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PCI investing heavily in out-of-state casinos using un-taxed dollars from...
The Poarch Creek Indians are buying a billion-dollar casino in Pennsylvania using un-taxed dollars siphoned out of Alabama. PCI is paying $1.3 billion for the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem in a bid to...
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Alabama tax revenues are up but still below pre-Great Recession levels
Last year was a great year for most state governments, with a few notable exceptions. In Alabama, tax revenues are soaring, but have not entirely recovered from pre-Great Recession levels. According to...
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Palmer’s SAID Act passes the House of Representatives
Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer’s, R-Hoover, Settlement Agreement Information Database Act (SAID Act), H.R. 995, passed the House of Representatives unanimously. The legislation would bring clarity...
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Opinion | Sir, here are your winnings: Let the people vote
When the Legislature returns to Montgomery on Tuesday to resume its regular session, State Sen. Dr. Jim McClendon, R-Springville, is expected to file a constitutional amendment to allow the people to...
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PCI tribe admits state played into their hands, still calls Alabama ‘their...
Former Poarch Creek Band of Indians’ attorney general in the fall of 2016 bragged to the magazine “Indian Gaming Lawyer” that the state of Alabama played into the tribe’s hands giving the Indians a de...
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DOJ’s dropping of charges against Flynn may raise question in Siegelman case
Defenders of former Gov. Don Siegelman suggested that U.S. Attorney General William Barr’s dropping of federal charges against General Michael Flynn raises questions of the prosecution of Siegelman....
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Don Siegelman’s book released
Former Alabama Democratic Governor Don Siegelman’s new book, “Stealing our Democracy,” is now in stores. Siegelman’s memoir alleges that his prosecution on corruption charges was based on prosecutorial...
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Opinion | We have six living past governors. How are they doing?
Some of you may wonder how many past governors we have in Alabama who are still living and how they are doing. We have six living past governors. Former Gov. John Patterson is our oldest living chief...
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Reed officially replaces Marsh as state Senate pro tem
The Alabama Senate began its 2021 Regular Legislative Session on Tuesday, and the first item of business for the Senate was for Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, R-Anniston, to formally step down as...
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Terri Bozeman Lovell named executive director of the Alabama State Bar
Faulkner University announced Monday that their law school alumna, Judge Terri Bozeman Lovell, has been named the executive director of the Alabama State Bar. The ASB announced the selection on Friday....
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