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Senate approves toned-down prison construction bill

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — Gov. Robert Bentley’s priority legislation for the 2017 legislative session has made it through the Alabama Senate, but only an outline of the original plan remains in place. The Senate on Thursday passed a toned-down version of Bentley’s Prison Transformation Initiative — an ambitious, albeit controversial plan … Continued
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March 17, 2017

Bentley’s Plan to Borrow $800 million for Prisons

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, December 19, 2016 Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) told the ‘Montgomery Advertiser’s Bryan Lyman that he was considering having a special session within the 2017 regular session to force the legislature to consider his controversial plan to build new prisons on credit. Gov. Bentley told Lyman, “That … Continued
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December 22, 2016

Zeigler opposes $800 million no-bid contract to build prisons

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Politcal Reporter Thursday, November 17, 2016, Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) said that he opposes Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley’s (R) plan to borrow $800 million or more to build new prisons in an anticipated January special session. Auditor Zeigler said, “Gov. Bentley is threatening a $400,000 special session to push … Continued
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November 21, 2016

Ward Urges “Yes” Vote on Amendment 14

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, November 8, 2016, Alabama voters go for to the polls to decide whether they want Donald J Trump (R) or Hillary R. Clinton (D) to be the next President of the United States and other races; but on the back of the ballot there are fourteen Alabama … Continued
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October 31, 2016

Justice Department Launches Investigation into Alabama Prison System

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, October 6, 2016, the US Justice Department opened an investigation into Alabama’s overcrowded and underfunded Department of Corrections. Governor Robert Bentley said that he welcomed the investigation. Gov. Bentley said in a statement, “I welcome an investigation by the Department of Justice into Alabama’s prisons. We both … Continued
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October 7, 2016

House Passes BP Oil Settlement Raid to Prop Up Medicaid

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 17, 2016, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a plan to take the BP oil settlement revenue stream and sell it to investors for one time money. This scheme would prop up the troubled Alabama Medicaid program for another year and allow Alabama Governor to implement his … Continued
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August 18, 2016

Many Remain Skeptical of Building Mega Prisons on Credit

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 4, the Alabama House of Representatives let the latest version of Governor Robert Bentley’s (R) controversial prison construction plan die from lack of action after a conference committee attempted to bring forward a compromise measure. State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) said in a statement: “The bill was … Continued
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May 6, 2016

Pittman Sponsors Bentley’s Beachfront Boondoggle

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama State Legislature is back in session (albeit currently taking a long recess) to deal with the supposed State General Fund (SGF) “crisis” and…….burden taxpayers with another $50 million in long term debt to build an enormously expensive taxpayer subsidized hotel on a beach that already has … Continued
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July 27, 2015

Governor Slams Senators

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Wednesday, June 3, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) was in the State Senate, on talk radio, and on Twitter to promote his controversial $50 million bond issue to build a 365 bed luxury hotel and conference center next to the Gulf of Mexico at Gulf State Park. Governor Bentley was … Continued
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June 4, 2015