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Steve Marshall cruises to AG win

The problems didn’t matter for Steve Marshall. Marshall cruised to an easy win over challenger Joe Siegelman in the race for Alabama’s Attorney General. In the primary and the general election, Marshall was accused of accepting legally questionable campaign donations, and he was forced to go to court to defend his campaign. The matter is … Continued
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November 7, 2018

Attorney General’s alleged illegal acts make national news

Alabama’s Republican Attorney General has drawn national attention over controversial campaign contributions he received from the Republican Attorneys General Association. “Alabama’s Attorney General Steve Marshall may coast to victory on Nov. 6, but not without the help of some powerful friends from up north,” reads a report published over the weekend in USA Today. The … Continued
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November 5, 2018

Ethics complaint alleges Democrat judicial candidate paid utility bills with campaign funds

The Jefferson County Republican Party announced that it has been advised that an ethics complaint was filed against Marshell Rena Jackson Hatcher. Hatcher is the Democrat candidate for Circuit Court Judge-Civil Division. The complaint alleges that Hatcher has used her campaign account to pay her utility bills. According to required campaign finance reports, Ms. Hatcher … Continued
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November 5, 2018

Judge Roy Moore weighs in on attorney general’s race

Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore believes the state’s Ethics Commission must investigate and rule on a complaint filed against Attorney General Steve Marshall alleging he received illegal campaign contributions. Moore thinks the Ethics Commission should rule on Marshall’s complaint before November’s elections because the voters need to know if he has broken … Continued
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October 23, 2018
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Reading right, left and center

Since its inception nearly eight years ago, the Alabama Political Reporter has worked to inform, educate, alert and, on occasion, call to action its readers on a wide variety of political issues facing our state. APR’s focus is state politics and those things that make our state better. Along with in-depth reporting on policy, the politicos that … Continued
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October 15, 2018
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2017 Steve Marshall vs. 2018 Steve Marshall

2017 Steve Marshall would really hate 2018 Steve Marshall. Do you remember 2017 Steve Marshall? That fresh-faced guy who rolled into Montgomery, appointed by Robert Bentley, and swearing to follow the law and exhibit ethics and morals and junk? He wasn’t going to compromise himself or operate a quid pro quo AG’s office. And the … Continued
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October 10, 2018

Marshall’s former law partner supporting Siegelman for attorney general

Corporate and special interests are fueling the campaign of Republican attorney general nominee Steve Marshall while mostly small individual donors are driving his Democrat challenger, Joseph Siegelman. Over half of Marshall’s contributions in August came from lobbyist-controlled PACs and businesses with interests before the state. FCPA reports for August show just the opposite for Siegelman, … Continued
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September 11, 2018

Vaughn comments on Lipscomb ethics filing situation

Democrat House District 30 nominee, Jared Vaughn, recently commented on the controversy surrounding Republican nominee B. Craig Lipscomb. GOP opponent Robert McKay is asking a Gadsden court to remove Lipscomb from the ballot and appoint him as the GOP. Vaughn told the Alabama Political Reporter in a statement, “I’ll start by saying that I just … Continued
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August 20, 2018