Is There A Fox In The Hen House - Bryan Taylor Appointed By Governor Ivey

Rickey Stokes

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Date: Apr 22 2017 12:23 PM

From RSN:   Governor Kay Ivey must have had way tooo much Scotch when she made the appointment of Bryan Taylor as her Chief Legal Advisor. And I must not be the only one that feels this way...

IS THERE A FOX IN THE HEN HOUSE?

ALPOLITICALREPORTER

The rise of Kay Ivey to Governor and her appointment of Bryan Taylor as her legal counsel prompted me to recall my correspondence in 2012 with them on the subject of campaign finance.

That year I reviewed the 2011 annual reports of every official elected statewide and every legislator. I was impressed to find that most of these incumbents were following the law, most were using their campaign funds for campaigning, and few were involved in campaign finance shenanigans. Generally, my questions were taken seriously, replies were prompt, and the consideration of my criticisms were thoughtful.

This was certainly the case with then-Lieutenant Governor Ivey. When I pointed out a reporting error, she quickly corrected it and filed an amended report.

In some cases I learned from my correspondents. For example, then Senator Bryan Taylor explained that the much ignored itemization requirement for credit card expenditures and reimbursements to candidates required identification of the person or vendor who actually got the money from the campaign. But sadly, some of my interaction with Bryan Taylor was disappointing.

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