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Bill To Overturn Public Works Bid Law Moves Forward

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—What do big money, big construction and no-bid public works projects have in common? A keen interest in passing a bill named CM@Risk. “Marketing” is a way to make a bad idea sound like a good one, or a sub-par product seem like an absolute must-have.  Sometimes, this “marketing” is … Continued
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May 13, 2015
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Hubbard Tax Career Killer (Opinion)

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The Special Order Calendar set to be heard in the House today, could endanger the political careers of every Republican member of the State House of Representatives. Speaker of the House, Mike Hubbard, has forced through a package of tax increases that will test the mettle of House Republicans, … Continued
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May 12, 2015
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Omnibus Gaming Bill: “It’s the economy, stupid!”

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Last Tuesday, Birmingham Mayor William Bell offered his support to the omnibus gaming bill sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh.  Standing at the podium on the third floor of the State House Bell said,  “I see this not as a gaming issue, but as an economic development … Continued
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May 12, 2015

Third Way or No Way Gaming?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—There is great deal of speculation about how or even if a compact with the Poarch Creek Indians (PCI) can or should be reached. Lately, a “third way” has been floated that would give the Tribe land in North Alabama, in an exchange for some type of revenue agreement … Continued
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May 12, 2015

Influential Republican Voice Calls for Speaker’s Removal

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In an email blast throughout the State, Stalwart Conservative Republican activist Thomas Scovill said, “It’s past time for Speaker Hubbard to go.” Scovill, a Madison County political leader wrote the following in an email and on Facebook: As you know, Mike Hubbard, speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, … Continued
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May 7, 2015
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Hubbard Plan Will Raise Taxes, Give Poarch Creek Tribe Monopoly (Opinion)

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In a stunning move of political one-upsmanship, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard announced that the House Republican Caucus has agreed to an alternative plan, just minutes after Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh released his omnibus gaming bill. Hubbard’s plan to raise taxes and raid the Education … Continued
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May 6, 2015

Brewbaker Says Passing Budget Should Be Priority

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—“It is time we put everything aside and do our constitutional job and, that is, pass a budget,” said Sen. Dick Brewbaker (R-Montgomery) in a recent interview with the Alabama Political Reporter. Brewbaker says he believes senators should refuse to vote on a BIR for any bill until they … Continued
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May 6, 2015
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World Press Freedom Day: Little to Celebrate in the Heart of Dixie (Opinion)

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Sunday was World Press Freedom Day, a time to “celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on [its] independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their … Continued
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May 4, 2015
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Tax Sin or Tax Me: Is that the Question? (Opinion)

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) is expected to introduce a bill this week, that will offer the voters of Alabama an opportunity to decide on a lottery and the future of gaming in our State.  Governor Bentley has been barnstorming the State, alerting voters on the … Continued
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April 29, 2015

Rep. Ball Says He’s a Target for Speaking Out

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The day following his testimony in Lee County, a North Alabama State Representative doubled down on claims that Mike Hubbard’s arrest was politicly motivated. In a April 16 appearance on a radio talk show, State Rep. Mike Ball (R-Madison) says he may be targeted by prosecutors for speaking out on … Continued
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April 28, 2015