Rep. Alan Harper

Lottery Passes the House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, August 25, the Alabama House of Representatives voted to amend Alabama’s state Constitution to allow a lottery. Senate Bill 3, sponsored by Senator Jim McClendon (R-Springville), has been sent back to the Senate to see if they concur with the many house amendments to the Senate bill. State … Continued

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August 26, 2016

Today is the Great Lottery Showdown

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter This is like a Western with no gunplay. Today, two roughly evenly matched groups of Republican lawmakers are going to square off in the Alabama House of Representatives to decide the fate of Governor Robert Bentley’s (R) State General Fund lottery constitutional amendment, Senate Bill Three (SB3). SB3 was … Continued

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August 25, 2016

Lottery Is Dead For November 8 Ballot and Foreseeable Future

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Senate debated the lottery for four days of this Special Session. On Tuesday, August 23, it took the Alabama House of Representatives just a few minutes to effectively kill the lottery, without ever even discussing it in a committee. Freshly energized lottery opponents used the tight timeline … Continued

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August 24, 2016

Harper Brother’s Controversy Continues to Grow

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The controversy surrounding Rep. Alan Harper (R-Northport) continues to grow after the Alabama Political Reporter obtained a letter in which he was appointed to “assist in the day to day operations of the City of Northpoint. SwannHarper letter The letter, signed by interim City Administrator, Charles Swann, states that … Continued

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August 5, 2016

Siegelman Says: Not This Lottery

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Seventeen years ago, one Alabama Governor proposed a lottery amendment to the Constitution. It sailed through the Alabama Legislature and went to the people of Alabama who decisively rejected the proposal. Now a new Alabama Governor, Robert Bentley (R), is proposing a new lottery amendment; but that former Governor, … Continued

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August 3, 2016

Representative Harper in the Midst of City Controversy

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— Three Northport City Council members engineered the resignation of the City Administrator in April, to create a job opening for Representative Alan Harper; this according to the Mayor and others at City Hall. Mayor Bobby Herndon told the Alabama Political Reporter that council members Jay Logan, Bart Harper … Continued

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July 12, 2016

What Happened in Vegas: Troy Professor’s Mission to “Bring Down” RSA

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The leadership of the Republican supermajority wants to reform the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA). Along the way, their efforts have been buoyed by, The Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy at Troy University. The Johnson Center is one of many institutions which is funded by the Charles … Continued

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June 27, 2016

Remembering Those Who “Like Mike” and Wanted To Protect Him

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Fifteen members of the State House of Representatives, one Senator and a US Congressman attended the pep rally for Mike Hubbard the day after he was indicted on 23 felony counts of public corruption. In February of this year, 37 House members signed a letter to US Attorney General … Continued

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June 16, 2016

Legislature Returns to Montgomery for Session

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 2, the Alabama Legislature began its 2016 legislative year. Like last year, the State General Fund budget (SGF) looms large over the body. Despite $80 million in budget cuts and tax increases on cigarettes, nursing home beds, and prescription drugs the state appears to be facing … Continued

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February 3, 2016