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Is HB317 a return to the orgy of greed and corruption? 

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter At least it seemed for a moment that the cancer eating away at Alabama’s state government was in remission. The rise of Gov. Kay Ivey and Speaker Mac McCutcheon after the removal of Gov. Robert Bentley and Speaker Mike Hubbard appeared to herald a new day in state politics. … Continued
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February 6, 2018
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BCA’s Canary linked to lobbying firm partnership

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Documents recently uncovered by the Alabama Political Reporter appear to show that Business Council of Alabama (BCA) C.E.O. Billy Canary has personally profited through private ownership of a favored lobbying firm while acting in his official capacity to represent the association’s membership before the State Legislature. For years, Montgomery’s … Continued
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February 5, 2018
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There is already a fix to clarify and strengthen the ethics laws

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Before then Attorney General Luther Strange took his ill-fated appointment to the U.S. Senate, his office prepared legislation to clarify and strengthen existing ethics laws. Amidst all the nascent posturing about a dire need to, “Reform and Clarify” current ethics laws, there seems to be a pretense that no … Continued
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February 1, 2018

Under guise of economic development, legislation would open door for public officials to lobby government

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter New legislation in the Alabama House of Representatives would alter the definition of lobbyist and lobbying in such a way as to open the floodgates for public officials to use their office for personal gain under the guise of economic development. Behind HB317 is Republican Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield, … Continued
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January 29, 2018
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Commission for “Ethics Reform and Clarification” is pure fantasy

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter A Senate joint resolution creating The Code of Ethics Reform and Clarification Commission sponsored by Republican Senators Arthur Orr, President Pro Tem. Del Marsh and Majority Leader Greg Reed has been submitted to the Rules Committee and could be making it’s way through the Senate soon. Creating a commission … Continued
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January 26, 2018

New grand jury subpoenas issued for potential campaign finances abuse

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter As a tsunami of subpoenas swept across the state earlier this week, both Democrat and Republican elected officials and campaign consultants were left reeling in near panic. A Montgomery Grand Jury under the direction of the state’s Attorney General’s Special Prosecution Unit is looking into violations of the state … Continued
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January 25, 2018

Senate support for Poarch Creek legal fix in jeopardy

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians celebrated a short victory when the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Land Reaffirmation Act that addresses a legal technicality that potentially jeopardized the tribe’s reservation status. However, over the weekend, the Alabama Political Reporter confirmed that Alabama’s Republican Senior U.S. … Continued
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January 23, 2018
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AG Steve Marshall defends complicity in sexual assault

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Last week under the headline, “State attorney general defends decision to keep accused sexual harasser on staff when he was a DA,” al.com’s Howard Koplowitz, let current appointed state’s Attorney General Steve Marshall explain why he kept Assistant District Attorney Byron Waldrop on his staff even after a federal … Continued
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January 22, 2018

Thousands of doses of pain medication vanish under prison health provider Alabama wants to hire

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter “More than 8,000 doses of a frequently abused pain medication are missing from an Indiana prison,” according to The Indianapolis Star, which reports the disappearance of this substance is especially concerning given the state’s new contract with Pittsburgh-based Wexford Health Sources. This is the same company that the Alabama … Continued
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January 18, 2018

Activists once again come for payday lenders

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Just as the Trump administration’s acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is working to repeal federal restrictions imposed on payday loans under the Obama administration, certain Alabama Republicans aligned with left-leaning special interests are once again pushing to regulate the industry further. In a year when Republican … Continued
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January 18, 2018