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Riley Partner Could Triple Profits Through Proposed Legislation

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter John Kirtley, one of former Governor Bob Riley’s business partners, may soon see a tripling of his over seven million dollars in annual profits coming in from his Florida Accountability Act-style SGO if newly proposed GOP legislation can make its way through the state’s legislature. The proposal, which comes … Continued
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March 25, 2014

Marsh Dark Money Group Behind Teacher Attack Ads

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Last week, a hit piece on teachers and education support personnel was released by the Foundation for Accountability in Education, Inc. The television commercial, said to be playing Statewide, seeks to vilify educators or anyone who is a member of the Alabama Education Association. Who is behind this non-profit, … Continued
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March 24, 2014

Hubbard Becomes Unhinged

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter  MONTGOMERY—“He’s come unhinged,” those are the words a lawmaker used to describe Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) as he announced that the House would pull and all-nighter. But before the marathon session was to continue, Hubbard allowed for a break so members could attend a Business Council of … Continued
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March 20, 2014

House Passes Bill Good for Party/Bad for State

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Last Thursday, the House passed HB350 a bill designed to ensure that audits of public accounts will be used as political weapons for generations to come. In 2013, the leadership of the Republican Supermajority tried to pass the consolidation bill SB122, that would have, among other things, placed the … Continued
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March 19, 2014

Hubbard Routinely Takes Action Favorable to His Biggest Donors

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— A recent disclosure of top donors to a secretive money machine operated by Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) has revealed a troubling pattern of quid pro quo. The 2012, 990 IRS forms for the Alabama Republican House Conference—a supposed non-profit/non-partisan 501(c) (4)—show a pattern of activities, … Continued
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March 17, 2014

Riley SGO to House Committee: “Consider Whatever It Takes…Whatever That Means”

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, the Alabama House of Representatives’ Education Policy Committee passed out a bill making significant changes to the Alabama Accountability Act’s SGO, tax deduction, and failing schools criteria provisions. Most significantly, the proposal, HB558 by Representative Chad Fincher, would lift the $7,500 individual contribution cap for funds donated … Continued
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March 13, 2014
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A Cautionary Tale

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In the last few minutes of the 1977 Frost/Nixon interview, a very human moment occurred when Richard Nixon said, “I let down my friends, I let down the Country, I let down our system of Government….” If you have ever viewed the tapes and/or watched the film, Frost/Nixon, it … Continued
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March 12, 2014

Rep. Barry Moore Receives Thousands in Taxpayer Dollars

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In his vanity publication Storming the State House, Mike Hubbard spends six pages recounting the recruitment of candidate Barry Moore and his “fireball” wife Heather, as he described her in the book. Moore, who is the State Representative for District 91, has been one of Hubbard’s most loyal followers since winning the … Continued
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March 10, 2014
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They Want More

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In the 1948 classic film Key Largo, there is a poignant scene between James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart. Cagney plays the mobster Johnny Rocco and Bogie plays a weary war veteran named Frank McCloud. They are joined in the scene by Lionel Barrymore who plays Key Largo Hotel owner … Continued
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March 5, 2014