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House passes bill to allow tax credits for crisis pregnancy center donors

Opponents have criticized the centers as deceptive faith-based organizations that, when abortion was legal, pushed women away from the practice.

Jacob Holmes

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May 18, 2023

Sessions’ campaign releases new poll

A new poll commissioned by Jeff Sessions’ campaign shows the former U.S. Senator with a commanding lead over his Republican rivals heading into the March 3, 2020 primary. However sunny the survey looks for Sessions, it may be more window dressings designed to woo donors and discourage his competitors’ supporters than an accurate picture of … Continued

Bill Britt

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December 11, 2019

Opinion

The Poarch Creek Indians were noticeably absent in the 2018 election cycle. There’s a good reason why.

Throughout the 2018 election cycle, as major donors and top political action committees dumped needed cash into the campaign accounts of their chosen politicians, there was one major player in the state that remained remarkably quiet. The Poarch Band of Creek Indians. While PCI dumped buckets of cash into various PACs, it did so mostly … Continued

Josh Moon

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November 29, 2018

Opinion

Marshall axes Hart to please political donors

Despite nearly two dozen criminal investigations in progress, three empaneled grand juries and a major power grab underway at the State Ethics Commission, Attorney General Steve Marshall ambushed Special Prosecution Division Chief Matt Hart before he could enter his office at 501 Washington Avenue in Montgomery on Monday. Marshall did not terminate Hart because he … Continued

Bill Britt

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November 20, 2018

Opinion

The voter fraud case no one wants to prosecute

Voting fraud is a serious matter for Republicans in Alabama. They’ve forced through strict ID laws and limited access to polling places and done all sorts of things — short of addressing the one area (absentee ballots) where the overwhelming majority of fraud occurs — to prove just how serious they are about eliminating voting … Continued

Josh Moon

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August 20, 2018

Motion seeks donors info from Bentley’s “girlfriend fund”

A motion to compel disgraced former Gov. Robert Bentley to provide donors and contributions to the political nonprofit that paid his girlfriend was filed in Montgomery Circuit Court on Monday in the wrongful termination suit brought by former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Spencer Collier. Collier is seeking information on donations to ACEGOV a 501(c)(4) … Continued

Bill Britt

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August 14, 2018

Deposition: Bentley was pressured by lawmakers, attorneys, major donors to upend Hubbard trial

Former Gov. Robert Bentley said during a recent deposition that he was pressured by lawmakers, attorneys and major donors on numerous occasions during the Mike Hubbard trial to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Alabama Attorney General’s Office — a move that likely would have torpedoed the case against the former House speaker. Under … Continued

Josh Moon

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July 16, 2018

Opinion

The fix was in

Montgomery Circuit Judge James Anderson’s ruling to allow out-of-state political action committees to donate to in-state campaigns without disclosing its donors through PAC-to-PAC transfers may be the legal fulcrum Democrats need to target key Republican officeholders in the state. On Wednesday, attorney general candidate Troy King filed a lawsuit in Montgomery County Circuit Court seeking … Continued

Bill Britt

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July 13, 2018

Opinion

Did Steve Marshall violate campaign finance laws?

Let’s chat about campaign finance laws. Oh, believe me, I know that sentence ranks right up there with “Hey, watch this video of my kid singing” and “Let’s watch two soccer teams not score for an undetermined amount of time.” But give me a minute, if you would, because I’m going to do something few … Continued

Josh Moon

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July 11, 2018