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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The Chief Examiner of the State’s Department of Public Examiner has warned Gov. Robert Bentley and Acting Finance Director Bill Newton that the failures of the STARRS accounting program will likely cause the State to be delinquent on its federally-required Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). In a letter dated … Continued

By Rep. Darrio Melton I would start this piece by talking about how the Legislature finally adjourned for 2016, but the past few years have shown that adjourning from session is really more of an intermission in the legislative process. Over the past few years, the “regular session” has simply been “part one” to the … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On election night, after winning his second term by a landslide, Gov. Robert Bentley was not celebrating. He was too busy directing an investigation for a tape that could expose his affair with Rebekah Caldwell Mason. The scene at the Governor’s suite at Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery was far … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Opinion According to sources close to the case, House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s legal defense strategy has been thrown into chaos with the exit of J. Mark White. White’s withdrawal has led to wide-spread speculation that Hubbard is having trouble raising money. It is believed that Rep. Jack Williams (R-Birmingham) … Continued

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter House Republican leaders who wanted to raise taxes, including Ways & Means Chairman Steve Clouse and Speaker Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn). The leadership was forced to negotiate with the far right of their own caucus who want no tax increases of any kind, and the Bentley administration, who wanted … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, September 8, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R) from Montrose issued a written statement regarding President Barack H. Obama’s decision to “delay” his controversial executive action on immigration policy until after the midterm elections in November. Representative Byrne said: “There is no right time for the President to use … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, July 21 Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama took to the Senate floor to attack the efforts by President Obama to grant amnesty via executive order to millions of illegal aliens.  Sen. Sessions also endorsed a bill introduced by Senator Ted Cruz (R) from Texas aimed at … Continued