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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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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By Bob Howell – WSFA 12 News
Here’s the first of many reactions on Attorney General Troy King’s announcement that he’s taking over the Governor’s Illegal Gambling Task Force -
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Sparks Says King Needs To Go Even Further
Disband Bingo Task Force For Good
“I’m glad to see that Commander Tyson has been relieved of his duties,” said Commissioner [...]
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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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By Bob Howell – WSFA 12 News, Montgomery, AL
Artur Davis continues to support a plan to let Alabamians vote on the question of electronic bingo. Here are the specifics from his campaign office:
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Let the People Decide: Davis Endorses “Up or Down” Statewide Vote on Electronic Gambling
BIRMINGHAM – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Artur Davis outlined a plan [...]
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By Bob Howell – WSFA 12 News, Montgomery, AL
I ran across this op-ed piece on gambling in our state. It was written by Roy Moore for the Montgomery Advertiser.
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Gambling
By Roy Moore
It has been said that “there is nothing new under the sun” and when it comes to gambling that’s certainly true.
Back in October of 1778, during [...]
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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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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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