The Alabama Supreme Court has removed Greene County Circuit Judge Eddie Hardaway from the case involving the Greenetrack casino. Governor Riley released the following statement:
“No one is above the law and today’s ruling from the Supreme Court reaffirms this basic principle of our state and our nation. By removing Judge Hardaway from this case, our [...]
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Gov. Bob Riley says the president “understands how hard people are being hit” along the Gulf Coast.
Riley says he watched the president during his visit to Alabama this week.
And that’s why he calls last night’s speech “disappointing.”
This morning on FOX6 News Good Day Alabama, Riley said it was disappointing to see the president “morph this [...]
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Public Policy Polling says if Republican Bradley Byrne met Democrat Artur Davis in a general election race right now, Byrne would lead 48%-32%.
The North Carolina-based firm released the findings of its March 27th-29th poll of 1,270 Alabama voters this afternoon. View the complete poll here.
In a Davis- Kay Ivey matchup, Ivey leads 44%-33%.
Ouch! considering sources [...]
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By Bob Howell – WSFA 12 News – Montgomery, AL
Two days after a private, one-on-one meeting with Alabama’s Attorney General, Governor Bob Riley is talking about the outcome of the talk with King. They met Wednesday to talk about electronic bingo in the state and the governor’s Task Force on Illegal Gambling.
As he left the meeting in [...]
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Milton McGregor’s electronic bingo casino is now open once again at Victoryland. A judge issued an injunction warning John Tyson, the head of the governor’s task force on illegal gambling, not to raid it. The judge says Tyson lacks any authority to conduct a raid.
We have a similar situation at Greenetrack where the sheriff and [...]
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Cumberland School of Law dean and former federal magistrate John Carroll says Troy King’s news conference today could set up one heckuva constitutional debate over the powers of the governor and attorney general.
Carroll considered the options this morning on FOX6 News Good Day Alabama. Watch here.
The AG’s office won’t provide any more information before the [...]
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By Bob Howell – WSFA 12 News Anchor – Montgomery, AL
Here in the WSFA 12 Newsroom, we got the first hint that something was up at Victoryland/Quincy’s 777 early on the evening of Thursday January 29th. A raid on the state’s largest bingo operation? Nah. The Illegal Gambling Task Force had its Supreme Court test case in [...]
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By Bob Howell – WSFA 12 News Anchor, Montgomery, AL -
in an opinion released today, the Alabama Supreme Court says electronic bingo is illegal in St. Clair County. The governor’s Illegal Gambling Task Force had assisted St. Clair County’s sheriff who had resisted attempts to open a bingo operation. Here is the governor’s reaction to [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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