 Posted by Danny, on April 30th, 2006, at 4:59 pm
Freshman Rep. Paul DeMarco (R – Homewood) gave us a good bill (that passed!) that promotes open government for the “more than 300 public bodies created by governor’s executive order or law, which have statewide jurisdiction or regional jurisdiction.” Some of them control “millions of dollars” related to public issues, yet it could [...]
 Posted by Danny, on April 30th, 2006, at 4:18 pm
Can one municipality use eminent domain to condemn land that actually lies within the bounds of another township? Apparently it can.
Just over two years ago, [Cullman] reportedly approached the Hoenigs, whose property actually lies within the township of Good Hope, about the possibility of running a sewer line across their property to connect [...]
 Posted by Danny, on April 30th, 2006, at 4:12 pm
Stateline.org has a review of the work of the first 14 state legislatures (including Alabama’s) who have completed their sessions. While it said Alabama had “one of its most productive legislative sessions in recent history,” you might be more interested to see what the other states are doing.
 Posted by G, on April 30th, 2006, at 6:45 am
 Posted by Danny, on April 29th, 2006, at 3:14 pm
Over one-third of House races in the state do not have a Republican candidate. AP Story:
Republicans had promised a major effort to wrest control of the Legislature from Democrats, but left Democrats unchallenged in a number of races across the state, which could derail the GOP goal. Republicans have candidates in 69 of [...]
 Posted by Danny, on April 29th, 2006, at 10:20 am
Barely one week after after the first Santa Fe SUV rolls off the production line in the Montgomery Hyundai plant, Hyundai’s chief is arrested in South Korea. He and Hyundai “are accused of creating slush funds to pay politicians and officials for business favors.”
Via Poliblog.
 Posted by Danny, on April 29th, 2006, at 7:54 am
Birmingham News picking up on the “stealth campaign by super wealthy to repeal estate tax” reported below:
“This long-running, secretive campaign funded by some of the country’s wealthiest families has relied on deception to bamboozle the public,” said Joan Claybrook, president of Public Citizen.
In another article this morning the Birmingham News passes on [...]
 Posted by G, on April 29th, 2006, at 5:22 am
 Posted by Danny, on April 28th, 2006, at 12:16 pm
Speaking of taxes, as we were…
How many days of the year do Alabamians work to pay local, state and federal taxes? 101, according to the Tax Foundation.
Where do we rank on the list of what states work the most days to pay off their tax burdens? Last. (51st, including the District [...]
 Posted by Danny, on April 28th, 2006, at 10:49 am
The Rev. Jim Evans is saying in an op-ed piece in today’s Anniston Star what Kimble Forrister of Alabama Arise, the Tuscaloosa News, others, and I have been saying. The recent tax reform legislation that Alabama passed is “important” and it is a “first step.”
Some highlights of his piece:
 Posted by G, on April 28th, 2006, at 7:12 am
http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1146216332162180.xml&coll=2 – DOT late payments to Jefferson County transit programs results in threatened shutdown, County Commission commits $800,000 to keep service going.
http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1146216364162180.xml&coll=2 – Judge refuses to dismiss prison overcrowding case, refers to governor’s legal counsel’s arguments as “bizarre.”
http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1146215894162180.xml&coll=2 – Governor signs bill moving 2008 presidential primary to February date.
[...]
 Posted by Danny, on April 27th, 2006, at 4:24 pm
File this under Things I Did Not Know.
Did you know that the Alabama legislature passed a resolution urging “the Congress of the United States to remove all trade, financial, and travel restrictions relating to Cuba?”
An AP story in the Times-Daily reports “Cuba has been under an American trade embargo for more than four [...]
 Posted by G, on April 27th, 2006, at 6:00 am
 Posted by Danny, on April 26th, 2006, at 7:28 am
A newly-released report from Public Citizen and United for a Fair Economy tells of a “stealth campaign” of 18 super-wealthy families, including the family of Alabama’s Marguerite Harbert, to repeal the federal estate tax.
From the press release:
The report (PDF file) details for the first time the vast [...]
 Posted by G, on April 26th, 2006, at 7:16 am
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Legislative Dispatch
By Sen. Steve French on March 10, 2010
I wish my friend Hinton Mitchem godspeed and good luck after his retirement from public service. Hinton, on Monday, announced what many had suspected — he will not seek re-election. I remember meeting Hinton for the first time while I was a student at Auburn University. He served the people of his [...]
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By Rep. Cam Ward on March 8, 2010
 Here is a quick preview of the upcoming week in Montgomery. This week will be a standard legislative schedule for the House. We will be in session on Tuesday and Thursday with committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday.
The House will take up a ten minute calendar this week. A ten minute calendar is [...]
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Purple Dot Connection
By Natalie Davis on March 15, 2010
TOP TEN INDICATIONS OF MARCH MADNESS
10. Eric Massa inviting us to ask the 10,000 Navy men he served with whether he is gay.
9. Larry Langford hitting the jackpot 33 times in one day and not remembering it.
8. Ron Sparks being able to make payments on a $500,000 loan with an income of $80,000.
7. Artur Davis [...]
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Back in the Day...Tent City at Camp Sheridan near Montgomery, ca 1918
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