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Testimony confirms Sen. Phil Williams lied about criminal investigation

In sworn testimony given by disgraced former Gov. Robert Bentley, he affirms that State Sen. Phil Williams, R-Rainbow City, was under investigation for possible ethics violations related to consulting contracts he attained after becoming a state senator, as first reported by Alabama Political Reporter in 2016. After APR exposed Williams’ potential legal woes, he undertook a … Continued
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July 30, 2018
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Will the Ethic Commission’s political parlor tricks doom Bentley?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter What the public learned from the Ethic Commission hearing surrounding accusations against Gov. Robert Bentley, is that he may have violated the Ethics Code and the Fair Campaign Practice Act (FCPA). What observant politicos witnessed was an Ethics Commission that is political, ineffectual, and has long outlived its sell-by-date. … Continued
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April 7, 2017

Special Prosecution Division Puts Politicos On Notice

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Idleness or inertia are not characteristics found in the Attorney General’s Special Prosecution Division. Aggressive, dogged and thorough are heard from friend and foe, to describe the team led by veteran prosecutor and Division Chief, Matt Hart. Best known for successfully bringing to justice, Alabama’s once, all-powerful Speaker of … Continued
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August 30, 2016

Hubbard Trial Day Nine: Testimony Indicates Hubbard Merged Speaker’s Office With Riley’s Lobbying Firm

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter OPELIKA—Emails entered into evidence during former Gov. Bob Riley’s testimony on day nine, was a matrix of deals that benefited both Riley and Hubbard. Lead Prosecutor, Matt Hart, in email after email revealed a disturbing pattern where Riley would ask something from Hubbard, receive it, and vice versa, in … Continued
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June 7, 2016

Hubbard’s Requested Continuance: Breakdown

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, on Friday, January 15, asked the court to continue his felony public corruption case until the fall, which would add as much as six months to a case that has already dragged on for over a year. (See motion here.) In the motion … Continued
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January 18, 2016
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Thugs, Pimps and the Abuse of Power

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Opinion At this weeks Senate Republican caucus dinner, Sen. Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City) used the occasion as a forum to proclaim that he has not used his office for personal gain, to disparage this publication, and “The Britts,” according to several guests present. No one at alreporter.com has accused … Continued
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January 15, 2016

Jim Steinle Testifies Before Congress About His Daughter’s Death

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, June 21, Jim Steinle testified before the US Senate’s powerful Judiciary Committee about his daughter, Kate Steinle, and her death at the hands of a criminal illegal alien in a sanctuary city.  Mr. Steinle favors legislation requiring better enforcement of our country’s existing immigration laws. Steinle testified … Continued
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July 23, 2015

Palmer Critical of Obama’s UN Climate Commitment after Science Committee Hearing

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, April 15, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover), a member of the Science, Space and Technology Committee, commented on the President’s unilateral commitment to the UN to reduce carbon emissions by 28 percent in the next decade. US Representative Palmer said in a written statement, “I have a long history of advocating … Continued
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April 17, 2015

Republicans Critical of Sebelius: Shelby Says She Needs To Go

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Today a combative Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (D) testified before a Congressional Committee on the many problems plaguing the rollout of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, nicknamed “ObamaCare” by friends and foes alike. Following Sebelius’s testimony, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead said in … Continued
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October 31, 2013