Attendance almost doubled at Chappell Hill Baptist Church, Gilbertown, on Aug. 15. An estimated 65 people gathered to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Choctaw
Since it began six years ago, slot machine-style gambling has weaved a tangled web across Alabama, linking some of the state’s biggest power players with
The FBI calls public corruption one of its “top investigative priorities behind only terrorism, espionage and cyber crimes.” It believes public corruption impacts “our democracy
Sen. Roger Bedford, D-Russellville, typically stayed in the background when it came to legislative attempts to expand gambling. That is until 2010. “I felt like
Sen. Lowell Barron, D-Fyffe, has been a loyal supporter of expanding gambling and sponsored numerous bills toward that effort in past years. Sen. Zeb Little,
Sen. Tom Butler, D-Madison It (the investigation) seems to be focused on the lobbying effort more than the legislative perspective. Did any lobbyists make any
The House of Representatives typically spends very little time debating the “blessed” gambling bill for the year. But then when those bills don’t pass the
Macon County Circuit Court Judge Tom Young dropped a temporary restraining order against Gov. Bob Riley’s Task Force on Illegal Gambling from raiding VictoryLand on