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Court records raise troubling questions about $87 million coastal bridge project

A nearly $100 million taxpayer-funded bridge project connecting the Foley Beach Express to Alabama’s beach destinations landed the state’s top transportation officials in court last week. A lawsuit filed by privately owned Baldwin County Bridge Company and Baldwin County Revenue Commissioner Teddy J. Faust led to a court appearance by the Alabama Department of Transportation … Continued
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May 2, 2018

House passes General Fund Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House of Representatives passed the state General Fund Budget on Tuesday. The General Fund Budget for the 2019 fiscal year is Senate Bill 178. It is sponsored by Sen. Trip Pittman, R-Montrose. State Rep. Steve Clouse, R-Ozark, carried the budget on the House floor. Clouse chairs the … Continued
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March 14, 2018

Smitherman, Williams support Alabama public transportation trust fund legislation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, Alabama Arise Citizens’ Policy Project held a press conference in support of legislation to advance public transportation. The legislation, Senate Bill 85 and House Bill 10, is sponsored by Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, and State Rep. Jack Williams, R-Vestavia. Alice Paris chairs Alabama Arise’s legislative committee. “Alabama is … Continued
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February 7, 2018

Ivey urges everyone to have a plan for Hurricane Irma

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey stressed the importance of everyone getting prepared for hurricane season, especially as we approach the peak of the season, according to the National Hurricane Center. Wednesday, the Alabama Emergency Management Agency conducted its first coordinating group call as they continue to … Continued
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September 7, 2017

Reports say House Leadership will resurrect Gas Tax

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Very powerful, very wealthy special interests support spending more taxpayer money on road construction projects and they spend a lot of money on elections so that they get their way in the Alabama Legislature. Two weeks, ago the Alabama House of Representatives carried over a controversial bill sponsored by … Continued
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May 5, 2017

Zeigler chosen as Chairman of Board of Adjustment

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Thursday, January 12, 2017, the Alabama Board of Adjustment (BOA), which decides claims against the State of Alabama, elected State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) as its Chairman. Because the state of Alabama enjoys sovereign immunity, the State can not be sued in court. A citizen or business who has … Continued
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January 17, 2017

Corridor X is Finally a Reality

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, June 20, 2016, in the Fultondale area officials finally held the ribbon cutting to open the I-22 interchange with I-65. The Alabama Department of Transportation has worked on the final phase of the connector since 2010. Construction began on the first phase in Alabama in 1984. Construction began … Continued
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June 21, 2016

Bentley to Open I-22 Today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, June 20, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) and other officials will be present for the ribbon cutting to officially open the Interstate 22 interchange at Interstate 65. The opening of traffic for the last, and most expensive, portion of I-22 achieves the goal of completion of a project … Continued
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June 20, 2016

Finance Spending Millions Per Year on New Time and Attendance System

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Not only has the State Department of Finance spent $47 million on this “failure-to-pay” software at the insistence of Director Bill Newton and his assistant Rex McDowell, but over the last two fiscal years, the State has spend nearly $8 million for an employee time log-in system, which just … Continued
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December 15, 2015