Friday, May 18 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-05-18 23:20:53 GMT
If you text and drive it's a matter of WHEN and not IF you will be involved in an accident. The odds are stacked against you when your eyes and hands are more focused on your cell phone than they areMore >>
If you text and drive it's a matter of WHEN and not IF you will be involved in an accident. The odds are stacked against you when your eyes and hands are more focused on your cell phone than they are the other motorists on the roadways.More >>
Tuesday, May 15 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-05-15 23:20:31 GMT
On our editorial suggesting that the governor raise taxes to fund Medicaid, we received these comments: "If the budget is passed at this severely cut rate, the shortage of physicians, hospitals, and clinicsMore >>
On our editorial suggesting that the governor raise taxes to fund Medicaid, we received these comments:More >>
Tuesday, May 1 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-05-01 23:20:35 GMT
If your commute includes I-85 in the mornings I'm sure you've noticed men alongside the roadways picking up trash and road debris and thought to yourself "who would want to do that?"More >>
If your commute includes I-85 in the mornings I'm sure you've noticed men alongside the roadways picking up trash and road debris and thought to yourself "who would want to do that?"More >>
Friday, April 20 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-04-20 23:20:42 GMT
For the next sixty seconds I want you to give yourself permission to push pause on whatever you are doing and listen and reflect for a moment. I did this recently after reading an article titled "Top fiveMore >>
Wednesday, April 18 2012 7:27 PM EDT2012-04-18 23:27:31 GMT
Representative Christopher John England (Tuscaloosa) has sponsored a bill in the Alabama legislature that would allow convicted felons of drug crimes to receive food stamps under certain circumstances.More >>
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MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) -
The state of Alabama currently has four Affiliated Double A, Minor League Baseball teams out of only 30 in the United States with only Texas and Pennsylvania having as many teams.
These teams which hold value for our state and communities face serious issues if the current ethics reform bill passes without a proposed amendment. The current ethic reform bill poses unintended consequences on these teams which having a dramatic impact on their ability to maintain viable organizations and continue to positively impact the communities in which they operate.
The current ethics bill, as it stands now, will not allow public officials (teachers, janitors at schools or anyone paid by a city, county or state) to receive a $9 ticket as a nice gesture from someone. By doing so a number of individuals and organizations may forgo buying tickets to baseball games as to not risk a violation of the law.
The impact of this will be far reaching. Double A baseball in our state provides jobs, land acquisition for ballparks, and economic development for cities such as our own in downtown Montgomery. Baseball is our great American pastime-but it is also a business- reduced ticket sales due to the unintended consequences of this bill will hurt these organizations.
We encourage the legislators to consider the amendment allowing for public officials (teachers, janitors, etc) to be able to receive a ticket to the ballgame but still holding firm that this will not apply to legislators.
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