We are now about to begin another week in Montgomery. The much anticipated debate over gambling never materialized in the Senate last week. As many of us suspected, the proponents of gambling just did not have the votes to push for a vote in the Senate so it was delayed until further notice. [...]
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   Sen. Steve French, Sen. Zeb Little, Rep. Ken Guin, and Rep. Cam Ward will be blogging here during the 2010 Legislative Session.  Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on February 22nd, 2010, at 10:03 am Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on February 11th, 2010, at 7:47 amThis week in the legislature has been somewhat uneventful with the exception of some committee activity on high profile bills. Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on February 4th, 2010, at 7:59 amI often hear a lot of talk about the bubble of Montgomery. From time to time I am reminded about this and it could never be more glaring than the current debate regarding gambling. As the news media and political ads have taken to the air debating Governor Riley’s raid on Victory Land and Country [...] Posted by Danny, on January 30th, 2010, at 10:58 pm The struggle over the gambling issue is a remarkable one, a struggle of titans in the state. I haven’t said much about it because it’s so fascinating on its own without commentary. What meager words could be added here that would be worthwhile additions to what we are already reading in the daily [...] Posted by Danny, on January 14th, 2010, at 11:35 am Walt mentioned the first bingo bill of the session this morning… looks like the gambling issue (along with the budget which must be addressed) may suck up all the oxygen available for other issues. The acrimony between Gov. Bob Riley and AG Troy King appears to be growing. Did you read the exchange of [...] Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on January 13th, 2010, at 7:18 amGovernor Riley gave his last State of the State address last night to a packed crowd in the old House Chambers of the Capitol. He pushed some of the same themes that he has been discussing over the last few months. It was a good speech and I agreed with most of his proposals [...] |
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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