In the state Senate:

September 16, 2010

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,

Comments from various Alabama legislators after the federal investigation began

September 16, 2010

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

House members reverse trend, push Senate to take lead this year

September 16, 2010

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

VictoryLand restraining order dropped

September 16, 2010

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

Samford University passes halfway point in $200 million capital campaign

September 16, 2010

Samford University has passed the halfway point in fundraising for the $200 million “Campaign for Samford” which was publicly launched in October 2009. Several estate

Experts offer advice to churches experiencing lean times

September 16, 2010

By Kristen Padilla “The economy is suffering for just about everybody but it is very localized,” said Jim Swedenburg, director of the office of Cooperative

Notes of interest dealing with gambling at Greenetrack

September 9, 2010

VictoryLand in Macon County may not have been the only casino skimping on its charitable giving. Numerous reports reveal Greenetrack also did little to help