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Health Care Stands; Alabama Leaders Divided
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the majority of federal health care reform legislation, dubbed “Obamacare, ” winning praise from some quarters, ...
Alabama Celebrates Airbus
With a light show like a rock concert and organization like a Republican political convention, Airbus announced, to a packed house...
Civil Judgment Against McGregor, VictoryLand
Milton McGregor, owner of VictoryLand gambling facility, came unscathed through back-to-back federal criminal trials but lost, to the tune of...
Vulcan Update
With a court-ordered reprieve from a hostile takeover bid, Birmingham’s Vulcan Materials Co.—the largest provider of construction aggregates in the nation—re-elected four...
U.S. Supreme Court Turns Deaf Ear on Siegelman Case
Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, who was convicted in federal court of accepting a bribe to appoint HealthSouth Chairman Richard Scrushy to...
Jefferson County Financial Struggles Continue
With no relief from the state Legislature, Jefferson County has skipped payment on a $200 million general obligation bond payment for the...
Taxes on Indian Land
Citing federal law about timetables for creation of Indian reservations, the Escambia County Commission challenged whether the land where the Poarch Band...
Daily Newspapers Go Dowdy
Three of Alabama’s major daily newspapers have announced plans to drop back to three-day-a-week print editions. Ricky Mathews, who serves as publisher...
Biggest Ship (so far) Comes In
Early in June, the Port of Mobile welcomed its first Post-Panamax container ship—that’s a ship too big to have squeezed through the...
Alabama Makes Pitch for Airbus Plant
Not so long ago, it looked like a sure bet that Airbus would build a new aircraft assembly plant in Mobile. After...