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Charter Schools Bill Approved by State Senate Committee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 4, The Alabama Senate Education and Youth Affairs Committee today approved Senate bill 45 the School Choice and Student Opportunity Act following a public hearing in which both sides of the issue voiced their opinions. Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) who sponsored the legislation … Continued
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March 5, 2015

Winton Blount III is Dead

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Former Alabama Republican Party Chairman and gubernatorial candidate Winton Blount III has died. Winton Blount III was a Chairman of the Business Council of Alabama (BCA). He ran for Governor in the Republican gubernatorial primary of 1998 against incumbent Governor Fob James (R) in a hard fought campaign. Governor … Continued
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February 10, 2015
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Could This Be Who Is Paying Hubbard’s Legal Fees?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Since the fall of 2013, indicted Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard has been collecting campaign donations to pay at least a portion of his criminal defense legal fees. The latest figures show that he has spent just over $286,000 with White Arnold & Dowd and Trussell, Funderburg, Rea … Continued
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February 6, 2015

Business Council of Alabama Endorses Palmer

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, October 16, the Gary Palmer (R) for Congress campaign announced that the board of directors of the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) has endorsed Gary Palmer in the race for the U.S. House of Representatives in the Sixth Congressional District. BCA Chairman Fred McCallum said in a … Continued
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October 20, 2014

Moore Spending Campaign Cash for Legal Defense

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Indicted lawmaker Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, is not only spending his campaign donations on his legal defense, he is also hiring “private-eyes” with other people’s money. Moore’s latest FCPA filing show that he raised $16,000, for the week ending October 10. All totaled, Moore had a beginning balance of $35,351.64. … Continued
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October 14, 2014

Hubbard Suffers Defeat with Harbison Win

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Speaker Mike Hubbard and former Gov. Bob Riley poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into the House race in District 12, only to come up embarrassed and empty-handed. Hubbard even employed a large force of current legislators to descend on Cullman County, in a vain attempt to recuse his … Continued
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July 21, 2014

BCA Announces First Round of Endorsements

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 19, the powerful Business Council of Alabama (BCA) announced that their political action committee (ProgressPAC) was endorsing an incumbent laden first round slate of candidates containing few surprises.  The powerful business group endorsed four more years for Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R).  Similarly ProgressPAC also endorsed … Continued
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March 25, 2014

Reporter Turns Private Investigator to Dig Dirt on Nonprofits

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A battle taking place in Mississippi has crossed the border as a one-time investigative reporter-turned private investigator, is looking into several non-profits and at least one powerful state legislator in Alabama. Eddie Curran, formerly of the Mobile-Press Register, now serves as a private investigator for the Mississippi based non-profit … Continued
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October 4, 2013

TEA Party Under Attack from Republicans?

By Bill Britt
 Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—One of the state’s most celebrated conservative organizations believes it is under attack, not by the liberal left, or the Obama administration, or the IRS, but by certain Republicans. According to a press release from the Wetumpka TEA Party (WTP), Representative Mike Ball (R-Huntsville) has publicly accused the group … Continued
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September 24, 2013
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Stay the Course

By Mary Scott Hunter Representative-Alabama Board of Education, District 8   In 1979 my father played his last NFL season as a quarterback for the Detroit Lions.  My family moved to Birmingham, Michigan just outside of Detroit, and I entered the first grade of our local public elementary school.   At that time, Michigan was … Continued
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September 13, 2013