The Alabama State Bar will not hire former Montgomery District Attorney Ellen Brooks as its interim leader as planned, the organization said Thursday, citing concerns about her supernumerary status.
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State Bar contracting with Brooks after former leader resigns
Last October, the association announced in an email to its members that Phillip McCallum had resigned as executive director after three years on the job. The message did not include the reasons why and cordially thanked McCallum for his service.
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Inside Alabama Politics – December 30, 2020
Welcome to the waning days of the Anno Domini 2020, a year many of us would like to forget but surely never will.
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Inside Alabama Politics – December 3, 2020
By our count, this is fifth edition of Inside Alabama Politics to speculate on the possibility of a special session of the Alabama Legislature to take care of unfinished business from the COVID-curtailed 2020 Regular Session. There are good reasons for that.
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Poll: Voters want access to lawmakers, open to alternate locations
A new polls shows Alabama voters take seriously their right access the State House during legislative sessions, but are open to alternate locations to ensure safe meetings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Poll: Voters favor legislative action on unfinished business
A new poll shows Alabama voters strongly favor a special legislative session to take action on unfinished business but are also open to the use of technology, remote voting and other measures to conduct business safely.
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New poll shows voters approve of state’s pandemic response
A new poll shows most Alabama voters approve of the state's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and see the state as being on the right path forward.
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Inside Alabama Politics – November 6, 2020
Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh rocked the Alabama political world last week by telling The Anniston Star he would not be seeking a seventh term in 2022. (Kudos, by the way, to The Star for the big scoop). This week, we asked Marsh, the Senate’s top leader since 2010, what that means for Senate leadership for the next two years.
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Inside Alabama Politics – October 7, 2020
Exciting news! After several months of work, Inside Alabama Politics and Alabama Daily News will soon be merging websites.
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Ivey prison plan announcement expected soon
Gov. Kay Ivey is preparing for a major announcement in the coming days about her plan to lease three new men’s prisons from private developers, multiple sources told Inside Alabama Politics this week. Since May, Ivey and the Alabama Department of Corrections have been in a “confidential proposal evaluation period” with two companies that will buy...
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Inside Alabama Politics – August 28, 2020
August 28, 2020 Special Session Talk Ever since the Alabama Legislature adjourned its truncated 2020 regular session, lawmakers and lobbyists alike have asked the same question: Will there be a special session later this year? It’s a ponderous topic, and yet it remains relevant given all the chatter amongst politicos around the state. Three...
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The Dismukes Debacle
By Todd Stacy This piece was originally published in the July 29 issue of Inside Alabama Politics. For much of the weekend, the eyes of the nation were on Alabama as the late Congressman John Lewis, native son and Civil Rights hero, made one last passage through his home state on the way to the nation’s...
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Inside Alabama Politics – July 29, 2020
It has been almost two weeks since Gov. Kay Ivey issued a statewide order mandating face coverings be worn in public places with more than 10 people present. That order expires Friday, unless the governor opts to extend it.
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Inside Alabama Politics – June 30, 2020
Don’t look now, but tomorrow marks the half way point of the year. That means the rough and tumble hellscape that is 2020 is half way over.