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Great opportunity awaits at the Business Council of Alabama

The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) is poised for greatness in its search for a new President and CEO.  This comes on the heels of the scarred departure of William (Billy) Canary.  The BCA since supporting the 2003 Amendment One tax increase has drifted apart into isolation from its core coalition of conservative economic, moral, … Continued
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August 23, 2018
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Inside the Statehouse: Kay just needs to say nothing or do nothing

Recently, I wrote about Alfa’s influence in Alabama politics. In my August 8 column, I said, the Alabama Farmers Federation still controls the Legislature. They use to play in the Governor’s Race. However, they got burned badly by Bob Riley when they helped him get elected and the first thing he did was stab them … Continued
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August 22, 2018
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Alabama Republican lawmakers have broken the law. Should all Republicans in the state lose their rights?

It’s time for Republicans in Alabama to give up some rights. Over the last few years, GOP lawmakers have violated the law on an almost daily basis, and seven of them have been indicted, convicted or pleaded guilty of misusing their offices for public gain. They have violated the public’s trust repeatedly. They have sought … Continued
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August 21, 2018

Political pollster predicts Brooks will easily best Joffrion

Nate Silver’s political forecasting site FiveThirtyEight.com recently reviewed all six contested Alabama Congressional races and has determined that all of the Alabama Republican incumbents are virtually certain to be re-elected. Silver analyzed Alabama’ Fifth Congressional District race and gave retired Huntsville attorney Peter Joffrion only a two-tenths of a one percent chance of actually beating … Continued
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August 21, 2018

Ivey appoints Kelly Butler acting director of finance

Tuesday, Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that she has named Kelly Butler as Acting Director of the Alabama Department of Finance. “Kelly Butler has more than two decades of experience working with the state’s budgets and more than three decades experience as a fiscal analyst,” Gov. Ivey said. “I know he will do an excellent … Continued
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August 15, 2018

Ivey reports successful first year for “Strong Start, Strong Finish” education initiative

Monday Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) reported progress on her Strong Start, Strong Finish (SSSF) education initiative that she announced on July 26, 2017. Governor Ivey launched Strong Start, Strong Finish to integrate Alabama’s early childhood education, K-12 education and workforce development efforts into a seamless educational journey. SSSF is composed of three major strategies: … Continued
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August 14, 2018
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Inside the Statehouse: Primary political potpourri

Now that the dust has settled on the primaries, allow me to share with you some thoughts on the Alabama political stage. There is an old saying that says the more things change, the more they stay the same. This old adage is true in Alabama politics. First of all, “All politics is local.” In the … Continued
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August 9, 2018

Alabama AFL-CIO announces endorsements

The Alabama AFL-CIO held its endorsement convention on August 2-3, 2018 at the Embassy Suites, in Montgomery, Alabama. “Beginning at 1:00 p.m. on August 2nd we had a candidate forum and gave each candidate no more than three (3) minutes to speak to the delegates before we made our endorsements on the morning of August … Continued
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August 6, 2018