Gulf State Park

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter There are only three legislative days left in the 2015 Legislative session, and the Montgomery power brokers are anxious to get their legislation passed. On Thursday, May 28, conservative state Senator Paul Sanford filibustered controversial legislation that would have obligated Alabama taxpayers to pay for an extravagant beachfront hotel … Continued

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Everyone in Montgomery claims that the General Fund (SGF) is in a state of crisis. The Bentley Administration has even threatened to close up to twenty Alabama State Parks, unless the legislature takes hundreds of millions of more dollars from the people of Alabama. That has not stopped … Continued

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 26, Senate Finance and Taxation Committee Chairman Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) told members of the capital press corps, including the Alabama Political Reporter that the Senate Finance and Taxation Committee would take up the General Fund budget, House Bill 135, at their regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday … Continued

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In 2011, Governor Robert Bentley stood on the Capitol steps to deliver his inaugural address. Governor Bentley promised the people of Alabama that he would not take a paycheck until Alabama reached defined full employment. “We are going to have to be creative. Agencies that are not typically focused … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Wednesday Governor Robert Bentley announced that Alabama will receive nearly $100 million in funding as part of the ongoing coastal restoration projects following the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. And today, the state House of Representatives is expected to pass a bill allowing construction of a … Continued

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Governor Bentley held a press conference today announcing that Alabama will receive nearly $100 million in funding for three proposed coastal restoration projects as a part of the ongoing early restoration process following the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. The Gulf State Park project has been in … Continued

By Beth Clayton MONTGOMERY–The debate over plans for Gulf State Park continued in the House Economic Development and Tourism committee Thursday afternoon. The bill, sponsored by Senator Trip Pittman (R- Daphne), would allow a 29 acre tract of land in Gulf State Park to be leased out to develop a lodge and conference center. “We’re … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter With just days left in the 2013 Alabama legislative session, Alabama Senators are sacrificing sleep to get work done.  Senators were up till midnight to pass a bill allowing the Governor to deal with developers to build a luxury beach resort at Gulf State Park. Republicans in the Alabama … Continued