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What’s it going to take to get fed up?

What’s it going to take for people – just ordinary people who live their lives and follow the law and pay their taxes and vote – to get fed up with all the mess going on? Oh, yes, some are fed up. Me, for example, and my wife. I have friends who are fed up. … Continued
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October 24, 2019

Retired State Rep. Pete Turnham has died

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that retired State Representative Pete Turnham, D-Auburn, has passed away at the age of 99. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey said, “Last night, a true statesman passed away. Former state Rep. Pete Turnham served his country in WWII, before serving as a state rep. for HD-79 for 40 years. We offer … Continued
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October 2, 2019

McCutcheon appoints Chip Brown to House Rules Committee

Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, on Thursday, announced that he has appointed State Representative Chip Brown, R-Mobile, to a seat on the powerful House Rules Committee. The House Rules Committee is tasked with setting the House of Representatives agenda for each workday and determining which bills will be debated upon the chamber floor. … Continued
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September 16, 2019

Longtime prosecutor Van Davis has passed away

Early on Wednesday morning, Pell City attorney William “Van” Davis died. He was age 66. Davis was the longtime District Attorney for both St. Clair and Blount Counties, later the two jurisdictions were split and he became the DA in just St. Clair County. After Davis had retired and was in private practice in Pell … Continued
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September 5, 2019
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Alabama Democratic Party specializes in doing nothing

There was an extremely unpopular gas tax.  There was the felon in the White House.  There are tiny children held in cages in America.  There was an abortion law that could have been a storyline on “The Handmaid’s Tale.”  There was Republican Supreme Court justices giving indications that they’re on the verge of handing Mike … Continued
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July 17, 2019

This week on “The Voice of Alabama Politics”

Coming up next on The Voice of Alabama Politics this Sunday: The Britts tackle the Hubbard chronicles in a special episode, along with a look at the Alabama Supreme Court and its virulent court manner tactics. Tune in on Sunday, June 9 for a look into behind the scenes of former Speaker of the House … Continued
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June 7, 2019

Court hammers state, coddles defense in Hubbard case 

The Alabama Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case against former Republican Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard on Tuesday. Court observers agreed that during the hour-long hearing, the seven justices repeatedly threw hostile questions at the state’s Solicitor General Edmund G. LaCour Jr. while lobbing softballs at Hubbard’s defense lawyer Sam Heldman, a … Continued
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June 5, 2019