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The Fight for Pension Reform in Alabama

Editor -
By Representative Lynn Greer and Katherine Green Robertson on April 25, 2016 Like many pension funds across the country, the State of Alabama’s public pension...

Alabama flag removed from US Capitol because of ‘Confederate imagery’

Jordan LaPorta -
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Alabama's state flag has been removed from the U.S. Capitol Building because of "Confederate imagery". The other states that also had...

Cross-dressing man arrested for filming Alabama woman in public bathroom

Cliff Sims -
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- While visiting a shopping mall in Virginia, an Alabama woman realized she was being filmed by a cross-dressing man who was...

Dianne Bentley, my friend, we are in your corner

Editor -
By Muriel Farley My husband, Allen Farley, is a member of the Alabama House of Representatives. On August 28th of 2015, we received news that...

Alabama senator makes one last push for lottery vote before end of legislative session

Mitchell Kilpatrick -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- As the 2016 Alabama legislative session rushes to the finish line, one legislator is pushing for a lottery vote one last...

Sessions: Trump’s ‘clobbering’ the field, making it tougher for GOP to nominate anyone else

Mitchell Kilpatrick -
On Tuesday, Donald Trump won another big primary in New York, further extending his lead over his opponents, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Ohio...

Everything Alabamians should know about the upcoming Republican Nation Convention

Jordan LaPorta -
This year's Republican National Convention is set to be the most dramatic in decades. With each passing delegate contest, it seems more and more...

Somebody just bought Don Siegelman’s prison shirt on eBay for $4,500

Cliff Sims -
The Internet never ceases to amaze. Someone on eBay has just purchased the used prison shirt of disgraced former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman for $4,500...

Alabama Senate passes bill eliminating ‘excessive fees’ for concealed carry permits

Mitchell Kilpatrick -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Senate is getting praise from the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action for passing a bill that would...

Alabama lawmaker introduces bill to ban dismemberment abortions

Jordan LaPorta -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- On Tuesday, Alabama state representative Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) introduced the Alabama Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act (HB 376)...

Bentley defends himself against lawsuit, says he was justified in firing state’s top cop

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday defended himself in the wake of a lawsuit filed by former Alabama Secretary of Law Enforcement...

Shelby bucks Senate leadership, refuses to budge on Ex-Im Bank’s ‘corporate welfare’

Cliff Sims -
WASHINGTON -- In spite of growing pressure from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) says he is "in...

Former Alabama Secretary of Law Enforcement files civil suit against Bentley, Mason, Stabler

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Secretary Spencer Collier on Tuesday filed a nine count civil lawsuit in Montgomery County Circuit...

Research reveals UA was unnecessarily dragged into the Bentley-Mason scandal

Cliff Sims -
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The complex web of financial dealings that has emerged in the wake of the Bentley-Mason scandal ensnared the University of Alabama...

Byrne: Tax Code Desperately in Need of Reform

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne -
You have all heard the quote before: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Just this week,...

On tax day, Sen. Shelby calls for a new flat tax

Jordan LaPorta -
Every year, tax day causes many to rethink how their state and nation goes about generating funding. Different proposals are floated out, but rarely...

VICTORY: EPA withdraws proposed rule that would have devastated Alabama racing

Jordan LaPorta -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew language from a rule proposal that many feared would devastate the semi-pro racing...

Happy tax day: Forbes says Alabama is the 10th best state for taxes

Jordan LaPorta -
The web edition of Forbes magazine released its comprehensive ranking of best states for taxes just in time for the filing deadline. On the...

The untold story of how the secret Bentley-Mason affair recordings went public

Cliff Sims -
As I drove up U.S. Highway 280, swerving in and out of traffic and making my way from suburban Birmingham toward the city's center,...

Sessions pushes to halt illegal immigration through airports

Jordan LaPorta -
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Alabama Senator and immigration stalwart Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is pushing for an amendment to an airline-regulation bill that would create a...

Bentley, Mason, Vegas, and Celine Dion: the trip experts are calling ‘illegal’

Jordan LaPorta -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The latest in the never-ending scandal surrounding Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL) and his former Senior Political Advisor Rebeckah Caldwell Mason has...

#WalletCopter: Bentley explains having wallet delivered via chopper: ‘I had to eat’

Mitchell Kilpatrick -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- "I had to buy something to eat." Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday responded to "WalletCopter," the latest scandal engulfing his administration: revelations...

The most maniacally brilliant policy ever implemented by the U.S. government

Cliff Sims -
This coming Monday is the filing deadline for IRS tax returns this year, which means Americans all over the country are preparing to "Render...

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency confirms it delivered Bentley’s wallet via helicopter

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The head of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has confirmed that one of its helicopters delivered Governor Robert Bentley's wallet to...
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