journalist

Qualifications? Meeting a payroll

Governor Hunt once told me, “John, before anyone runs for office or becomes a journalist, they would be well-served to have met a payroll first. What a profound statement and I agree 100 percent. If you have kept up with my resume, I worked for the Hunt administration in economic development during the late 80’s … Continued

John W. Giles

July 31, 2019

House passes bill making it a felony to assault a journalist

Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation that would make it a felony to attack a journalist or member of the press. HB312 is sponsored by state Representative Prince Chestnut. The bill has seven co-sponsors. Chestnut said that the bill protects the First Amendment by protecting a free press. State Representative Barbara Drummond, D-Mobile, … Continued

Brandon Moseley

May 3, 2019

Opinion

Boys State debate couldn’t come at a better time

What do you think about political debates? Do they matter? I think they do. I’m going to participate as part of a panel for two gubernatorial debates next week at Alabama Boys State. The Republican gubernatorial candidates will meet on Tuesday evening (7 p.m.) at the University of Alabama’s Morgan Auditorium in Morgan Hall, and … Continued

Joey Kennedy

May 24, 2018

Cobb field director charged with violating sex offender employment restrictions

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday arrested Paul Littlejohn III, the Jefferson County field director for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sue Bell Cobb, charging him with violating Alabama’s sex offender laws. Littlejohn, 55, was convicted in 1985 of the rape and sodomy of a 30-year-old woman, according to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency records. He was released … Continued

Chip Brownlee

May 11, 2018

Opinion

Straight party? That’s lazy, or stupid

A few years ago (more than a decade), a friend was running for circuit judge in Jefferson County. He is a Democrat. His opponent was, obviously, a Republican. An incumbent Republican. My friend was much more qualified than the Republican incumbent, who had made a number of questionable decisions from the bench. This Republican was … Continued

Joey Kennedy

May 11, 2018

Opinion

Journalist Eddie Burkhalter’s principles are intact; the Anniston Star’s, not so much

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Journalist Eddie Burkhalter did what few in our business will ever do. Burkhalter quit his job on at The Anniston Star in November on principle because the newspaper wouldn’t allow him to pursue a story about allegations that former Star Publisher H. Brandt Ayers spanked some of his women … Continued

Joey Kennedy

January 1, 2018

Opinion

Waiting for the postmortem analysis of Tuesday’s Senate election

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In the distant future, cooler heads will perhaps give a detailed examination of this U.S. Senate race to determine the postmortem of the news media, political parties and the body politic as a whole. Any reasonable person will look back and see this was a moment in time with … Continued

Bill Britt

December 11, 2017

1978: Gov. Wallace appoints Mrs. Allen to US Senate

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The last time a Governor of Alabama made an appointment to the US Senate was after the death of James Allen in 1978. Allen suffered a fatal heart attack on June 1, 1978, while vacationing with his wife, Maryon. A few days later Gov. George Wallace phoned Allen’s young … Continued

Bill Britt

December 5, 2016

Josh Moon Joins APR

Staff Report Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—This week, columnist and reporter Josh Moon joined the staff of The Alabama Political Reporter. “We are proud of Josh’s accomplishments both as a journalist and an opinion writer and are excited about the possibilities that lie ahead,” said Editor in Chief Bill Britt. “Josh’s dogged pursuit of truth and … Continued

October 11, 2016

Opinion

Us or Them?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The government has a role in the lives of its citizens, but it should be a government of the people, by the people, for the people, as Abraham Lincoln memorialized at Gettysburg. Of the many lessons learned from Mike Hubbard’s time as Speaker, the failure of his strict mode of … Continued

Bill Britt

July 25, 2016