The case for active antitrust enforcement in Alabama
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall should be enforcing competition through litigation.
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Sewell votes for CHIPS and Science Act to power American economic leadership, lower costs
Previously passed by the Senate, this legislation now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law.
July 29, 2022
Ag commissioner encouraged by Trump order to DOJ to investigate packers for cattle market manipulation
Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate (R) thanked President Donald J. Trump (R) for asking the Department of Justice to investigate the Big Four meatpackers for possible market manipulation of the price that farmers and ranchers get for their beef cattle. “I want to thank President Trump for asking the U.S. Department … Continued
Jones calls for investigation of potential price fixing by meatpackers
U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, has joined other U.S. senators in calling for an investigation into potential price-fixing by the nation’s four largest meatpackers. Many farmers and ranchers claim what they get paid to produce beef has no relation to what consumers are getting charged in the stores and that the big four beef packers … Continued
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See recent postsPoarch Creek’s offer is a pipe dream opening the door to a nightmare
Over the last ten years, the political influence of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has grown so powerful that they can kill any legislation that poses a threat to their business interests. Each year PCI and its Republican allies have doomed legislation that would have created a state lottery or allow others to offer … Continued
Alabama’s Daniels a finalist for national award for cyber tech school
Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels’ efforts to prepare a workforce for growing jobs in cyber technology have made him a finalist in the 2019 New Ideas Challenge – a competition among rising and innovative state and local policymakers to propose the most effective solutions on an array of issues. The finalists were announced by … Continued
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See recent postsThe lottery is dead. Long live the lottery
The paper-only lottery bill appears to have mercifully died in the House. It should have failed in the Senate because it was never more than a diversion to ensure that no lottery bill would endanger the Poarch Band of Creek Indians’ monopoly over gaming in the state. The so-called “clean” paper-only lottery sponsored by Sen. … Continued
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It’s a good time to be living in Alabama. Our economy is booming. Our unemployment rate is reaching record lows. People are getting jobs and the training they need. Companies, like ours, are expanding. Our state, and our people, are prospering. This is great for us as a whole, but it can be challenging … Continued
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See recent postsThe Poarch Creeks want fairness. Let’s give it to them.
It’s nice to see that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians is suddenly interested in competition. That’s been the go-to talking point of late — “(The tribe) just wants the opportunity to compete for the right to offer similar gaming,” a talk radio show host proclaimed last week. Moments after the PCI CEO was on … Continued
Heading into the finish: Republicans look strong as Democrats hope for momentum
Mere hours ahead of election results, state Democrats are hoping some of the national momentum shows up in the Heart of Dixie. According to a new Morning Consult/POLITICO Poll, Democrats are motivated and angry, but in Alabama, so are Republicans. “Roughly three in five (59 percent) Democrats say they feel angry about the midterms, compared … Continued