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Hubbard Files Notice of Appeal on Felony Ethics Conviction

By Chip Brownlee The Alabama Political Reporter AUBURN — Mike Hubbard is fighting to avoid his four-year sentence in an over-crowded Alabama prison. Hubbard and his attorneys have filed a notice of appeal of his felony ethics conviction, ushering in another trial for the former Alabama House speaker. Bill Baxley, Hubbard’s lead defense attorney, submitted the … Continued
October 7, 2016

Bentley Receives Failing Grade On Fiscal Conservatism From CATO Institute

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—-The Governor’s performance as a fiscal conservative has been graded, and he is taking home a report card with a big fat F. The right-wing libertarian CATO Institute gave Alabama Governor Robert Bentley an F on his fiscal policy report card for 2016. CATO ranks every governor in the … Continued
October 6, 2016

Amid Investigations, Lawsuits, Bentley Appoints New Finance Director

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—After a Federal audit of the State’s Finance Department, which has yet to be made public, Governor Robert Bentley announced, on Friday, that Clinton Carter, the State’s Deputy Finance Director, will step up to serve as the new State Finance Director. After serving for nearly three years as the … Continued
October 4, 2016

Bentley Impeachment Committee Flexes Their Muscles, Maybe

By Chip Brownlee The Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— The committee charged with investigating Gov. Robert Bentley’s “impeachable” acts began flexing its muscles Tuesday afternoon, but with their new show of force, questions about the reality and authority of those muscles persist. At a House Judiciary Committee Tuesday, members of the committee passed a set of … Continued
September 28, 2016

Medicaid Announces Delay in RCO Implementation

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Even after a lengthy Special Session dedicated to finding funds for Gov. Robert Bentley’s experimental Medicaid Regional Care Organizations, Alabama’s Medicaid Agency announced last week it has requested a delay in the implementation of the RCO plan. The Alabama Medicaid Agency officials, in a news release on their website, … Continued
September 20, 2016

Big PAC Money Flows to One Candidate in Race to Replace Hubbard

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Four candidates are vying for the seat once held by convicted felon, Mike Hubbard in the Republican primary on September 13. The voters of District 79 have yet to pick a candidate, but the well-heeled of Auburn and influential Montgomery PACs have already chosen theirs. Jay Conner, Joe Lovvorn, … Continued
September 9, 2016