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 Posted by Danny, on March 4th, 2011, at 1:17 pm
Rep. Jim Barton (R – Mobile) has introduced a bill that would prevent schools from starting until August 22nd and mandate that they finish by Memorial Day – for the benefit of south Alabama’s tourism industry. Barton asserts in the release [.pdf] that earlier start dates provide no benefit to our students, but [...] Posted by waltm, on February 28th, 2011, at 10:19 amFrom Courthouse News Service, the Alabama Education Association and others have filed suit challenging the constitutionality of legislation banning payroll deductions (pdf) of dues used for political purposes. Stated in their filing that the act inhibits their First Amendment right of free speech and association and Fourteenth amendment right of equal protection [...] Posted by waltm, on February 25th, 2011, at 6:20 amCourtesy of the US Census and our tax dollars: IFRAMES not supported More details from the Census press release Some will find this Census table breaking down the counties and Congressional districts by race and Hispanic, Latino and neither by race useful (or an exercise in how to use the [...] Posted by waltm, on February 17th, 2011, at 10:58 amFrom the Selma Times-Journal, A classless act committed at Auburn and its sequel. The inevitable reparations bill introduced in next month’s Legislative session could be an interesting read. Posted by waltm, on February 16th, 2011, at 8:29 pmStarting with clawbacks or getting public money back when expected jobs don’t materialize. Good jobs first, the web site for a watch dog group “promoting corporate and government accountability in economic development and smart growth” has some interesting information in its Alabama pages. Again, as always with wayward children and government, [...] Posted by waltm, on February 11th, 2011, at 8:37 amThe Alabama Ethics Commission is “closing all files related to the complaint” filed against state Sen. Tripp Trip Pittman by Fairhope resident Paul Ripp. The proximate cause is a complaint filed by Ripp against the commission itself. As you read the correspondence between the Commission and Mr Ripp at Baldwin Watchdog, it [...] Posted by waltm, on February 10th, 2011, at 10:17 amBest summation of the recent testimony of confessed influence peddler, Jarrod Massey, I can think of. During a recent hearing, Massey admitted to paying then state Rep. Terry Spicer, from about 2002/2003 to 2009 for assistance in obtaining business. Some of the business included contracts from the junior college where Spicer was assistant [...] Posted by waltm, on February 7th, 2011, at 4:27 pmThanks to the hard work of Eric Velasco of the Birmingham News, we are to solve at least one mystery of the recent campaign season and get a glimpse of how much gambling interests contributed. In Alabama gambling money network dissolves, Velasco reports the Poarch donated $2.7M thru various PACS, Milton McGregor, $1.9M, [...] Posted by waltm, on February 3rd, 2011, at 7:33 amA few things in the headlines today that can only reinforce it: New Brockton town officials elect to use payroll withholding tax to pay bills, the IRS is not too understanding of employers who such things. The Limestone County Commission appears willing to receive its share of the $1.75 the sheriff receives [...] Posted by waltm, on February 1st, 2011, at 11:31 amFor those on either side of the gambling war in Alabama, the National Indian Gaming Commission is taking public comments on a revamp of its regulations. Of particular interest to Alabamians, would be Technical Standards for Class II gaming equipment. This is your chance to to influence the federal regulations on how [...] Posted by waltm, on January 22nd, 2011, at 11:35 amUpdate: will add a link to the complaint filed in Pittman matter on the bottom. In Andalusia, a restaurant follows the rural tradition of setting out collection jars to cover the medical expenses of an employee injured in a car accident. On Weiss Lake, a local citizens group is conducting tests to [...] Posted by waltm, on January 8th, 2011, at 8:07 amTwo items have appeared in the news lately that make the other dramas of Alabama politics lean more to the seriocomic. First are the deaths of 3-year-old Chase and 4-year-old Natalie DeBlase, second the death of six year old Kenyatta Kendrick in small town Eclectic Alabama. Court documents allege a history [...] Posted by Danny, on December 20th, 2010, at 2:44 pmJarrod Massey, the lobbyist for Ronnie Gilley’s Country Crossing entertainment complex, has indicated he will plead guilty to six counts in the bribery case that resulted in federal indictments against 11 individuals including four state Senators. In return for Massey’s plea on these charges, prosecutors are recommending that 11 other counts [...] Posted by waltm, on December 20th, 2010, at 10:26 amThese are links to pdf documents but worthwhile reading for those concerned about state services, taxes and how things work (or at least supposed to work). The current fiscal year state general fund and education budgets as proposed and passed. Joyce Bigee of the Legislative Fiscal Office, gave a speech at [...] Posted by waltm, on December 18th, 2010, at 6:53 amBama Fact Check wants to know so they can award the Rubber Band Award. This is a web page assembled by the state’s newspapers as a way of helping us citizens grade the what we here. Based on what I see here, there many candidates for the ward and folk willing to [...] |
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