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Why are Alabama schools going broke?
API in the News
- September 1, 2010
Twenty-five more Alabama schools may have to borrow to maintain school operations, according to reports. But it might not be for the reasons you think.
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Alabama Voices: Panel takes long-term view on Alzheimer's
API in the News
- January 17, 2010
Often, our state legislators and the governor appear to tackle the urgent, politically expedient and routine issues without a focus on the long-term...
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Corruption conviction no barrier for lobbyists
API in the News
- May 24, 2010
An ongoing federal investigation into alleged vote buying during the legislative debate on bingo has put greater scrutiny on the practice of lobbying in Alabama...
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Illegal Gambling:
Press Releases
- February 24, 2010
BIRMINGHAM, AL - The Alabama Policy Institute presents Illegal Gambling: "It's Not Encouraging to See It Come Back" in an ongoing effort to present the facts about gambling. From both an historical and a contemporary vantage point, former Governor John Patterson (D-AL) describes illegal gambling's return to Alabama and discusses current state law concerning gambling...
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Statement by API President on House District 40 special election
Press Releases
- February 17, 2010
In a hotly-contested campaign in which casino gambling became an issue, the candidate who took a solid position against gambling won an overwhelming victory over the candidate who proclaimed he was for "letting the people vote." In a special election that drew an unusually high number of voters...
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API President Gary Palmer Urges Legislature to Defeat Gambling Constitutional Amendments House Bill 507 and Senate Bill 380
Press Releases
- February 9, 2010
Today, Alabama Policy Institute President Gary Palmer released the following statement regarding the public hearing on Senate Bill 380 and House Bill 507 which are pending in the Alabama State Legislature...
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Hearing on charter schools draws crowd
API in the News
- February 4, 2010
The issue of whether the state should pass charter school legislation this year pitted two of the most powerful factions in the state -- business and education -- against one another. Proponents and opponents of charter schools packed the auditorium of the Alabama...
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House to get controversial gambling bill
API in the News
- January 21, 2008
The troops on both sides are arming for a fight over a bill that would allow private casinos to offer the same games as Indian operations until November, when supporters hope an amendment will be on the ballot to...
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