Ralph Chapoco

1 week ago | alabamareflector.com | Ralph Chapoco

Two bills that would have altered the state’s campaign finance laws on political parties and donations died in the Alabama Legislature this year. HB 6, sponsored by Rep. Phillip Pettus, R-Killen, would have prohibited political parties from disqualifying candidates who accept campaign contributions from specific organizations. “They should not have a say in where you take your money from,” Pettus said in a phone interview Monday. “What it boils down to, they want to control the money.

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A vote result on a local bill in the Alabama House of Representatives is reflected in one of the chamber's pillars on May 7, 2025 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. The Legislature turned away a couple bills to change the state's campaign finance laws. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)Two bills that would have altered the state’s campaign finance laws on political parties and donations died in the Alabama Legislature this year. HB 6, sponsored by Rep.

1 week ago | alabamareflector.com | Ralph Chapoco

by Ralph Chapoco, Alabama Reflector June 17, 2025 The Legislature’s Contract Review Committee earlier this month approved two contracts totaling $225,000 to defend the Alabama Department of Corrections in litigation. One contract went to W. Allen Sheehan, Esq. of Capell & Howard, PC, a law firm based in Montgomery.

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An inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections. The Legislature's Contract Review committee approved two contracts to a law firm to continue representing corrections officers and staff. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)The Legislature’s Contract Review Committee earlier this month approved two contracts totaling $225,000 to defend the Alabama Department of Corrections in litigation. One contract went to W. Allen Sheehan, Esq. of Capell & Howard, PC, a law firm based in Montgomery.

1 week ago | alabamareflector.com | Ralph Chapoco

Renewable energy advocates want the Alabama Public Service Commission to prevent Alabama Power from purchasing an Autauga County natural gas plant and raising customer rates to pay for it. The utility said in a filing in October that it wants to acquire the Lindsay Hill plant in Billingsley, expected to provide 900 megawatts of electricity, to address an expected shortfall of energy by 2029.