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Which Candidates Received “Toxic” Money?

By Bill BrittAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In a 2012 report by this publication, Robert McGhee, a member of the Poarch Creek Indian Tribal Council, confirmed that in 2010 Sen. Del Marsh, finance chair of the Alabama Republican Party, solicited at least $350,000 from his tribe. Of that amount, $200,000 appears to be the total budget the … Continued

August 12, 2014

Campaign Juggernaut Running Low on Cash

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Political Action Committees controlled by Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, and former Gov. Bob Riley, are woefully underfunded heading into the November General Elections. Combined Alabama 2014 PAC and Storm PAC have approximately $52,000. currently on hand. With several competitive Senate and House races looming, Hubbard and … Continued

August 1, 2014

GOP Chairman Accuses Foundation of “Dirty, Potentially Unlawful, Political Tricks”

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Friday, Chairman of the ALGOP Bill Armistead leveled a barrage of attacks on the Alabama Foundation for Limited Government. Armistead claims that the organization is participating in “Dirty, Potentially Unlawful, Political Tricks.” In a press release, Armistead called the group “elusive,” complaining about the “Take The Pledge” television … Continued

March 31, 2014

Don’t Bring a Chart to a Gun Fight: Vote Trading on Goat Hill

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter News headlines flowing from Montgomery late this legislative session have focused on many controversial topics – something that some politicos had said was unlikely in an election year, but that is happening nonetheless. Chief among these has been a bill proposed by GOP lawmakers that would increase representation on … Continued

March 17, 2014

Sunset Changes Would “Silence” Minority, Members of Both Parties Skeptical

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter Yesterday in the Alabama State House, members of the Senate’s Governmental Affairs Committee held their first meeting of the 2014 legislative session, and it did not take long for the debate to get heated. One bill before the committee, SB16, would make changes to certain sunset procedures. The proposal … Continued

January 16, 2014

Legislative Election Watch

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Only two weeks into the official 2014 primary season, many candidates have already filed with the new online reporting system through the Fair Campaign Practices Act. Many of those who have filed are incumbents, with a one newcomer entering the game. Seven of the 35 incumbent senators have filed … Continued

June 24, 2013

Senator Phil Williams Announces That He is Running for Re-Election

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama State Senator Phil Williams announced on Thursday that he was seeking another term representing Alabama’s tenth senate district. The Rainbow City Republican cited a desire to continue to work to bring jobs and growth to the area, as well as to represent the conservative values of the local … Continued

June 7, 2013

House Committee holds public hearing on Common Core repeal

By Beth Clayton MONTGOMERY—Wednesday, the House committee on education policy heard testimony on HB 565, introduced by Representative Jim Barton (R-Mobile), repealing common core education standards in Alabama. Senator Del Marsh announced on Tuesday that a similar bill, SB190, would be withdrawn in the Senate because he didn’t feel that they had appropriate time to … Continued

April 26, 2013

Williams: “Competition breeds savings and that is what we need”

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Tuesday, two of the bills on the Republican Legislative Agenda were passed in the Senate. SB116 and SB117, known as the technology bills, passed with unanimous votes. SB116 created the establishes the Alabama Technology Authority (ATA) whose job is to bring state agencies and departments funded through the … Continued

February 13, 2013

Marsh Pre-Files Legislation to Merge State’s Law Enforcement Agencies

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R) from Anniston pre-filed legislation to consolidate and reorganize the state’s public safety and law enforcement functions. Senator Marsh said, “Public safety is one of the essential functions of government and we will not do anything that will compromise the … Continued

January 22, 2013