It is well past the hour for responsible State government
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter As the State Legislature cues up for the 2017 Regular Legislative Session, the problems that vexed our State last year continue to this day. The same troubles...
View ArticlePlease don’t waste time on gambling legislation
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 7, 2017, the Alabama Legislature will return to Montgomery for the 2017 Legislative Session and will face dire funding issues for...
View ArticleUnleashing the Dogs of Journalism
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Some may think the recent assaults on the Press are new, or unprecedented, but they’re not. From President John Adams to President Donald Trump excoriating the...
View ArticleThere’s a new Sheriff in town
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In the hidebound thinking of Montgomery’s political class, any appointment made by Gov. Robert Bentley is suspect, at best, most likely double-dealing. However,...
View ArticleMove to impeach Bentley: Don’t be foolish
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter There is a movement afoot in the Alabama House of Representatives to impeach Governor Robert Bentley, a mission which, if accomplished, will doom the 2017...
View ArticleWhat to do about Bentley?
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Vice, vainer and corruption has left Alabama a leaderless State, but there is hope that some with integrity will step forward to fill the void. Governor Robert...
View ArticleThis Session is different
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter There is a general sense around the State House that the 2017 Legislative Session is different. But in what way? Is there a chance we are witnessing an era of...
View ArticleDoes the State know best?
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In a complex world where the government continues to play an increasingly larger role in the lives of its citizens, it is often necessary to step back and ask:...
View ArticleWill Bentley face the Hangman’s noose?
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter It may be too late for Governor Robert Bentley to save himself as the gallows of impeachment’s trap door is oiled and ready. There is, however, a chance that...
View ArticleWhat’s next for Gov. Bentley?
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote, “A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that’s unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does...
View ArticleBCA’s thoughts on Social Engendering: Sweet mimicry or demise?
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In an op-ed published in several statewide media outlets on June 8, 2015, Business Council of Alabama (BCA) Chairman Billy Canary spoke out against the...
View ArticleGOP lawmakers become “36 percenters”
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter President Reagan once ominously remarked, “The nine most dangerous words in the English language are, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Rep. Bob...
View ArticleWill 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...
View ArticleWill Poarch Creek casino money return Hubbard to power?
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter New information about a reported agreement between convicted felon Mike Hubbard and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) came to light over the weekend. The...
View ArticleWho’s afraid of Roy Moore?
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Chief Justice Roy Moore has now served 11 months of his suspension—longer than any other judge in the history of the State of Alabama—without a ruling from the...
View ArticleAlabamians have the right to elect their Senators, not Bentley, Washington...
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Within 72 hours of taking the oath of office, Governor Kay Ivey met with the press fielding questions and expressing her determination to restore Alabama’s...
View ArticleStrange bedfellows huddle to “protect” lower income families, single mothers,...
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter A crusade of sorts will play out in committee meetings this week, as a select group of Republican lawmakers has joined in common cause with social reformers to...
View ArticlePolitics, public opinion permeate Moore suspension
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter If there was any question that the removal of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore was politically motivated, the ruling by the Special Supreme Court’s...
View ArticleSeparating fact from fiction about “Gun Bill”
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Senate passed Senate Bill 24, which would allow Alabamians, who are lawfully permitted to own a firearm, to carry them concealed on their person...
View ArticleThe real danger for small loan borrowers
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In this Legislative Session, the fight to further restrict payday and other small lending operations began with half-truths, false claims of support, and...
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