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The irony of Amendment One

Alabama voters will go to the polls next March 3 to decide the fate of amendment one.  At the heart of this amendment is an attempt to deny all citizens the right to vote to elect their state school board members. The irony of this vote is that 55 years and four days earlier, black … Continued
December 25, 2019

The failures of the Alabama Charter School Commission

The Alabama Charter School Commission is a mess. And that might be an insult to messes. Friday morning, the 10-member Commission, which has, apparently, full authority to approve or deny charter schools that suck millions of dollars from our already underfunded Alabama public schools, will meet with just four members in good standing. The chairman … Continued
June 7, 2019

Alabama Supreme Court to hear Hubbard’s appeal; there is cause for concern

Warning sirens sounded throughout the political and legal communities when, on Monday, the Alabama Supreme Court granted former Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard a hearing on his 11 counts of felony public corruption conviction. It may be just that in such a high profile case with great public interest that the court felt it … Continued
March 13, 2019

Former ALEA Chief confirms Ivey’s emergency hospitalization and cover-up

After then-Lt.Gov. Kay Ivey was rushed to a Colorado hospital with stroke-like symptoms, she and her staff attempted a cover-up to keep the public ignorant of her medical condition. A year ago, when APR reported the emergency hospitalization, Ivey’s staff equivocated and then went to extraordinary lengths to deny, evade and mislead the public about … Continued
October 16, 2018

AG Marshall moves to strip pre-existing conditions coverage from hundreds of thousands of Alabamians

Nearly one million non-elderly adults in Alabama have pre-existing conditions and can’t be denied health insurance coverage under current law. However, Alabama’s appointed Attorney General Steve Marshall is currently engaged in a court battle that would deny those individuals health care coverage. Marshall, the Republican nominee for attorney general, is part of a federal lawsuit … Continued
September 20, 2018

Activist calls for Attorney General Steve Marshall to be decertified or impeached

Across the state, lawyers, politicos and candidates are questioning how to deal with the dark money that flowed into the Republican Attorney General’s primary race. North Alabama Republican activist Thomas J. Scovill is calling for Speaker Mac McCutcheon and the ALGOP steering committee to deny Republican primary winner—appointed Attorney General Steve Marshall—certification because of funds … Continued
July 23, 2018

Judge dismisses three from Pouncey lawsuit

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge has dismissed two Department of Education attorneys and the former interim state schools superintendent from a lawsuit filed last year by Jefferson County superintendent Craig Pouncey alleging a conspiracy to deny him the superintendent’s job. Judge Roman Shaul, in a two-page order, released … Continued
February 1, 2018

Investigation into Pouncey Smear delivered to Special Prosecution Division

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter On Friday last, a package was hand-delivered to the State’s Attorney General’s Office containing the results of two investigations into what is labeled a smear campaign against Dr. Craig Pouncey, by those who plotted to deny him the position of State Education Superintendent. Delivered directly to the Special Prosecution … Continued
August 14, 2017