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BCA stumbles on as negotiation with big businesses stalls

An effort to reunite some of the state’s most prestigious companies with the faltering Business Council of Alabama is stalled, several insiders with knowledge of the negotiations say. For over a year, the Alabama Political Reporter published numerous accounts listing various grievances being expressed about the leadership of then-BCA President and CEO Billy Canary. Canary and BCA’s Executive … Continued
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August 7, 2018

Poarch Indians plan to wine and dine at BCA event

In what insiders are describing as a stunning show of arrogance, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians is hosting an extravagant dinner for elected officials at the upcoming Business Council of Alabama summer conference. Even while the corporations, which recently left BCA, are negotiating a return, PCI is flexing its muscle by offering to wine … Continued
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July 24, 2018

More top companies exit BCA

The BCA exodus has begun. A day after Alabama Power announced its plans to leave the Business Council of Alabama, two more powerhouses — Regions Bank, the state’s only Fortune 500 company, and PowerSouth Energy, an energy company serving south Alabama and northwest Florida — followed suit on Tuesday. More defections are expected throughout the … Continued
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June 20, 2018

BCA chairman throws tantrum after being dumped by Alabama Power

Business Council of Alabama chairman Perry Hand couldn’t let Alabama Power walk away without a few parting shots. In a lengthy letter written by Hand and forwarded to multiple media outlets, Hand all but accused Alabama Power of employing “paid political bloggers” to spread “defamatory rhetoric,” a thinly-veiled shot at APR which has covered the … Continued
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June 18, 2018
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Ed Henry was the latest victim of Republican greed problem

Another Alabama Republican has been indicted. Another Alabama Republican was caught (allegedly) enriching himself at the expense of taxpayers. Another Alabama Republican who spent his days in the Legislature harping about personal responsibility, bemoaning the moochers who dare utilize America’s social services and looking down on the no-good citizens who had the gall to be … Continued
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June 8, 2018

Rep. Jack Williams: “I have done nothing wrong”

Alabama State Rep. Jack Williams, R-Vestavia Hills, who was arrested Monday on federal bribery charges, said Tuesday that he’s innocent and will finish his term and continue his campaign for Jefferson County Commission. “I have done nothing wrong, and once the facts are presented, I expect to be found innocent by a jury of all … Continued
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April 4, 2018

State Rep, prominent Alabama lobbyist arrested on federal bribery charges

Another prominent Alabama Republican lawmaker has been arrested on public corruption charges. According to a release from U.S. Attorney Louis Franklin, Birmingham Rep. Jack Williams was arrested on federal bribery and wire fraud charges for his part in a scheme to push through legislation in the Alabama Legislature that benefitted a California diabetes care company, … Continued
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April 2, 2018
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Cowardly politics and the almost certain death of the Autism Therapy Bill

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Autism therapy bill is politics at its worst. Actually, scratch that. It’s politics in its most cowardly form. Because right now, the bill that would require insurance companies in Alabama to offer coverage of Autism therapy is all but dead. Not because the public doesn’t want it – … Continued
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May 9, 2017

Depositions Suggest Blue Cross/Blue Shield Rate Variations Were Kept from Lawmakers, Public

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Newly released depositions in a class-action antitrust lawsuit against Blue Cross/Blue Shield (BCBS) give rise to charges of inflated rates and a nationally coordinated plan to control insurance markets, according to federal court filings. A written statement received by The Alabama Political Reporter claims, “Blue Cross and Blue Shield are … Continued
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October 31, 2016