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King leads April fundraising, but elites allied with Canary double down on Marshall

In what may be the most consequential political race of 2018, interim Attorney General Steve Marshall was bested in fundraising in April. According to the latest campaign finance reports, former Attorney General Troy King raised around $500,000 to end the month while Marshall received just under $250,000 during the same period. Of the four Republican … Continued

Bill Britt

May 7, 2018

Canary-Hand dumpster fire leads to emergency conference call; PAC plan revealed

A scramble to save embattled Business Council of Alabama C.E.O. Billy Canary led to an emergency conference call with the group’s executive committee early Monday morning. Organized by Canary and current BCA Chairman Perry Hand, the call was to “dispel” inaccurate reports about Canary’s status at BCA, even though it was acknowledged that Canary would … Continued

Bill Britt

April 24, 2018

Allegations of rape, details of a tragic night

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter A young woman takes her life, a family suffers an unthinkable loss, and the media tells a story both sad and horrifyingly villainous. But what are the facts? Local, national and international reports of University of Alabama co-ed Megan Rondini’s alleged rape and suicide by hanging seven months after … Continued

Bill Britt

August 21, 2017

Turkey Season closes Sunday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Sunday, April 30 is the end of spring turkey season. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) would like to remind Alabama hunters that they are required to report their turkey harvest via Game Check. DCNR would also like to remind Alabama turkey hunters that mechanically-manipulated decoys … Continued

Brandon Moseley

April 26, 2017

Opinion

Gov. Bentley Truthin’ ‘Cause a Truther Gotta Truth

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Gov. Robert Bentley, this Wednesday, informed the press that reports of a compact with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians was “blatantly false.” Bentley is a “truther.” He loves the truth. He values the truth. His reverence for the truth is so utterly consuming that he always uses it … Continued

Bill Britt

August 25, 2016