The National Association of Manufacturers’ vice president of tax and domestic economic policy, Dorothy Coleman, writes that manufacturers advocate keeping important tax provisions known as extenders while Congress reforms the current…
Category: Politics
Hubbard Receives Resounding Votes for 2nd Term as Speaker
The Republicans in the Alabama House of Representatives met on Thursday to elect their leaders for the next four years. The caucus retained Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) as Speaker of the House,…
Alabama Robotics Tech Park Ready for Expansion
Construction work is beginning on an expansion at the Alabama Robotics Technology Park (RPT) that will add new capabilities to a facility that’s already considered one of the world’s most innovative…
Why Our Tech Firm Moved its Headquarters to Alabama
By Hubert Thiebolt, CEO of online game portal Curse Inc. Things at Curse Inc. have never been better. As an organization, we have several rapidly growing products, we have just obtained…
Alabama House Democrats Elect Leadership
The Alabama House Democratic Caucus gathered today for their organizational meeting to elect caucus leadership for the next four years. The caucus retained Representative Craig Ford (D-Gadsden) as Minority Leader and…
Governor Bentley Elected Chairman of Interstate Mining Compact Commission
Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday announced he will serve as Interstate Mining Compact Commission (IMCC) chairman in 2015. The Governor was elected chairman at the commission’s October business meeting in Washington,…
Rainsville Discusses Contract with Southern Light
The Rainsville City Council discusses a contract with Southern Light. "FTC would much prefer to deal with companies like Southern Light than with these large carriers." - Fred Johnson, Farmers Telephone…
AEA President Writes Letter to the New Legislature
Dear newly / re- elected member of the Alabama Legislature, Congratulations! The majority of the voters in your respective districts have seen fit to send you to Montgomery to be THEIR…