Democratic candidate for governor Artur Davis will go up on Huntsville television with an “Alabama First” message. The candidate’s TV spot begins with the fight over funding for the Rocket City’s NASA and missile defense jobs.
It points to his economic plan that proposes tax cuts for job creation.
Watch it here.
Davis rolled out his economic plan [...]
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Let’s begin with the Democrats for governor.
Congressman Artur Davis rolls out his economic plan with stops across the state today. He began this morning in Montgomery with a pledge for tax credits and incentives to boost education, jobs and economic development.
Ag Commissioner Ron Sparks couldn’t escape the weekend without two more newspapers calling for further [...]
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When the Mafia hides sources of cash, it’s called ‘money laundering.’ When Alabama politicians do it, you can call it ‘business as usual.’
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A new Ask Alabama poll from Auburn University says 68% support a lottery and 60% back video gambling to boost state budgets and education spending.
Details, the questions and methodology can be viewed here.
Supporters of a constitutional amendment dealing with electronic bingo will count votes over the weekend, leading up to Tuesday’s session. Sen. Hank Erwin [...]
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Who came out on top in Alabama politics this week?
Attorney General Troy King faces many fronts at the end of this week.
First, his much-talked about announcement Wednesday about his authority over the governor’s anti-gambling task force was quickly dismissed by task force commander John Tyson.
Now, Legislative Black Caucus chairman Rep. John Rogers complains King is [...]
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Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham) believes Attorney General Troy King said “what needed to be said” an hour ago. Rogers, who wrote a letter to King this week on behalf of the Black Legislative Caucus, tells me its time to “wait and see what the governor is going to do.”
King just advised Gov. Bob Riley and [...]
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Republican candidate for governor Kay Ivey has posted her first television commercial online. You can see it here.
A campaign spokesman says the spots will run in TV markets across the state starting tomorrow morning. She follows Bradley Byrne to be the second candidate with TV spots more than three months until the Primary.
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MONTGOMERY, AL (WAFF) – Alabama lawmakers aim to send a message to Washington about restoring funding to NASA’s Constellation program.
State Senator Tom Butler, D-Madison, spoke out the Senate floor Thursday morning in support of a resolution asking Alabama’s Congressional delegation to fight for the Constellation program.
“I think the 2011 federal budget is devastating to our [...]
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Add a new video from an old political voice in the state’s gambling debate.
The Alabama Policy Institute showcases a five-and-a-half minute video of former governor John Patterson. Patterson’s father, Albert, was fatally shot in 1954 in Phenix City after pledging a crack down on illegal gambling and mob operations in the east Alabama city.
The video [...]
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Sen. Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) continues to talk tough about the Governor’s Task Force on Illegal Gambling.
He warns if state agents arrive at GreeneTrack “without a valid search warrant, you will be met with some resistance. We will practice civil disobedience. We will not allow them to take our business and the jobs.” Watch the interview [...]
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