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| March 7, 2007 |
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| The first legislative session after an election is always the most dangerous. It is dangerous because the next election is almost four years away and too many legislators... |
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| April 5, 2007 |
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| Intentionally or not, Randy Brinson, president of the Christian Coalition of Alabama, greatly misinformed the people of Alabama in a recent column concerning gambling. He claims... |
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| February 22, 2008 |
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| At exit 54 on I-65 in south Alabama, you cannot help but notice the construction of a large facility that includes a multi-story high rise building. It is a casino and hotel being built by the Poarch Creek Indian tribe... |
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| March 28, 2008 |
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| In the current legislative session, Rep. Marcel Black (D-Tuscumbia) has introduced a bill to legalize high-stakes bingo gambling at dog tracks in Birmingham and Mobile with plans to use the revenue to help fund Alabama’s Medicaid program... |
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| August 15, 2008 |
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| As the Etowah and Houston County Commissions peddle their plans to build electronic bingo casinos in Gadsden and Dothan, there is something that the people of these counties and the surrounding counties need to know … |
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| January 30, 2009 |
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| As surely as spring follows winter, the Alabama State Legislature starts yet another legislative session facing yet another revenue crisis. |
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| March 26, 2009 |
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| By now, just about everyone in Alabama has seen or heard the ads from the Sweet Home Alabama Coalition. And just about everyone who has seen or heard the ads is confused by their message. |
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| May 8, 2009 |
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| The United States Supreme Court recently issued an opinion that could impact the future of Poarch Creek Indian gambling operations in Alabama. |
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| October 8, 2009 |
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| U.S. District Judge Lynwood Smith, who was appointed by President Bill Clinton in December 1995, has issued a ruling that could help bring some clarity to the issue of bingo operations in Alabama. |
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| October 29, 2009 |
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| The latest rulings on the legality of electronic bingo in Jefferson and Walker Counties raise serious questions about the legality of these operations in other parts of the state. |
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