Bill Britt

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Donations Down For Accountability Act SGOs

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) has repeatedly said that he would like to raise the $25 million cap of the Alabama Accountability Act. But recent, numbers coming from the Revenue Department show that as of January 5, 2015, the program has verified only $12,732,968 from 634 donations. … Continued

Bill Britt

January 7, 2015

Hubbard Files Three Motions To Dismiss (Motions Provided)

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Last week, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard’s attorneys filed three motions with the court to have his 23 Felony indictments dismissed. On December 19, Hubbard asked Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker III to dismiss the charges because he claims the Grand Jury was improperly empaneled, the Grand Jury … Continued

Bill Britt

December 22, 2014

Opinion

Are They All The Same?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter We hear it all the time: “They’re all the same.” That is what people say about Democratic and Republican politicians. Here in Alabama, most people have recently begun to vote Republican to a large degree, because they don’t like the President; but they still believe that all politicians are … Continued

Bill Britt

December 18, 2014

Remembering Buddy Mitchell

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Alfred Henry Mitchell has died. We knew him as Buddy. He was a friend, a fighter, and a public servant, who will be greatly missed for a multitude of reasons. The scriptures teach us that there is a time for every purpose under heaven. A time to be born, … Continued

Bill Britt

December 8, 2014

Opinion

A Moral Crisis Within State Government

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Currently, our State government finds itself in a time of moral crisis. This crisis has been caused by the Speaker of the House, Mike Hubbard, whose extraordinary greed and blatant disregard for the law has brought shame upon Alabama. This crisis is real and immediate. Yet, it seems as … Continued

Bill Britt

December 2, 2014

New Report Suggests Expanding Health Coverage Good for All

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A new study by Carol Gundlach and M.J. Ellington, policy analysts at Alabama Arise, shows that, “nearly 100,000 Alabamians – almost one-third of those eligible” – were among the millions nationwide who signed up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act. This is good news according to the report, … Continued

Bill Britt

December 1, 2014

Opinion

US Attorney General Charges President Obama With 23 Counts Of Felony Public Corruption

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter If tomorrow’s headlines read “Obama Charged with 23 Counts of Felony Public Corruption” the outrage voiced by Alabama lawmakers would be second to none. From Washington DC to Washington County, Alabama ’s Republican lawmakers would be calling for the President to resign immediately, without so much as a mention … Continued

Bill Britt

November 24, 2014

Opinion

Beware: You Are Next

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter “First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak … Continued

Bill Britt

November 19, 2014

Opinion

Hubbard Reelected: What Were They Thinking?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In the immediate hours and subsequent days since Mike Hubbard was reelected Speaker of the House—despite being indicted on 23 counts of felony public corruption—the big question has been, “what were they thinking?” From the reports leaked from the Republican Caucus meeting held privately, away from voters and the … Continued

Bill Britt

November 10, 2014

Opinion

The Good Germans said, “Ich Wusste Nicht Uber Es.”

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In Matin Amis’s new novel, “The Zone of Interest,” the novelist explores the inner life of some the inhabitants of Auschwitz, in 1942, concentrating especially on the death camp workers. One of the narrators of the story is a middle-level German officer named Thomsen, who says of gassing Jewish … Continued

Bill Britt

November 4, 2014