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How STAARS Fell on Alabama

By Bill Britt and Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter The revelation first reported by the Alabama Political Reporter, that a $47-million-dollar software package known as STAARS caused a meltdown in the State’s ability to pay its bills in a timely fashion, or properly process inter-agency payments, leaving hundreds of millions of dollars in a software … Continued
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February 1, 2016

How STAARS Fell on Alabama

By Bill Britt and Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter The revelation first reported by the Alabama Political Reporter, that a $47-million-dollar software package known as STAARS caused a meltdown in the State’s ability to pay its bills in a timely fashion, or properly process inter-agency payments, leaving hundreds of millions of dollars in a software … Continued
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January 31, 2016

Questions Arise on No-Bid Software Contract

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The revelation that a no-bid software contract approved by Finance Director Bill Newton led to a meltdown in the State’s ability to pay its bills in a timely fashion has raised questions about how the contract was awarded. Not only are thousands of vendors not being paid, but State … Continued
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December 10, 2015