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Who will develop Gulf State Park?

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
May 2, 2013

Governor announces coastal restoration projects

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
May 2, 2013

Sessions and Bonner Say that the Criminal Penalties will be just the Beginning of BP’s Punishment

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, British Petroleum (BP) agreed with the US Department of Justice that the company was criminally liable for its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill which killed 11 seamen and polluted much of the Gulf of Mexico. As part of their criminal punishment BP … Continued
November 19, 2012

Bonner Introduces Legislation to Block BP from Being Able to Deduct Oil Spill Fines on Their Tax Returns

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Jo Bonner introduced legislation in the House on Friday to prevent companies that were involved in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill from being able to deduct hundreds of millions of dollars in fines and compensation from their tax bill. Congressman Bonner said that media … Continued
October 30, 2012

Shelby and Landrieu Tell Obama that “Shortchanging the RESTORE Act is Wholly Unacceptable”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama joined fellow RESTORE Act co-author, Senator Mary Landrieu (D) from Louisiana in a letter to President Barack H. Obama reaffirming Congress’s intent in drafting and passing the RESTORE Act. Senators Shelby and Landrieu wrote in their letter, “Recent reports suggest that … Continued
October 10, 2012

Bonner and Sessions Send Letter to Administration Asking them to Abide by RESTORE Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama and Rep. Jo Bonner (R) from Mobile and other members of the Gulf Coast congressional delegation sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder expressing concerns about a possible settlement in the Deepwater Horizon case. Senator Sessions said, “The purpose of our … Continued
October 8, 2012

Bonner Announces Completion of Gulf Coast Claims Facility Review

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Jo Bonner (R) from Mobile issued a written statement following the release of the Audit of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility.  Rep. Bonner said that the review “found no major inconsistencies within the GCCF’s claims operations.” Rep. Bonner said that the review however, “did point out that Mr. … Continued
April 27, 2012

First Criminal Charges Prepared in BP Oil Spill

Staff Report U.S. prosecutors are preparing what would be the first criminal charges against BP PLC employees stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident, which killed 11 workers and caused the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, said people familiar with the matter. Prosecutors are focused on several Houston-based engineers and at least one … Continued
December 29, 2011