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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Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham), chairman of the Black Legislative Caucus, is on the road to Eutaw where he will join other members to call for job creation in Greene county.
“If you are going to take jobs away, you’ve got to replace those jobs,” Rogers says of the Governor’s Task Force on Illegal Gambling.
The task force [...]
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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.
“I [...]
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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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Rep. Earl Hilliard Jr. (D-Birmingham) doesn’t expect any hurry in the House concerning that Senate-passed e-bingo bill.
He believes a federal corruption probe determined that last week.
“I think it will slow the process… I don’t think anyone will try to speed this bill,” Hilliard says.
Hilliard says “lots of people… won’t stop at any measure” to block [...]
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GOP Candidate for Governor Roy Moore put out a statement today about the most recent State Supreme Court decision on gambling. This is what his campaign manager, James Henderson, sent out:
“Judge Roy Moore made the following statement concerning the Alabama Supreme Court ruling on Monday against electronic bingo in Etowah County.
According to Judge Roy [...]
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You can read the entire U.S. Bill of Rights in just a couple of minutes. All 10 amendments can fit on one page.
By contrast, the latest attempt to amend the Alabama Constitution took more than 40 pages! The next time there’s an attempt to change the Alabama Constitution, here’s a thought: Whatever the amendment is [...]
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Sen. Paul Sanford (R-Huntsville) exchanged sharp words with e-bingo sponsor Sen. Roger Bedford before the failed vote this morning. Sanford voted “no” on the procedural vote after Bedford claimed he had his support a day earlier.
In a statement released since that vote, Sen. Sanford says he’ll offer a new bill this week that will “simplify” [...]
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If not today, when? Senate President Pro Tem Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham) says he wants e-Bingo handled in the Senate before Spring Break, which is two weeks away. Smitherman dismisses critics saying this is a matter of…. wait for it…. jobs. Watch the full interview here.
Sen. Priscilla Dunn (D-Bessemer) has been one of those involved in [...]
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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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