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 Posted by waltm, on October 31st, 2009, at 7:16 amJust a few links pointing to the next round in the Bingo war. Daily Mountain Eagle – Hundreds attend bingo meeting – That an appeal of the Walker County ruling is in the works should be no surprize Dothan Eagle – Country Crossing rally draws big crowd - Interesting is the projected $500M in [...] Posted by H, on October 31st, 2009, at 6:20 amBirmingham News – Initial look shows Birmingham’s finances are sound, interim Mayor Carole Smitherman says Birmingham News – No decision yet in Bessemer lawsuit involving former DHR worker, death of 14-month-old Birmingham News – State school board chooses two-year college system chancellor Birmingham News – Updated: Jefferson County bingo halls [...] Posted by waltm, on October 31st, 2009, at 6:18 amAndalusia Star News – New sales tax in the works for Covington County? Journal-Record – Three county industrial alliance nears completion Times-Journal - Dekalb County out of flu vaccine Posted by Chauncey Sparks, on October 30th, 2009, at 10:35 am It almost feels like we’ve seen this movie before. Alabama Republicans poised to take the legislature! Coming to a theater near you…. Fall 1998!…. Make that 2006! This time for real… 2010! Of course Republicans have talked up their chances in each of the past several cycles… as well they should have. But [...] Posted by Danny, on October 30th, 2009, at 10:16 am If your primary opponent garners the support of your party’s two sitting senators, you could do a lot worse than fire back with the support of your party’s presidential nominee.
Related Articles: Posted by Danny, on October 30th, 2009, at 9:50 am The latest development in the high profile disagreement over gambling with electronic bingo machines in the state between Governor Bob Riley and his attorney general Troy King? Country Crossing developers are telling the Dothan Eagle that Gov. Riley’s administration has tried to stop the shipment of 1,703 electronic bingo machines from Nevada to the [...] Posted by Danny, on October 30th, 2009, at 9:37 am Rep. Cam Ward has taken time “to survey the wreckage across the political landscape” in the aftermath of Larry Langford’s conviction, here in the Parlor’s Legislative Dispatch. I’m always glad when Chauncey Sparks stops in as he did yesterday. Look for another post from him this morning. I hope you are not [...] Posted by H, on October 30th, 2009, at 6:15 amBirmingham News – Archibald: The Trial’s Eight Great moments Birmingham News – Alabama doctor confirmed as U.S. surgeon general Birmingham News – Former Bessemer DHR worker says she believed mother’s story about child’s injuries Birmingham News – Turnout for Alabama swine flu clinics lower than expected Posted by waltm, on October 30th, 2009, at 6:14 amTroy Messenger – Pike County governments end year with less revenue BaldwinCountyNow – Baldwin County Commission hears about proposed legislation The North Jefferson News – Kimberly town officials reacts to bingo ruling Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on October 29th, 2009, at 2:19 pmI think you would be hard pressed to find anyone in the Birmingham area just totally shocked by Larry Langford’s conviction. This case has been grinding its way to a finale for quite some time and the testimony for the prosecution was the nail in the coffin. Now that it is over it will be [...] Posted by Chauncey Sparks, on October 29th, 2009, at 10:23 am Alabama politics is increasingly reflective of what we’ve seen at the national level for decades. While politics used to be dominated by the charismatic and the colorful, such local color has been bred out of politics as the television and internet age seems to favor the cautious and bland over the brash and bold. [...] Posted by Danny, on October 29th, 2009, at 9:45 am The Alabama Farmers Federation’s FarmPAC (commonly but not quite accurately known as ALFA) has polled the state to identify voters supportive of its issues and along the way they “determine[d] how likely incumbents are to be elected in the upcoming 2010 elections.” Their poll measured the “re-election index” of each incumbent. Simply put, the re-election [...] Posted by waltm, on October 29th, 2009, at 7:27 amAccording to the South Union Street blog. Gives one hope that such fierce vigilance and protection of the public purse will continue. 10/30: The South Union Street blog now reports suit has been filed. If memory serves, this is the first time the Contract Review Oversight Committee has actually taken concrete action to [...] Posted by H, on October 29th, 2009, at 6:15 amBirmingham News – Archibald: Town feels the sadness of corruption Birmingham News – Larry Langford: ‘Calm inside’ as verdicts halt career Birmingham News – Carole Smitherman becomes Birmingham’s mayor — Updated with official statement Birmingham News – Jefferson County courts face cuts because of shortfall in state funding Birmingham News – [...] |
ChangeI 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 [...] Ten Minutes in the House, Senate Moves On 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. Back in the Day... Union Avenue in Ozark in the 1920s |
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