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If gambling legislation fails this session, blame historical bigotry

State lawmakers asked the Poarch Creeks to trust them on gambling. All of history said that was a bad idea.
April 1, 2024

Russian expat hires Poarch Creek’s lobbyist to hawk legislation to monitor contractor’s work

A former Russian banker’s company is now offering software to the state that would take screen captures of contractor PCs at least once every three minutes and also track keystrokes and mouse activity. Poarch Creek’s lobbyist, Barton & Kinney, LLC, is pushing legislation similar to that being hawked in New Jersey and 20-plus other states … Continued
May 6, 2019

Dueling lottery bills: A simple breakdown of what they do

There are currently two lottery bills in the Alabama Legislature: SB220, sponsored by Sen. Greg Albritton, and SB130, sponsored by Sen. Jim McClendon. While these two bills legalize a lottery in Alabama, they are remarkably different in terms of the games that are allowed, revenues generated and jobs created. Whenever the topic of a lottery, … Continued
April 19, 2019

New bill would gut ethics laws — just like voters wanted

Congratulations, Alabama voters, you are about to free state lawmakers from the inconvenient restraints of ethics laws. A bill sponsored by Sen. Greg Albritton and co-sponsored by Senate President Del Marsh would wipe out most of the current laws, freeing up lawmakers to again profit immensely from their public service jobs. Just like you voters … Continued
April 5, 2019

McGhee narrowly avoids upset, holds onto PCI vice-chairmanship

In one of the highest turnout runoff elections in Poarch Creek history, Robbie McGhee narrowly held onto his vice-chairman seat. McGhee defeated challenger Amy Bryan, 625-596, in what was also a historically close race. McGhee, a longtime member of the PCI tribal council, was a heavy favorite when campaigning started for the seat. But fractures … Continued
August 6, 2018

Casino owners to AG: Leave employees alone

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Doesn’t the Alabama attorney general have better things to do than harass hard working citizens in the state’s poorest counties? That, collectively, was the message Alabama casino owners sent to AG Steve Marshall on Thursday, a day after Marshall announced his intent to file public nuisance lawsuits against casinos … Continued
October 6, 2017

House GOP Caucus Announces Ambitious Agenda

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, February 25, the Alabama House Republican Caucus announced their 2015 legislative agenda. This year’s GOP agenda has been titled, the Alabama First Agenda. On Wednesday Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) was joined by the Chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee Representative Mac McCutcheon (R-Capshaw) … Continued
February 26, 2015

Armistead Says Joe Hubbard Is Bought And Paid For By Casino Owners

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, October 23, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead blasted State Representative Joe Hubbard, the Democratic Party candidate for Attorney General, for running a campaign that is largely financed by the Poarch Creek Indians, who run a string of casinos in Atmore and Wetumpka. Chairman Armistead accused Hubbard … Continued
October 27, 2014

Alabama Indian Tribe Receives $200,000 Grant From U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians had been awarded $200,000 for river cane reintroduction and longleaf pine restoration. On Friday, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced awards of more than $4.2 Million in Conservation Grants to Native American Tribes.  Sec. … Continued
March 20, 2012