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Environmental groups call for ADEM director’s resignation or termination

Eleven Alabama environmentalist groups signed off on a letter Monday calling for the resignation or firing of Alabama Department of Environmental Management Director Lance LeFleur. The groups claim that the bribery and corruption trial U.S. v. Gilbert, et al yielded many disturbing revelations, including the failures of leaders at the Alabama Department of Environmental Management … Continued
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August 2, 2018

Billy Canary out at BCA, sort of 

The long-anticipated exit of the Business Council of Alabama’s C.E.O. Billy Canary was agreed upon at a recent meeting of the association’s executive board. There’s one catch — current BCA Chairman Perry Hand is fighting to keep Canary around as long as possible in hopes the storms pass and Canary lives to fight another day. … Continued
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April 18, 2018

Byrne will not run for Governor, will run for another term in Congress

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, August 30, 2017, U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, announced that he will not run for Governor of Alabama. Instead, Byrne will seek a third-term representing Alabama’s First Congressional District in 2018. Byrne expects Governor Kay Ivey (R) to run for the office next year. The popular Gulf Coast Congressman … Continued
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August 31, 2017

Jeff Sessions has reportedly offered to resign

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In the 2016 Election Campaign, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) was the first member of the Senate to endorse Trump. Sen. Sessions loaned aides to the Trump campaign, appeared on stage in Mobile with Trump, when virtually every other nationally known Republican was dismissing Trump as unqualified for the … Continued
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June 7, 2017
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Staying Focused

By House Minority Leader Representative Anthony Daniels It’s hard to believe so much has happened in the past week. The former Governor’s resignation was long overdue. For months on end, the investigation of illegal conduct by the Governor and his administration caused a national embarrassment and an enormous distraction from the serious work of the … Continued
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April 20, 2017
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Only one week in, Kay Ivey making some good decisions

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Kay Ivey has been Governor for barely a week, but she’s already moved aggressively to correct some of the mistakes of recently disgraced Gov. Robert Bentley, who resigned Monday before last after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor corruption charges. Ivey immediately started rearranging the Governor’s staff, including accepting the … Continued
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April 19, 2017
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In the end, Bentley could only blame himself

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter With the resignation of now former Gov. Robert Bentley, it’s best to start at the end. Because the end explains so much about how the beginning of that end ever came to be. That end came Monday afternoon, with all of the state’s media tucked into the old House … Continued
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April 11, 2017