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 for a fight next year. “This is not about gambling to me. This is about fairness, equality and justice,” said Rep. [...]
State Sen. Bryan Taylor’s proposals aimed at increasing penalties against those who own and operate gambling machines in the state of Alabama are effectively dead for this legislative session. On Tuesday, Taylor did not have enough support from fellow Republicans to stop the debate and vote on one of his bills. The other proposal never [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday morning turned back Alabama’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling striking down a portion of the state’s immigration law making it a state crime to conceal, harbor or transport undocumented aliens into the state. The appeal, filed in January by Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, asked the justices of the [...]
Former state Sen. Lowell Barron, once considered one of the most powerful men in the state, and a former campaign staffer were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly violating the state ethics law and the Fair Campaign Practices Act, according to a statement from the office of Attorney General Luther Strange. Barron, a Fyffe Democrat who [...]
Powerful former state Sen. Lowell Barron has been arrested, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. Barron, a Fyffe Democrat who just turned 70, is listed on the office’s web site as an active inmate and was listed as being arrested about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office The web site does [...]