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Bill Raises Incentive Caps for Entertainment Industry

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter A bill to further increase tax incentives to the entertainment industry was introduced to Senate Finance and Taxation, Education Committee on Wednesday during a public hearing by Representative Terri Collins (R-Decatur,)the Senate companion bill, SB290, is sponsored by Gerald Dial (R-Lineville). HB 243 seeks to increase the tax incentives … Continued
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March 15, 2012

Holtzclaw Calls for Senators to Decline Pay Increase

  By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, on the Alabama Senate Floor, Senator Bill Holtzclaw (R-Madison) strongly urged Alabama senators not to accept the automatic pay raise this year. In 2007, the Democratic led legislature voted to give lawmakers an automatic cost of living pay raise each year that did not require an annual … Continued
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February 29, 2012

State to Put RFPs in Online Database Gets Committee Approval

By Susan Britt and Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, a bill requiring the State Purchasing Division of the Department of Finance to maintain an online statewide database of each request for a bid or proposal for a public contract by the State of Alabama passed in out of the Public Hearing and Vote with … Continued
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February 9, 2012

Internet Dark Day Protests Proposed Web Bills

By Susan BrittAlabama Political Reporter Many Internet sites such as Wikipedia, Reddit, Craig’s List and BoingBoing are dark today in reaction to legislation in Washington, DC, regarding what appears to be a growing divide between the entertainment industry and Web companies including Google and Facebook. While many sites that are protesting will continue to remain … Continued
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January 18, 2012