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Self-interested lawmakers are why Alabama gambling laws are so messed up

There are many, many reasons for the mess that is Alabama’s current predicament with gambling — bad laws, lazy and indifferent lawmakers, under-the-table money, constitutional amendments and outside influences all playing roles.  But one of the biggest is dishonest politicians with personal gain at stake.  People like state Sen. Greg Albritton.  If you’re unfamiliar with … Continued
November 15, 2019

Rebuttal to Phil Williams

Former state senator Phil Williams of Gadsden is Director of Policy Strategy for the Alabama Policy Institute.  He recently sent an article to state media pounding his chest about how Alabama has fallen behind Mississippi on National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test scores. Unfortunately, most of what he said was fiction, rather than fact. … Continued
November 8, 2019
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Alabama sees another strong year of growth in tax collections

Alabama saw another year of strong growth in tax revenues in the last fiscal year, according to the state’s financial reports.  The economy produced another year of growing tax collections for the state’s General Fund and the Education Trust Fund (ETF), the two main accounts that provide state funding for government operations.  Strong growth in … Continued
November 6, 2019

The story of Dr. David Bronner, RSA, Robert Trent Jones Golf Courses

Dr. David Bronner has marked his place in Alabama political and governmental history.  He has headed the revered Retirement Systems of Alabama Pension Funds for 45 years.  When Bronner took his present job with RSA, the Retirement Systems had approximately $500 million of funds.  Today RSA has approximately $40 billion in investments making our RSA … Continued
November 6, 2019

Saving taxpayer dollars and creating a path to redemption

As multiple recent state and national news stories have illustrated, overcrowded state prisons is one of the key challenges facing Alabama. While the State Legislature has made significant strides over the past few years in the area of criminal justice reform, Alabama’s prisons are still at about 166 percent of capacity. This creates a dangerous … Continued
November 6, 2019

Going all Big Ikey in la-la land

Nobody was surprised this week when a federal court blocked Alabama’s draconian anti-abortion, anti-choice law. And if anybody, including supporters of the dead law, believes the U.S. Supreme Court is going to take up Alabama’s law, they’re living in la-la land. We have more than our fair share of la-la land legislators in Alabama, and … Continued
November 1, 2019

Dismukes drops out of 2nd Congressional District race

State Rep. Will Dismukes announced he is leaving Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District race. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce today that I am withdrawing from the 2nd congressional district race,” said Dismukes. “I want to give a sincere thanks to everyone who supported me and contributed to the campaign. The encouragement I … Continued
October 31, 2019

Light being shown on Poarch Creek gambling casino monopoly in the Heart of Dixie

Recently an organization was formed with the name, “Poarch Creek Accountability Now.”  This nonprofit group is headed by former 40-year veteran State Senator Gerald Dial, who retired from the Alabama Senate in 2018. The stated goal of this nonprofit group is to spread the true and accurate information about the Poarch Band of Creek Indians … Continued
October 30, 2019

Federal judge blocks Alabama abortion ban

A federal judge in Montgomery on Tuesday morning officially blocked Alabama’s controversial abortion ban.  The decision from Judge Myron Thompson was not unexpected by either side in the abortion debate. This particular law was, according to the Alabama lawmakers who passed it in the last legislative session, designed to be blocked at the District Court … Continued
October 29, 2019