Posts by Dale Jackson — Page 44
7. A new gambling bill could be voted on in the Alabama State Senate next week, but no one really seems to think the State House backed plans will get a vote. A bill that would allow a lottery and protect some current gambling entities without expanding to casino gambling and sports betting is likely […]
new gambling idea is apparently on the table after cold water has been thrown on hopes of the Alabama State Senate passing the House gambling bills after a hearing concluded with no vote on the matter in a hastily called meeting
Alabama State Senator Tim Melson (R-Florence) has officially filed his bill that would make it clear that in vitro fertilization is protected in Alabama
7 Things: Pointless IVF drama continues; Biden, Trump plan dueling trips to the border; and more ...
A bomb was detonated outside of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall's Montgomery office at a time when the state was under the disingenuous scrutiny of the local and national media
A weekend of stupid talk dominated the discussion over the issue of last week's ruling that put in vitro fertilization treatments in the state of Alabama in question even though that issue is being resolved
Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories.
State Senator Tim Melson of Florence has introduced a bill to allow in vitro fertilization clinics to operate in the state of Alabama, not that they had to stop
Fallout from Alabama Supreme Court ruling on embryos begins with national media drooling at the idea of having another issue to tie to abortion, Alabama Democrats declaring that you need to vote in "#Rovember"(?) and the University of Alabama at Birmingham declaring their fertility clinic closed and telling people to stop taking their medication
As Alabama's Most Trusted Journalist mentioned this weekend, the votes do not exist to push the current incarnation of the comprehensive gambling bill the Alabama State House passed last week
President Joe Biden is now considering taking action on the border with Mexico and this signifies a pretty big shift from the "the border is secure" rhetoric of the last three years and the "I can't do anything rhetoric of the last month."
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is on board the gambling train, polishing the roulette wheel, rolling the dice, and shuffling the cards, with has a message for those who think this is a bad bill or oppose it for other reasons, "You don't have to gamble" which is an angle abortion fanatic would love to try
Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories.
Two gambling bills have now passed the Alabama State House, one is a constitutional amendment on the "statewide education lottery, traditional raffles and bingo, casino-style gaming, and sports wagering" while the other lays out how gambling would work (with an amnesty for lawbreakers) and how the money would be spent
Alabama House committee passes comprehensive gambling on a voice vote, but Rep. Allen Treadaway (R-Morris) was the only one reported to have voted "no."

