As I write this, the Alabama Legislature is busying trying to fix what’s wrong with [...]

How a decade of blunders back-stabs left Jefferson County broke

Except for members of the Alabama Legislature, it has been fashionable for political do-gooders in [...]

 
The Alabama Legislature ended its 2009 session last week. After three months of work, the [...]

Jefferson County Commission President Bettye Fine Collins has asked county department heads to prepare cuts [...]

 
With millions of brightly colored, provocatively designed, meticulously arranged bits of data floating around in [...]

When Alabama’s general fund budget was passed by the state senate on Tuesday, it was [...]

State authorities last week seized more than $300 million worth of assets from four banks, [...]

UPDATE: The Alabama House might not have passed any legislation to keep Jefferson County solvent, [...]

Advocates for Alabama’s Gourmet Beer Bill are feeling frustrated, and with good reason – they [...]

Everyone is clear about what they don’t want
 
It’s not a great mystery why our political [...]

Johnson will explain agreements with legislators and school board members. In exchange, feds won’t prosecute Johnson’s family members.