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Hightower finally decides to run for Governor

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, state Sen. Bill Hightower, R-Mobile, announced that he will run for Governor of Alabama in 2018.  Hightower made the announcement at an event with supporters in Mobile at the battleship U.S.S. Alabama. Hightower said, “As a businessman, I am blessed to work with many in … Continued
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September 7, 2017

Gov. Ivey now tops pack in fundraising despite having yet to announce her campaign

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has accepted more than $1 million in donations and major contributions to her gubernatorial campaign committee, leading the pack of announced candidates despite having not yet officially announced her campaign. Ivey has only been fundraising since Aug. 25 when she filed paperwork organizing her campaign … Continued
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September 6, 2017

Hightower raises nearly $270,000 in July for Governor Campaign

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 2, 2017, State Senator Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) filed his campaign’s July 2017 Campaign Finance Report.  The report shows that Hightower raised $269,926 in direct contributions from donors in July.  The Senator ended the month with $467,752, spending only $12,923 in the month. Sen. Hightower said, “The financial … Continued
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August 3, 2017
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JIC’s bogus, twisted excuses for denying records in Moore case

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The Special Alabama Supreme Court appointed to hear the appeal of Chief Justice Roy Moore suspension on December 7, sent an order to the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) giving them fourteen days to show cause as to why the Motion to Intervene and Unseal filed by The Alabama Political … Continued
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December 21, 2016
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The shadowy autocracy of the JIC, the State Supreme Court and the legal elites

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Two State Senators are offering constitutional amendments that would rein in the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) and the Court of the Judiciary (COJ). The JIC was created to investigate, receive, initiate complaints leveled against sitting judges, and the COJ was formed to hear cases that the JIC felt needed … Continued
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November 29, 2016

Two Senate bills introduced to rein in JIC, COJ

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The prosecution and permanent suspension of Chief Justice Roy Moore has caused several lawmakers to question the legitimacy, even the need for the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) and the Court of the Judiciary (COJ). The COJ ruling in Judge Moore’s case is under appeal before a specially appointed Supreme … Continued
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November 28, 2016
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Sine Die And Good Luck

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Medicaid is funded for 2017, with $105 million for 2018, which gives legislators an opportunity to do nothing controversial or terribly important in an election year. Strange, how these little things happen to workout, I guess. Governor Bentley received his Medicaid dollars so he can stop worrying about the … Continued
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September 8, 2016

Hightower Elected To State Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Senate District 35 voters elected business consultant Bill Hightower to represent them in the Alabama Senate on Tuesday.  Hightower defeated State Representative Jim Barton in Tuesday’s special Republican Runoff. Rep. Barton conceded at 7:45 pm after Barton campaign poll workers reported polling place results show that his efforts … Continued
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March 13, 2013

Barton and Hightower Election Today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The special Republican Runoff election for Alabama Senate District 35 is today.  District 35 includes much of Mobile County.  State Representative Jim Barton faces business consultant Bill Hightower. The winner of the March 12 runoff will be the State Senator as the Alabama Democratic Party was unable to recruit … Continued
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March 12, 2013