privatization

The Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development committee Wednesday voted against giving a favorable report to a bill that would have privatized the state’s liquor stores. Senate Bill 77 was sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur. A public hearing was held on the eighth floor of the Statehouse on Wednesday, but the bill failed in committee … Continued

A multi-year contract between NASA and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Engineering Innovation and Technology Development research group was doubled recently, giving the group a $50 million cap on work to provide and maintain cold-stowage units for the International Space Station. EITD us a research group of nearly 40 engineers and technicians led … Continued

By Don Cooley Former Director, Alabama State Parks Division Department of Conservation & Natural Resources As a former State Parks director, nothing would have pleased me more than being able to vote for a constitutional amendment to protect State Park revenues from being raided by the politicians. But I will vote “No” on Amendment 2 … Continued

By Charley Grimsley Alabama Political Reporter Amendment 2 on State Parks has been advertised as a way to protect State Park revenues. If that were all it did, it would be good. But like a Trojan horse, hidden inside is something you probably didn’t know. Amendment 2 would allow STATE PARK PRIVATIZATION, and turning our … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The government has a role in the lives of its citizens, but it should be a government of the people, by the people, for the people, as Abraham Lincoln memorialized at Gettysburg. Of the many lessons learned from Mike Hubbard’s time as Speaker, the failure of his strict mode of … Continued