October 07, 2015
In 1986 Richard Shelby was a 50-year-old congressman from Tuscaloosa. He was elected to congress eight years earlier, after two successful four-year…
September 30, 2015
The State of Alabama fiscal year begins this week and we finally have a budget for the year. Constitutionally, the only mandatory requirement that…
September 23, 2015
This first year of the quadrennium has been an interesting mix of politics in the Heart of Dixie. At the heart of the news and interest has been the…
September 16, 2015
When Jim Bennett left the Secretary of State’s office earlier this year, he set the record for the longest serving Secretary of State in the state’s…
September 09, 2015
Shelby County, Alabama sits in the geographic center of the state and is the birthplace and childhood home of Gov. Robert Bentley. It is also…
September 02, 2015
It is common knowledge that the Indian casinos in Alabama and throughout the country are granted federal sovereignty and are not subject to state…
August 26, 2015
Many would argue, and indeed numerous surveys indicate, that Alabama is one of, if not the most, conservative states in America. I would argue that…
August 19, 2015
Last week we discussed the legendary story of Aflac. Three more remarkable business success stories are just as magnificent. Again, all three of…
August 12, 2015
There is a very iconic company founded in Alabama that has made state, southern, national and international history. It is an insurance corporation…
August 05, 2015
The junior college corruption scandal, which occurred around 2006, was one of the worst white collar crimes in Alabama’s history. This highly…