Robert Bentley interview, Part 1: Private jobs, state jobs and the gambling...
Gov. Robert Bentley sat down with the Montgomery Advertiser Thursday for a wide-ranging interview about his first two years in office and the issues facing the state. We’ll be running excerpts from...
View ArticleAL Supreme Court: Judge relied too much on Sheriff’s opinion in denying...
A Macon County Judge who initially refused to issue a warrant to raid VictoryLand relied too much on Macon County Sheriff David Warren’s opinion on the legality of the machines and overstated both the...
View ArticleAnother Montgomery politico with ties to gambling money arrested
Former House of Representatives employee Clay Covington resigned earlier this month as he was facing a legal fight over not claiming income, including $277,000 he allegedly received from gambling...
View ArticleSenate committees move to enhance gambling penalties
After sometimes bitter debate about gambling in Alabama, two different Senate committees approved similar bills on Wednesday that would enhance the penalties for promoting gambling and possessing...
View ArticleLawmaker fighting to have same machines at Creek, Macon casinos
A state lawmaker who represents Macon County, knowing her legislation to allow machines played at Native American casinos to be played in her home county will not pass this year, said she is preparing...
View ArticleLouis Farrakhan: Whites ‘don’t have the will to allow you to vote uncontested’
The fate of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act stirred the rally into being, and near the end of a discursive, nearly-hour long speech Friday, Louis Farrakhan gave his reason for defending it. Without...
View ArticleFormer State House staffer pleads guilty on income tax charges
A former State House employee pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he failed to report income from the state and from gambling establishments operated by Milton McGregor on his tax returns.Clay...
View ArticleFormer state employee questioned in gambling investigation sentenced in state...
Federal authorities questioned former State House worker Clay Covington in the major gambling corruption investigation that led to three pleas and eight acquittals, but he was never charged in that...
View ArticleVictoryLand’s McGregor slams AG Luther Strange over recent comments, Greene...
VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor occasionally emerges to make major announcements about his facilities or to criticize state efforts to close his casino. McGregor released a statement on Tuesday with...
View ArticleFederal judge dismisses VictoryLand lawsuit, sanctions plaintiffs’ attorney
A federal judge Monday dismissed a lawsuit that alleged that a raid of VictoryLand violated the voting rights of residents of Macon County, and ordered the attorney who represented Macon County...
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