Don Siegelman

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Bentley Wants His Prisons

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In an Op-Ed at al.com, Gov. Robert Bentley signaled, that he may call a Special Session to try, once again, to pass an $800 million prison construction project. Bentley said, the massive spending project failed because, “We simply ran out of time in this Regular Legislative Session to finally … Continued

Bill Britt

May 10, 2016

Opinion

Alabamians Want A Lottery, But Not A Blank Check Lottery

By Rep. Craig Ford As droves of Alabamians flooded into Tennessee, Georgia and Florida for a chance to win the $1.6 billion Powerball, it’s obvious the people of Alabama want to play the lottery. People in 44 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands are all allowed to purchase lottery … Continued

Craig Ford

January 15, 2016

Siegelman Has His Day In Court

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Former Gov. Don Siegelman was returned to Montgomery on Saturday to attend a bond hearing on Monday before Presiding Judge Clay Land, of Georgia’s Eleventh Circuit Court. Siegelman asked that the court release him from federal custody pending an appeals hearing on January 15, 2015. He was represented before … Continued

Susan Britt

December 16, 2014

Does Hubbard Own the Courts?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—At what appears to be a 2012 lecture promoting his vanity publication Storming the Statehouse, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn said, in reference to the Supreme Court, “We have 9 of 9 Justices.” Hear comment at 20:40 mark In his speech, Hubbard seems to make clear that he believes the Alabama … Continued

Bill Britt

May 20, 2014

Opinion

How are you doing? More Threats and Bullying

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Last week was the first time Susan and I had been at the Statehouse when a large number of people were gathered since close of 2012 session. It was an amazing pleasure to see some of the people we have come to know, admire and actually love. Many people … Continued

Bill Britt

January 14, 2013

Clarification wanted on murky law surrounding bribes and campaign contributions

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson who presided over Alabama’s two gambling corruption trials issued an opinion saying that even though the trials ended with total acquittals for the eight defendants, he wanted to “highlight a murky field of federal law.” He wrote that there is “considerable confusion” about how … Continued

Bill Britt

August 6, 2012

US Supreme Court might accept or reject ex-Gov. Don Siegelman’s appeal as early as Monday

Staff Report WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court might decide as early as Monday whether to accept or reject former Gov. Don Siegelman’s request that the justices hear his appeal. If they accept, Siegelman and his attorneys could be standing before the justices later this year arguing that prosecutors incorrectly twisted a regular political contribution … Continued

June 4, 2012