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Governor announces National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Projects in Alabama

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation awarded nearly $26 million from its Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund to four new projects in the state of Alabama.
November 20, 2020

Proposed beach express toll road is in an Opportunity Zone

Baldwin County voters are going to be able to go to the polls to vote on whether to approve a constitutional amendment allowing the construction of a toll road extending the Baldwin Beach Express from Interstate 10 to Interstate 65. The new 24 miles of road will go from Loxley where the existing Beach Express … Continued
July 15, 2019

Zeigler: One of the three companies bidding on I-10 bridge walked off four projects in Florida

State Auditor Jim Zeigler charged that a company on the short-list for building the Mobile Bayway toll bridge walked off four projects in Florida, and its parent company filed bankruptcy. According to Zeigler, Astaldi Construction Corp. abandoned four large road and bridge construction jobs in Florida. Astaldi’s surety bondholders were required to find and pay … Continued
June 25, 2019

The Lodge at Gulf State Park opens on schedule

Friday, November 2 the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open The Lodge at Gulf State Park, a Hilton Hotel. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) was on hand for the event. “I’m thrilled to be here to have this grand opening that we’ve been waiting a long time … Continued
November 12, 2018

House members file JIC complaint against judge over Bentley ruling

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Several House Republicans have filed an official complaint with the Judicial Inquiry Commission alleging Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Greg Griffin violated several canons of judicial ethics by failing to recuse from a temporary restraining order request filed last week by former Gov. Robert Bentley. Rep. Corey Harbison (R-Cullman) … Continued
April 13, 2017