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Dueling Gun Bills: Caution Concealed Politics Carried

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Guns will continue to be a headline issue for 2013. Not only does Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) have a commission looking into school safety with the possibility of arming teachers, there are also competing bills that would allow individuals to carry firearms to work and keep them … Continued
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December 31, 2012

Top Ten Political Stories 2012

Staff Report MONTGOMERY—It has been said that one of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. To which might be added, try covering those in politics and see how you feel . It is traditional for news organizations to put together a list of … Continued
December 27, 2012

Alabama Leaders Welcome RAPA Jobs to Auburn

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Automotive supplier RAPA celebrated their decision to locate in Lee County on Tuesday and they are bringing 105 jobs with them.  RAPA (Rausch and Pausch LP) will locate their U.S. headquarters as well as a production facility in Auburn.  The company is investing $18 million into the facility which … Continued
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December 19, 2012
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Mike Hubbard and Craftmaster Printing, Part One: Failure at the Door

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Since revelations about Craftmaster’s bankruptcy first came to light in 2006, its owners have tried to paint it as a non-event. No one characterized the bankruptcy, “nothing to see here,” more than company co-owner and current Republican Speaker of the Alabama House, Mike Hubbard. Hubbard has gone so far … Continued
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December 16, 2012

David Standridge Elected in House District 34 Special Election

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Voters in Blount and Northern Jefferson Counties headed to the polls on Tuesday (many for their fifth or sixth time this year). This time they were voting in the Republican Primary Runoff Special Election to decide who will represent Alabama House District 34 for the next two years. Retired Blount … Continued
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December 12, 2012

Mack Butler Wins House District 30 Special Election

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Voters in Etowah and northern St. Clair Counties went to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the Special Election to decide who will represent them in the Alabama House of Representatives for the next two years. Etowah County School Board Member Mack Butler (R) from Rainbow City defeated Southside … Continued
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December 12, 2012
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A war for the soul of the ALGOP

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter For several years there has been a growing war within the ALGOP, factions that united to takeover the Statehouse have slowly been splintering. It seems that Alabama’s Republicans are not one big happy family. Leo Tolstoy’s book Anna Karenina, begins with the line, “Happy families are all alike; every … Continued
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December 6, 2012

Storming the Statehouse: The Game of Quid Pro Quo

  By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter Quid pro quo, Latin for “this for that,” is better understood as I give you something and you give me something. This “something for something” appears to be a key strategy used by the man who led the GOP takeover of the Alabama Statehouse in 2010. By following the … Continued
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November 25, 2012