Byย Dennis Pillion | dpillion@al.comย Email the authorย |ย Follow on Twitter on February 16, 2016 at 4:03 PM, updatedย February 16, 2016 at 5:19 PM A federal judge has blocked the use of certain BP restoration funds stemming from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill from being used to rebuild a beachfront lodge and conference centerย on the Alabama coast. U.S. District Judge Charles Butler [...]
Posted:ย Jan 26, 2016 3:52 PM CSTย Updated:ย Jan 26, 2016 5:59 PM CST By Renee Dials, FOX10 News Anchor MOBILE, AL (WALA) - The state of Alabama wants to build a new hotel and conference center at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, and officials want to use BP restoration money to do it.ย An environmental group calls the project a "shocking [...]
Byย John Sharp | jsharp@al.comย Email the authorย |ย Follow on Twitter on January 26, 2016 at 4:04 PM, updatedย January 26, 2016 at 9:25 PM The process for awarding $58 million of BP oil spill fines for a beachfront hotel and conference center at Gulf State Park was flawed and failed to consider alternative projects, an attorney with an environmental advocacy group argued [...]
Initiative 42 is a constitutional amendment to ensure adequate funding for public schools in Mississippi. The opponents claim that it is a "radical ploy to shift power from voters to judges." The opponents make this claim because the amendment makes it clear that the adequate funding requirement would be enforceable by the state courts. This claim is absolutely baffling. I [...]
Watch Video: Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe American Indian tribe lives in peril near New Orleans The Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe needs federal recognition in order to protect the only land they called home. Their land, located 40 miles outside of New Orleans, has been rapidly eroding and they fear another hurricane like Katrina will destroy their homes and their legacy. Duration: 3:36