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Merrill and APR columnist dispute over voter ID laws

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill and Alabama Political Reporter investigative reporter and featured columnist Josh Moon continue to trade words on Alabama photo ID laws.  In an op-ed published on July 31, Moon claimed voter ID laws “disproportionately impose hardships on those minorities being able to cast votes. Merrill issued a response later that … Continued
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August 7, 2019
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Despite Supreme Court ruling, Alabama’s civil forfeiture laws will remain awful

The U.S Supreme Court on Wednesday mandated an overhaul of how America’s police departments and courts handle the seizure of assets from people convicted of a crime — stating plainly that 8th amendment protections against excessive fines also apply to states. But don’t worry. Cops in Alabama are still free to take your stuff, crime … Continued
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February 21, 2019
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Why do Alabama governors insist on taking the unpopular path?

We’re doing it again. The same thing. We’re doing the same thing again, and hoping for a different outcome. Which I believe is the definition of insanity. And that might as well be our state motto at this point. Alabama: The Insane State. The state where the people continue to elect people who promise to … Continued
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January 15, 2019

More Money, Time and Stress Due to STAARS Failure

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Fiscal Year 2017, begins with rejected payroll journal vouchers, a mountain of unpaid bills and the federally required Consolidated Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for 2015, has still not been filed. These and many more problems continue because of the failure of the statewide audit system known as STARRS. In … Continued
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October 10, 2016