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Letter to the Editor on FCPA and the Ethics Commission

In the 2015 Alabama Legislative Session, the Legislature passed legislation that required all county candidates and political action committees running for public office to file campaign finance reports with the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office. The 2015 legislation did not change the requirement for all state candidates to file with the Alabama Secretary of State’s … Continued
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June 13, 2018

House adjourns Tuesday without addressing school security

A number of bills have been introduced into the Alabama Legislature to address the need for school security following the Marjory Stonemason Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. One legislator introduced bills to ban the sale of semiautomatic firearms. Another introduced a bill to ban 18 to 20 year olds from having assault weapons. … Continued
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March 21, 2018

Court Upholds Ban on PAC-to-PAC Transfers

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Tuesday, a Federal appeals court upheld Alabama’s ban on PAC-to-PAC transfers. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling by the US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in favor of the State in the case of The Alabama Democratic Conference v. Strange. SEE … Continued
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September 28, 2016