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A number of students from Bayshore Christian School spoke out against certain books, but a Facebook comment indicates they were working off a script.

A top official at the Alabama Department of Corrections was allowed to retire quietly after reportedly confessing to inappropriate sexual relations with multiple women in his chain of command. Grantt D. Culliver, Associate Commissioner with the Alabama Department of Corrections, retired effective Nov. 30, 2018, with his full state pension and a check for approximately … Continued

We’ve all heard about how important it is to recruit out-of-state businesses to Alabama. As Governor, that will be a top priority of mine. That said, I’ll never forget a comment from a Birmingham CEO as we met in his boardroom.  He said that every month, sitting around that table, he and his colleagues joke … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The next hearing of the Alabama Ethics Commission could prove significant as sources close to the commission believe that some of the ethics complaints filed against Governor Robert Bentley will be presented. If the evidence submitted at April 5 meeting shows probable cause, it would still require a vote … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Two State Senators are offering constitutional amendments that would rein in the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) and the Court of the Judiciary (COJ). The JIC was created to investigate, receive, initiate complaints leveled against sitting judges, and the COJ was formed to hear cases that the JIC felt needed … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) and several justices on the Alabama Supreme Court are attempting, it appears, to avoid further unwanted scrutiny of their conduct in the case against Chief Justice Roy Moore. The Commission, commonly referred to as the JIC, is hoping to steer clear of another growing … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Senators Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) and Quinton Ross (D-Montgomery) filed a joint resolution calling for joint a legislative committee, to investigate confidentiality issues related to complaints lodged with the State Ethics Commission. SEE SJR6 The measure is, in part, a response to the recent imbroglio surrounding an anonymous complaint against … Continued