October 20, 2011
The prodigious 2011 Regular Legislative Session not only saw sweeping conservative fiscal changes to state government, the new Republican led…
October 12, 2011
The 2011 Legislative Session has been in the books over four months and the 2012 Session begins in just under four months. The dust has now settled…
October 06, 2011
As the last minutes ticked away on the 2011 Legislative Session last June the last major bills were getting final approval. In the waning hours the…
September 29, 2011
Alabama’s new fiscal year begins October 1. Unlike most states we have two operating budgets. We, of course, have a general fund budget, but we also…
September 22, 2011
The 2011 Legislative Session yielded an avalanche of socially conservative legislation. Paramount on the list was a sweeping new law cracking down on…
September 15, 2011
The much publicized sensational gambling trial which ended in August will be played out again in January. The first trial ended with the jury finding…
September 08, 2011
I hope you enjoyed your Labor Day. Historically this uniquely American holiday, which heralds the end of summer and beginning of fall, also marks the…
September 01, 2011
As we approach Labor Day many of you will look forward to cookouts and the last hurrah of summer activities and celebrations. Historically Labor Day…
August 26, 2011
Last week I chronicled the amazing transformation of the makeup of our congressional delegation over the last 50 years. In 1961 all eleven of our…
August 19, 2011
The political picture of Alabama 50 years ago was quite different from the one you see today. In 1961 we were on the cusp of beginning a decade of…