July 29, 2015
During the press conference three weeks ago announcing the historic BP settlement and windfall for the state, Gov. Bentley repeatedly said, “The $55…
July 23, 2015
The week leading up to the Fourth of July had a lot of fireworks. In fact, my guess is that when we look back at the year 2015, we will look to that…
July 15, 2015
A good many of you let me know that you agreed with my column last week when I suggested that stealing from the Special Education Trust Fund budget…
July 08, 2015
As the legislative session was winding down, it was obvious no solution was going to be found for the beleaguered General Fund Budget. The Governor’s…
July 02, 2015
Last week’s verdict that VictoryLand be allowed to reopen is justice served. The people of Macon County voted for a constitutional amendment to…
June 25, 2015
Alabama is only one of a handful of states that work out of two budgets. We have a General Fund Budget and a separate Education Budget. Our General…
June 18, 2015
The regular legislative session ended without a General Fund Budget. As we look back politically on the first half of the year, the dilemma with the…
June 11, 2015
As I was walking out of the Statehouse recently someone asked me, “Do you think we will have gambling in Alabama”. My response was simple. We…
June 04, 2015
We are in the final days of the first regular legislative session of the quadrennium. The session constitutionally has to end June 15. The governor…
May 28, 2015
This has been an eventful year. Thousands of tourists have flocked to Alabama to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March…