Dr. David Bronner Archives • Alabama Political Reporter

RSA’s Bonner encourages Gov. Ivey to push gaming legislation forward

Ivey needs to gather the top leadership from the House and Senate in a room and hammer out a deal they can agree upon.

June 10, 2024

The story of Dr. David Bronner, RSA, Robert Trent Jones Golf Courses

Dr. David Bronner has marked his place in Alabama political and governmental history. He has headed the revered Retirement Systems of Alabama Pension Funds for 45 years. When Bronner took his present job with RSA, the Retirement Systems had approximately $500 million of funds. Today RSA has approximately $40 billion in investments making our RSA … Continued

November 6, 2019

Alabama Black Belt Adventures celebrates long, successful relationship with Raycom Media

For almost a decade, the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) has worked to share the good news about outdoor tourism – the most profitable and attractive industry in a historically economically challenged region of our state. ALBBAA was formed in 2009 to promote outdoor recreation like hunting and fishing, as well as its rich … Continued

September 21, 2018

The black hand behind Perry Hand

Shortly after the Alabama Political Reporter made it known that the Business Council of Alabama’s Executive Board had voted on April 10 to terminate Billy Canary from his position as CEO, nearly a dozen Republican lawmakers were burning-up their mobile phones, trying to find out who Perry Hand is and who could convince him to … Continued

April 19, 2018

Hidden Agenda. Part Two.

By Larry Lee Earlier this week we asked if there is a hidden agenda to the state school board’s hiring of non-educator Mike Sentance of Boston to be our state school superintendent. This concentrated on the actual education of students. However, there is another part of this picture that few have considered and that may … Continued

August 30, 2016

What Happened in Vegas Was Heard at Troy

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Just days after the Alabama Political Reporter published excepts from a speech given by Dr. George R. Crowley, Associate Professor of Economics and Associate Chair of Economics & Finance at Troy’s Johnson Center, the University’s Chancellor, Jack Hawkins, took action. Dr. Judson Edwards, Dean of the Sorrell College of … Continued

July 6, 2016

Bronner Offers Ideas on How to Move Alabama Forward

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Recently, the Alabama Political Reporter sat down with Dr. David Bronner, the long-serving head of RSA. “One of the stories I like to tell was an old Birmingham News story that asked, ‘What if we treated Alabama’s football team like we do everything else,’” recalled Bronner. “First of all, Coach Saban … Continued

February 3, 2016

More of the Same Reform?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— During the 2015 Legislative Session, the State Legislature created the Joint Committee on Alabama Public Pensions with the expressed purpose of reforming the State Pension plan. Republicans have repeatedly expressed a desire to overhaul the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA), in an effort to control cost. Ideas … Continued

August 25, 2015

Bedford Prefiles Bronner Bill in Senate

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter The fight for control over investments of the Employees’ Retirement Systems and the Teachers’ Retirement Systems in Alabama has not yet reached its end. On December 16th, the Alabama Political Reporter reported on events leading up to an identical bill being prefiled on the House side in preparation for … Continued

December 30, 2013