Davis says raids are not the answer

Congressman Artur Davis’ gubernatorial campaign issued the following statement today regarding Governor Riley’s raids on Country Crossing and VictoryLand.
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, January 29, 2010
 
Media Contact:
Alex Goepfert
205-322-9096
 
ARTUR DAVIS: MIDNIGHT RAIDS THAT LEAVE THOUSANDS OF WORKERS UNEMPLOYED ARE NOT ANSWER
 
Congressman Artur Davis issued the following statement this morning in response to Governor Riley’s raids on Country Crossing [...]

McGregor’s response to Vitoryland raid

By Bob Howell – WSFA 12 News Anchor, Montgomery, AL -
Milton McGregor’s response to Illegal Gambling Task Force raid on Victoryland in Macon County:
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SHORTER, AL (WSFA) – Statement from Victoryland’s president Milton McGregor on Governor Riley’s choice to raid the entertainment center.
It is important for Alabamians to know that Bob Riley is committed to blocking [...]

Gambling Task Force raids Victoryland, Country Crossing

By Bob Howell – WSFA 12 News Anchor, Montgomery, AL
Here is our web story on the raid by the governor’s Illegal Gambling Task Force:
SHORTER & DOTHAN, AL (WSFA) - Governor Riley’s anti-gambling task force organized gambling raids on two big entertainment centers in South Alabama early Friday morning.
State troopers moved into Victoryland gaming center and demanded that [...]

Twitter Updates for 2010-01-28

The Alabama House and Senate have come to order for the 6th legislative day of the 2010 general session. #
First bill before the senate is SJR9 by Sen. Bedford relating to the teacher ethics code. #
Sen. Marsh speaks against SJR9 and says that Dr. Hubbert and AEA are against a code of ethics. #
The House [...]

Bradley Byrne on Obama’s State of the Union Address

By Bob Howell – WSFA 12 News Anchor, Montgomery, AL
Here is GOP gubernatorial hopeful Bradley Byrne’s take on Mr. Obama’s State of the Union Address:
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Bradley Byrne:
“America cannot afford the spending path charted by President Obama and his Democrats in Congress. The focus must be on creating jobs, not creating larger debt.  A good government fosters [...]

Tim James on Obama’s State of the Union Address

By Bob Howell – WSFA 12 News Anchor, Montgomery, AL
Republican Tim James reflects on President Obama’s State of the Union Address.  Here’s his release:
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Barack Obama and the Democrats talk ad nauseum about George Bush and the Republicans as somehow to blame for the missteps and bad news happening now. It may play with the liberal [...]

Robert Bentley on Obama’s State of the Union Address

By Bob Howell – WSFA 12 News Anchor, Montgomery, AL
The first of many responses to the President’s State of the Union…this one from GOP candidate Robert Bentley:
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A Year of Unfulfilled Promises 
MONTGOMERY – Dr. Robert J. Bentley, Republican candidate for Governor, made the following comments after watching President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union Address [...]

Republicans holding up 1 bill, Barron holding up all bills

The Alabama Senate convened for the 6th legislative day of the 2010 general session.
 
Controversy was the name of the game in the Senate from the beginning with SJR9 which Governor Riley vetoed. SJR9 sponsored by Senator Roger Bedford (D) rejects the State School Board of Education’s teacher code of ethics. Senator Del Marsh (R) spoke [...]

Gubernatorial candidate Bill Johnson and wife going homeless

To emphasize the homeless in the state of Alabama, gubernatorial candidate Bill Johnson and his wife Kathy will spend the night in a homeless shelter.
Advisory from the Johnson campaign below:
 
JOHNSONS GOING HOMELESS
 
“People are hurting, and we want to recognize and listen to those who don’t
 have regular income and a house to call their own.”
 
 
Montgomery, AL, [...]

AL Senate overrides GBR’s veto of SJR9

Today the Alabama Senate voted to override Governor Riley’s veto of SJR9 pertaining to the teacher code of ethics. See the press release from the Governor’s office below.
 
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR BOB RILEY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
 
Alabama Senate Votes to Reject Educator Ethics… Again
Gov. Riley says veto override ‘should be an outrage to all [...]