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Stan Stabler leaves position at Alabama Law Enforcement Agency

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Stan Stabler is the next to go amid staff shakeups at the Governor’s Office. Gov. Kay Ivey accepted Stabler’s resignation on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Ivey requested letters of resignation from all of former Gov. Robert Bentley’s staff and appointed cabinet members. So … Continued
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April 13, 2017

Roy Moore speaks to Constitution Party

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, December 9, 2016, the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Roy Moore (R) addressed the fall National Meeting of the Constitution Party at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. The two-time Chief Justice is presently under suspension by the Alabama Court of the Judiciary for violating … Continued
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December 12, 2016
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“Silent Cal” Said A Lot

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Ninety years ago, President Calvin Coolidge addressed many of the problems we face today, from widespread fear and intolerance to the threats against free speech, freedom of the press and equal protection under the law. For a man whose nickname was “Silent Cal,” he wrote volumes about our great … Continued
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October 13, 2016
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A Dark Omen Rises From Moore Trial

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Those politicos and advocates who follow history should mark Friday, September 30,2016 on their calendars and note it as the day the State of Alabama changed due to the suspension of Chief Justice Roy S. Moore from the Alabama Supreme Court. There is no reason for anyone on either … Continued
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October 4, 2016

Ethics Commission Inserts Itself in Superintendent Selection, As Do Others

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Selecting the next State Superintendent of the Department of Education is playing out with Machiavellian intrigue, as an ethics complaint filed against Dr. Craig Pouncey, a candidate for superintendent, emerged to cloud the proceedings. Allegations made anonymously include falsifying authorship of his Doctoral Dissertation and a wide-range of conspiracies. … Continued
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August 9, 2016
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Ethics Commission Continues To Issue Opinions Contrary To Law

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter It is almost laughable and tragically so to use the word “ethics” when referring to the commission charged with overseeing the State’s ethics laws. In a recent opinion concerning Rep. Randy Davis (R-Daphne), the ethics commission approved Davis’ request to take a job from a principal with business before … Continued
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April 11, 2016
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Insults and Injury

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Opinion Insults are a part of life, especially in the political arena. The politicians, the political operatives, and the press are all targets, subject to the vilest vilification. This has always been the case. It is not wrong to criticize the press, or for the press to rail against … Continued
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January 4, 2016

Byrne Comments on NLRB Joint-Employer Decision

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, August 27, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board’s Democratic majority in a 3 to 2 decision redefined what an employee was in a stunning new joint-employer standard that according to the Wall Street Journal, “Radically rewrites US labor law and upends thousands of business relationships. The majority … Continued
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August 31, 2015

Sessions’ Immigration Subcommittee Investigation Reports Retaliation Against Immigration Officers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, March 31, 2015, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) announced that he and other members of his Immigration Subcommittee were investigating instances where the US Department of Homeland Security (DHA) were retaliating against Immigration Officers for doing their job and actually enforcing American Immigration Law. Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions is … Continued
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April 2, 2015