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Commission for “Ethics Reform and Clarification” is pure fantasy

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter A Senate joint resolution creating The Code of Ethics Reform and Clarification Commission sponsored by Republican Senators Arthur Orr, President Pro Tem. Del Marsh and Majority Leader Greg Reed has been submitted to the Rules Committee and could be making it’s way through the Senate soon. Creating a commission … Continued
January 26, 2018

Alabama “corrupt?” Well, it does add up

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Hello, from one of the most corrupt states in the nation. That’s according to a variety of studies – Harvard University among them — on both illegal corruption and legal corruption. Like the University of Alabama in college football, the state Alabama is a national Top 10 in corruption; … Continued
January 25, 2018

AG candidate Alice Martin addresses conservative groups

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Republican candidate for Attorney General Alice Martin on Tuesday addressed conservative groups at their legislative session preview meeting in the Alabama Statehouse. Martin is a former U.S. Attorney under President George W. Bush and is a former Alabama Deputy Attorney General under then Attorney General  Luther Strange. Martin said … Continued
January 10, 2018

With optimism high, Democrats running for governor report end-of-year cash on hand

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In 2010, Alabama Republicans completely dominated the Democrats by winning supermajorities in both houses of the Alabama Legislature and every statewide race on the ballot. The GOP repeated that performance in 2014, and Democrat fortunes appeared to be at an all-time low. This year, however, Alabama Democrats are more … Continued
January 5, 2018

Former Riley/Hubbard/Roby communications man launches news site

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Last Friday, an email notification was sent alerting politicos that a new media company called The Alabama Daily News was coming to Alabama. The goal, according to its newsletter, is to provide much needed, “quality news content, smart analysis, and needed commentary on Alabama politics on a daily basis.” According … Continued
January 2, 2018

Perspective | The Top Ten Alabama Politics Stories of 2017

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter 1. The … Democrat from Alabama?: The reddest of the red states turned purple on Dec. 12. Democrat Doug Jones pulled off one of the most stunning upsets in recent political history, beating Republican Roy Moore and taking over Jeff Sessions’ vacated U.S. Senate seat. Yeah, sure, Moore was … Continued
December 29, 2017

2018 Races to Watch

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The major party primaries are on June 5, 2018.  Formal major party candidate qualifying opens on January 9; but already politicos are looking ahead to these 2018 races. In 2014 it was a question if Democrats were even going to find a candidate willing to run against the then … Continued
December 28, 2017

More county elected officials join the Republican Party

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The 2018 elections are approaching and more Alabama elected officials are becoming members of the Republican Party. Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan made a statement welcoming the new ALGOP elected officials: “Today, because of our strong county Republican parties, the ALGOP is thriving,” Lathan Said. “Now, 60 percent of … Continued
November 30, 2017