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Alabama should follow the Buffett rule: Take advantage of others’ “dumb things”

Economic development is built on infrastructure, workforce and quality of life. If one leg is uneven, the whole is unstable.
May 8, 2023

Historical election results point to Troy King’s advantage in AL-2 race

Seven candidates are in a hunt to capture the Republican nomination for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House, a seat currently held by Congresswoman Martha Roby, who announced on July 26, 2019, that she would not seek re-election in 2020. In August, before King’s official announcement, APR looked at his vote totals in the … Continued
November 19, 2019

The ‘dark money group’ is right: Alabama gaming laws have provided the Poarch Creeks with an unfair advantage

There is a “dark money group” attacking the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.  You probably heard that this week. A lot of media outlets are reporting it. The “dark money group” headed up by former Sen. Gerald Dial. The “dark money group” that refuses to disclose its financial backers.  The “dark money group” was a … Continued
October 18, 2019

Trump warned against it in 1993, now it’s coming home to Alabama

Over 25  years ago, then-business mogul Donald Trump sued the federal government over what he believed was the unfair advantage it afforded Indian gaming over the private sector. The same battle is playing out in Alabama where Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, and Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh, R-Anniston, have filed a bill that guarantees … Continued
April 4, 2019

Cobb campaign worker charged with violating sex offender employment rules resigns

A field director working for Democratic hopeful and former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb resigned from Cobb’s campaign Friday after being arrested Thursday and charged with violating the state’s sex offender law. Paul Littlejohn III, 55, was convicted in 1985 of the rape and sodomy of a 30-year-old woman, according to Alabama Law … Continued
May 14, 2018