Gov. Kay Ivey asks SCOTUS to overturn Roe v. Wade
Ivey and 11 other Republican governors are seeking to overturn the landmark abortion case.
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Alabama AG joined election lawsuit despite similar changes in Alabama
The lawsuit is widely viewed by legal experts as little more than a publicity stunt.
Sessions calls for Chuck Schumer to be censured by the Senate
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s, D-New York, comments that appeared to threaten Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh if they vote to overturn the controversial Roe vs. Wade decision have been widely condemned by Republicans. Senate candidate Jeff Sessions called on the Senate to censure the senior Senator from New York. On Wednesday … Continued
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See recent postsGoing all Big Ikey in la-la land
Nobody was surprised this week when a federal court blocked Alabama’s draconian anti-abortion, anti-choice law. And if anybody, including supporters of the dead law, believes the U.S. Supreme Court is going to take up Alabama’s law, they’re living in la-la land. We have more than our fair share of la-la land legislators in Alabama, and … Continued
U.S. Supreme Court likely to overturn “flatly inconsistent” Alabama Supreme Court ruling in Poarch Creek immunity case
The U.S. solicitor general has recommended that the U.S. Supreme Court overturn an Alabama Supreme Court ruling in a case that challenged the reaches of sovereign immunity for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians after the tribe promised to waive its immunity in some cases. The solicitor general recommended that the high court not grant … Continued
Red state governors tout economic success of Medicaid expansion
Montana’s Gov. Steve Bullock presented a report in early January that shows Medicaid expansion has added $270 million to the state’s economy annually since its passage in 2015, according to The Great Falls Tribune. “I think that it’s time we finally fully recognize the value of Medicaid expansion is as much for Montana businesses as it … Continued
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See recent postsBCA takes out the trash, finally
In a last-ditch effort to save the Business Council of Alabama from the dung heap of political obscurity, President and CEO Billy Canary was pushed out of the business association late last Friday after he waged an ugly and protracted battle to remain in power. Canary’s fight to keep his job has left the once … Continued
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See recent postsEthics Review Committee is a long con
After last week’s initial meeting of the Ethics Review Committee, it’s now apparent that the body, as far as its leaders are concerned, is not assembled to strengthen and clarify the state’s ethics laws but weaken it through a wholesale rewrite. In other words, the Ethics Review Committee is a prop in a confidence scheme. … Continued
Lawmaker admits new ethics bill would have saved Mike Hubbard from prosecution
In what may be one of the most brazen acts of upending state ethics laws, Republican Rep. Rich Wingo admitted on Tuesday that his legislation, HB387, is designed to save others from being prosecuted like former Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard. Wingo, during a floor debate, unwittingly gave the real reasons behind HB387, which … Continued