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McCutcheon says public opinion is driving gambling debate

Thursday, Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, told reporters that public opinion is driving the debate on gambling. Speaker McCutcheon praised Alabama Governor Kay Ivey’s (R) working group on gambling and said that a lot of good people had been appointed to that group. At Gov. Ivey’s State of the State address, she told … Continued
February 24, 2020

Heated public hearing held on controversial bingo bill in committee

The Local Legislation Committee held a well-attended public hearing Tuesday on a local bill dealing with Greene County. HB545 would clarify that electronic bingo is legal in Greene County and would establish a five-member gaming commission to regulate the electronic bingo business in Greene County. House Bill 545 is sponsored by State Rep. Artis “A.J.” … Continued
May 15, 2019

Daniel McCurdy to head Alabama Farm Service Agency, Chris Beeker to head Rural Development Office

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, November 3, 2017, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a slate of Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Rural Development (RD) State Directors.  All would be serving as appointees of President Donald Trump. FSA State Directors help implement U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) policies in planning, organizing, … Continued
November 7, 2017

Walker County has no easy answers for financial mess

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, August 21, 2017, State Senator Greg Reed (R-Jasper) and State Representative Connie Rowe (R-Jasper) met with the Walker County Commission six days after voters went to the polls and rejected a sales tax that the Commission had billed as Walker County’s only way to avoid bankruptcy.  The voters … Continued
August 24, 2017

Alabama Supreme Court makes up more bingo law

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Supreme Court (ALSC) has made up more law. You probably missed this, since it happened on Dec. 23 – the Friday before Christmas. That was the day the ALSC chose to issue its latest anti-electronic bingo ruling – this time against GreeneTrack in Greene County. The court … Continued
January 3, 2017

Lease Deal Ended, In-Fighting Still On

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Recently, the Alabama Political Reporter sat with Public Service Commissioner (PSC), Chris “Chip” Beeker and his attorney, James Anderson, at the Offices of Copeland Franco to review documents and recollections regarding a solar option to a lease offered to the commissioner. Controversy grew around the proposed land lease after … Continued
September 22, 2016

Greene County’s Burden

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—What began as a war on bingo by former Gov. Bob Riley, was rooted in power, politics and greed, with both sides claiming legal and even moral authority over what constitutes legal or illegal bingo in the Alabama. The latest episode in this much-sordid affair is the State Supreme … Continued
July 18, 2016

Greene County Gambling Legislation is Defeated in Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, April 14, the Senate rejected a local constitutional amendment that would give Greene Track exclusive gaming rights in Greene County and would have allowed the dog track to have the same electronic bingo games that the Poarch Creek Band of Indians (PCI) have at their three facilities. The … Continued
April 15, 2016

Ethics Complaint Filed Against AG Strange

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A Greene County Pastor has filed a complaint with the Alabama Ethics Commission against Attorney General Luther Strange, after drawing a parallel with the Grand Jury investigation into Speaker of the House, Mike Hubbard. Rev. John Kennard, former Tax Assessor for Greene County and Pastor of the Hunter Chapel … Continued
September 2, 2014

Greene County Bingo Raids Increase Statewide Unemployment Rate

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter GREENE COUNTY – Statistics released by Alabama Department of Labor show that job losses in one county in Alabama, Greene County, unilaterally brought up the state’s average unemployment rate to 6.9 percent last month, up from 6.7 percent the previous month and 6.5 percent one year ago. “Only Greene … Continued
May 19, 2014