Gas and petroleum industry is preparing for hurricane season
The NOAA is predicting a 60 percent chance of an above-normal number of named storms.
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Colonial Pipeline resumes operations after shutdown prompts gas shortages
The company said it may still take several days for the supply chain to return to normal.
Counties to improve safety of 1,013 road miles, 20 bridges with Rebuild Alabama 2020 funds
New data released by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama shows that more than a 1,000 miles of road will be improved next year with the proceeds of the new gasoline and diesel fuel taxes. A look at the 2019-2020 work plans adopted statewide, counties are scheduled to improve 1,013 miles of crumbling county … Continued
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This week, gasoline taxes in Alabama went up six cents a gallon. The costs of maintaining cars and trucks, well, they certainly aren’t going down. How can drivers save money – aside from staying off the highway? One great way is to join the move toward economical, clean electric vehicles. More than 1.2 million plug-in … Continued
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See recent postsRural roads need fixing
Last week we talked about the importance that roads are to the economic development of our state. We spoke about urban growth and expansion, especially the needs for highways in Huntsville and the improvement of the Port in Mobile. Well, I overlooked the needs and importance of our rural roads. Make no doubt about it, … Continued
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See recent postsA legacy for the ages
In a column on Wednesday, Alabama Political Reporter Editor-in-Chief Bill Britt noted that Gov. Kay Ivey’s time is now to do big things for Alabama. That may well come to pass. Ivey, Britt noted, wants to do great things, and among those great things are overhauling “significant portions of the state’s education system,” opening three … Continued
Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition holds workshop on propane alternatives
The Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition held a workshop at Lawson State Community College’s Bessemer Campus to give early adopters of propane-powered vehicles an opportunity to share their experiences. The attendees provided facts and figures on how converting from gasoline and diesel to cleaner propane saves money and is ultimately better for the environment. There are … Continued
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Will Gas Tax Increase Pass This Session?
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, April 26, the Alabama Legislature returns to Montgomery for the first of its last five days of the 2016 Legislative Session. One of the biggest questions remaining, is whether the powerful road builder lobbyists, and their many special interest allies, can turn enough legislators to pass a … Continued
Big City Mayors Join BCA in Push for Higher Road Revenues
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, April 6, the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) invited the mayors of Alabama’s five largest cities to Montgomery to lobby the legislature for new revenue to fund more work on roads and bridges. The Mayors of Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa all asked the State legislators to … Continued
Big Money Special Interest Continue Push For Raising Fuel Taxes
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter While most of the press and public are focused on what Governor Robert Bentley and his former Chief Political Advisor did or did not do, the road builders and their allies with the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) are pushing legislators to pass a series of fuel taxes. These … Continued