Interviews with Senator Trip Pittman (R-Baldwin County).
 Pittman says that another lawmaker offered to designate 2-5% of bingo revenue to go to coastal insurance for his vote on the BINGO legislation.
 
Sen. Trip Pittman on his grand jury testimony
Senator Trip Pittman on his grand jury testimony #2
Sen. Trip Pittman on his grand jury testimony #3
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Lawmakers began arriving at the Federal Courthouse this afternoon around 1:00. So far Representative Jim Barton, Senator Trip Pittman, and Senator Charles Bishop all republicans have testified before the federal grand jury.
Senator Trip Pittman in an interview before his testimony said that he had no clue why he had been subpoenaed but he suspected that [...]

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FOX6 News Reporter Alan Collins tells me the first people have arrived and left for a federal grand jury in Montgomery.
Alan and other reporters observed lobbyist John Teague, Tom Coker and communications consultant Rick Heartsill entering the federal courthouse with what appeared to be documents, though none offered any detail of why they were there.
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 Black bails on BINGO vote 

The issue that dominated this legislative session died in the House of Representatives and thus will never receive a vote of the people. The lead sponsor of BINGO legislation in the House, Marcel Black (D), addressed the House on Wednesday afternoon. Black assured the body that a vote to pass the [...]

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To be such a talked about bill all session, this bill turned out to be a big flop. Today the Alabama House carried over SB380 sponsored by Representative Marcel Black. According to Black, SB380 would legalize, tax, and regulate electronic bingo in the state of Alabama. Black spoke on the bill for a few minutes [...]

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With e-bingo one of the remaining major bills with a chance of passage in the final two days of the legislative session, House Majority Leader Ken Guin (D-Carbon Hill) says he would prefer to not bring it up if the votes are not there.
Rep. Marcel Black (D-Tuscumbia) says he is still working to secure the [...]

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Due to some issues we were not able to post last week’s edition of Inside AL’s Legislature when it aired but here it is now. On this edition WSFA’s Bob Howell interviewed Senators Roger Bedford (D-Russellville) and Scott Beason (R-Gardendale).
Inside Alabama’s Legislature-BINGO  
Inside Alabama’s Legislature-BUDGETS
Inside Alabama’s Legislature-PACT and Roads and Bridges
Inside Alabama’s Legislature-Final Thoughts

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“Last time I checked, rabbits didn’t need much help reproducing.” Senator Larry Dixon
 
Another exciting week at the Alabama State House, on Tuesday the Senate passed HB290 by Representative John Knight (D) the General Fund budget. Lt. Governor Jim Folsom challenged Senator Roger Bedford (D), senate sponsor of the general fund, to pass the budget as [...]

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WSFA’s Bob Howell hosted State Representatives John Knight (D) and Greg Wren (R) on this week’s edition of Inside Alabama’s Legislature. Topics up for discussion…Budgets, PACT, BINGO.
 
Inside Alabama’s Legislature-BUDGETS
Inside Alabama’s Legislature-PACT
Inside Alabama’s Legislature-BINGO
Inside Alabama\’s Legislature-Final thoughts

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Alabama lawmakers enter the final 4 working days of the legislative session.
Among the bills pending are a bailout of the state’s PACT plan and a ban on texting while driving.
Road and Bridge Bond
Today House members face that billion dollar road and bridge proposal in the full House.
This morning on FOX6 News Good Day Alabama, two [...]

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