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Forever Wild

We have to require our leaders to do the right thing

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Don’t say I never say anything good about the Alabama Legislature. OK, maybe it doesn’t happen often, but it happens. Over the years, the Legislature passed and voters ratified the amendment setting up the Forever Wild land preservation program. Lawmakers in 2010 passed tough new ethics laws that eventually … Continued
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March 8, 2017

State Parks Are Polling Supporters

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter As Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) has begun preparing for a second Special Session in which he is expected to once again attempt to convince Republican legislators to abandon their no new taxes pledges to voters and adopt the Governor’s unpopular tax increase plan. Perhaps as part of … Continued
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August 27, 2015
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Explanation of the Statewide Amendments on the November 2012 Ballot

By Mike Hubbard 1. Forever Wild Reauthorization –Ratification of this amendment would reauthorize distributions from the Alabama Trust Fund to the Forever Wild Land Trust for the next twenty years, ending in FY 2032. Under current law, ten percent of the income earned from the invested assets of the Alabama Trust Fund is transferred to … Continued
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October 29, 2012

NRA Endorses Forever Wild

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The nation’s oldest and largest gun rights group, the National Rifleman’s Association is urging that its many members and supporters vote “YES” on Amendment 1 to Continue Alabama’s Forever Wild Land Trust. The NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) in their endorsement said, “Sportsmen have benefited immensely from this … Continued
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October 26, 2012

Alabama’s Forever Wild Falls Under Cloud of Suspicion? (Update/Correction)

Staff Report Established in 1992, the Alabama Forever Wild Trust Fund has been considered by many to be one the most successful and popular legislations in more than 25 years. Conversely, growing choirs of dissenters question the continuation of the program calling it a waste of money and a job-killer. Reauthorization of the program will … Continued
December 18, 2011