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Public corruption unpunished, public left in the dark

Two former state public officials appear to be receiving extraordinary leniency, and the public should demand to know why. In one case, former Sumter County Sheriff Tyrone Clark pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges including ethics violations and drug charges. However, District Attorney Greg Griggers who oversaw the investigation announced after Clark’s plea that he … Continued
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December 6, 2018
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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
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November 20, 2018
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RIP, ethics

The hope for ethics in Alabama’s state government died on Monday. To be fair, it had been on life support for quite some time, having taken on several near-fatal blows over the last few years. But on Monday, after months of trying, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall finally took ethics out back, like Ol’ Yeller, … Continued
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November 20, 2018

Prosecutor Matt Hart has been fired by Steve Marshall

The most feared man in Alabama politics has been fired. Alabama prosecutor Matt Hart, who until Monday headed up the special prosecutions unit at the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, was unceremoniously fired by AG Steve Marshall. A brief statement from Marshall’s office said Hart resigned and refused to comment otherwise. However, a source told APR … Continued
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November 19, 2018

Ethics Commission asked to rehear questionable opinion

Ignoring the objections of the Secretary of State’s Office on Oct. 3, the Alabama Ethics Commission issued Advisory Opinion No. 2018-11, which gives the Commission power to reduce violations of the State’s Fair Campaign Practices Act by a mere vote of the Commission. According to Secretary of State John Merrill’s Office, “The issue involved in … Continued
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October 30, 2018
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Collier’s allegations are not about Ivey’s health — they’re about retaliation

It’s not the (alleged) stroke, it’s the coverup. That was the message from Walt Maddox and his campaign on Thursday, as they took shots at Gov. Kay Ivey for allegedly directing her security detail to cover up a health scare in 2015. She’s also alleged to have demoted a state trooper from her security team … Continued
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October 19, 2018