were no fireworks at the House Republican Caucus meeting on Monday. Speaker Mike Hubbard read a prepared statement in which he assured the members trial Judge Jacob Walker III would postpone his trial until after Session, that he was not guilty and his case would be dismissed before … Continued
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January 19, 2016

Law Enforcement Informs Ethics Commission Sen.Williams Under Criminal Investigation

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A high-ranking public official has informed the Alabama Political Reporter that State Law Enforcement has sent a letter to the State Ethics Commission confirming that State Senator Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City) is under criminal investigation. In a scathing, statewide press release, Williams accused this publication and me personally of … Continued
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January 15, 2016
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Too Little Too Late

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Opinion On Sunday, the Alabama Republican Party Steering Committee passed a resolution asking House Speaker Mike Hubbard to “suspend his role as Speaker until his trial is complete, and the indictments against him are resolved.” At least the majority on the Steering Committee have finally addressed the cancer that … Continued
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January 12, 2016