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Auditor Discusses Closing of Five State Parks

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, October 15, the Alabama Parks System closed five State parks.  Bladon Springs, Chickasaw, Paul M. Grist, Roland Cooper and Florala all were closed by the state of Alabama on Thursday. State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R), who opposed the closings, spoke to the Rainy Day Patriots in Hoover about … Continued
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October 20, 2015

Strange Announces Details of BP Settlement

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, October 5 Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) more details about Alabama’s settlement with BP regarding damages from the 2010 Gulf oil spill. AG Strange said in a statement, “After five years of litigation, I am pleased to announce that Alabama’s $1 billion settlement with BP … Continued
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October 6, 2015

Alabama Jobs Foundation on BP Settlement

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, July 2 Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) and Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that BP has agreed to pay the State of Alabama a settlement of $2.3 billion.  So that means that we can put that money in an account and draw interest while we … Continued
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July 6, 2015
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State should not waste $2.3 Billion BP settlement

By Jim Zeigler Alabama State Auditor Alabama now expects to receive about $2.3 billion in a settlement of claims from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster of 2010. Now my questions start: How will Alabama use the money? Will it be spent on new pet projects? Will it be used to bail out the state’s … Continued
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July 6, 2015

BP Settlement Brings Help for General Fund

  By Brandon Moseley   Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, July 2, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R)and Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that BP has agreed to pay the State of Alabama $1 billion in economic damages and approximately $1 billion in natural resource damages and Federal penalty monies to resolve the State’s claims … Continued
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July 3, 2015

Fish And Wildlife Foundation Approves Alabama Gulf Restoration Projects

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM—On Monday, November 17, 2014, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has approved $9.6 million for four Alabama projects that address high priority conservation needs to restore some of Alabama’s natural resources affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil … Continued
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November 18, 2014
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Restoring Alabama’s Gulf Coast

By Brandon Demyan After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, BP pledged to restore the Gulf Coast region. Four years later, many businesses with valid claims against BP remain in limbo awaiting a decision while tar balls still wash up along the Gulf Coast. While it seems as though the rest of the country … Continued
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April 29, 2014

Who will develop Gulf State Park?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Wednesday Governor Robert Bentley announced that Alabama will receive nearly $100 million in funding as part of the ongoing coastal restoration projects following the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. And today, the state House of Representatives is expected to pass a bill allowing construction of a … Continued
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May 2, 2013