Letter to the Editor of The Birmingham News
My first ever blog! This week, The Birmingham News reported on a school taking K-12 students to tour a local brewery. I submitted the following letter to the editor in response:The article in The...
View ArticleJudge Denies Christian Couple the Right to Free Exercise of Biblical Beliefs
To those who argue, "Why not allow same-sex 'marriage'? It's just between those two people!"--Well, no it is not "just between those two people!" Marriage is a foundation to society and when two people...
View ArticleLocal Community Gets Aggressive in Battling Alcohol and Drug Use by Students
I recently had the opportunity to attend a public meeting hosted by local leaders who were wanting to address the serious alcohol and drug problems among students in their community. The event was...
View ArticleGovernor Bantly announces Special Session to consider a state-sponsored lottery.
Governor Bentley announced this morning that he is calling for the Special Session of the Alabama Legislature to consider a constitutional amendment allowing Alabama to vote on a state-sponsored...
View ArticleGambling is a Failed Public Policy
With the Alabama Legislature convening on Monday, August 15, for a Special Session to discuss legalizing a state-sponsored lottery in Alabama, the details of their schedule are still uncertain....
View ArticleGambling Bills Before Senate Tourism Committee today at 10:30 a.m.
With the Alabama Legislature convening today, Monday, August 15, for a Special Session to discuss legalizing a state-sponsored lottery in Alabama, the Senate Tourism Committee meeting has been...
View ArticleTwo of the Five Pro-Gambling Bills Advance to Full Senate
Senate Tourism Committee just voted to advance only two of the five pro-gambling bills to the full Senate. SB3, the Governor's pure lottery bill and SB11, Senator McClendon's bill that allows...
View ArticleSenate Tourism Committee Reconsiders Two Gambling Bills
Senate Tourism Committee reconvened this afternoon (Wednesday, August 17) to reconsider SB26 (Constitutional Amendment to require the Governor to sign a compact with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians)...
View ArticleThe Alabama Legislature Needs Our Prayers
The Alabama Legislature is in chaos and needs our prayers! The deadline for getting a bill to the Secretary of State in order to have a lottery vote on the November ballot was Wednesday night, August...
View ArticleSB3 Died in the Senate - The Truth is Revealed
SB3 died in the Senate today as the Senate voted NOT to concur with the House version of the bill. As we suspected, when the House amended the bill to exclude casinos, that is not what the...
View ArticleInterview with "The World View" Regarding Suspension of Chief Justice Roy Moore
Joe Godfrey, Executive Director of Alabama Citizens Action Program, spoke to The World View about the suspension of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore who dared to affirm traditional...
View ArticleLegislative Update - Week 1
All three of the bills (HB24-Adoption-Rep. Rich Wingo; HB95-Conscience- Rep. Arnold Mooney; HB96-Suicide- Rep. Mack Butler) that are being backed by ALCAP and the Alabama Pro-Life Coalition (APLC) were...
View ArticleLegislative Update - Week 2
The second week of the 2017 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature is now complete. House Bill 70 (HB70), sponsored by Rep. Bill Poole passed out of committee and will go to the full House for a...
View ArticleLegislative Update - Week 3
This past Wednesday, several pro-alcohol bills were presented in the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee (or as we kiddingly refer to it, "The Vice Committee"). Two of the bills were...
View ArticleLegislative Update - Week 4
On Wednesday, March 1, the Senate Tourism & Marketing Committee was supposed to hold a public hearing on SB28 (sponsored by Sen. Tom Whatley) which would legalize internet/online gambling in the...
View ArticleHelp ALCAP Generate Calls in Opposition to HB364
House Bill (HB) 354, Daily Fantasy Sports Bill, sponsored by Rep. Alan Boothe, will be in the House State Government Committee this Wednesday, March 8, at 3:00 p.m., in the State House Room #429.Your...
View ArticleLegislative Update - Week 5
Week #5 of the Alabama Legislature was one of the busiest so far this 2017 Session and there is much to report, but before I do, I want to share with you important information about this upcoming week....
View ArticleLegislative Update - Week 6
This week in the Alabama Legislature might be one of the most significant weeks in recent years! Most weeks during the Regular Session there are only two legislative days, plus a day or two of...
View ArticleGambling or skill? Alabama lawmakers ponder whether to turn fantasy sports...
By John Sharpwww.al.comMarch 22, 2017Is fantasy sports gaming a battle of wits and smarts that's worthy of free-market protection? Or is it just dolled-up digital gambling that deserves being outlawed?...
View ArticleLegislative Update - Week 7
After two weeks of spring break, legislators returned to Montgomery on April 4. We are now half way through the session and so far, none of the pro-gambling bills have been advanced. We continue to...
View ArticleLegislative Update - Week 8
Rather than reporting on the past week (I'm not sure I can add anything to the news of the Governor's resignation), I want to focus attention on one bill that is on the Special Order calendar in the...
View ArticleLegislative Update - Week 9
It was a very busy week. On Tuesday, the House passed HB354 (the Daily Fantasy Sports Bill). There was a great deal of confusion on the floor during the proceedings. First, it was announced by the...
View ArticleLegislative Update - Week 10
Another busy week at the Alabama Legislature! Click here for a report from the Southeast Law Institute's Eric Johnston, ALCAP's legal advisor, concerning HB277 (the daycare licensing bill) and HB440...
View ArticleIt is Urgent That You Contact Governor Ivey
The following email is from ALCAP's legal advisor and director of the Southeast Law Institute, Eric Johnston...Begin forwarded message:Friends,This is a request for immediate action. HB24, Child...
View ArticleGovernor Ivey Signs HB24
Great news! Because of your prayers, phone calls and emails, Governor Ivey signed HB24, the Child Placing Agency Inclusion Act, into law without an executive amendment! Governor Ivey signed the bill...
View ArticleLegislative Update - Week 11
House Bill (HB) 24, the Child Placing Agency Inclusion Act, sponsored by Rep. Rich Wingo and Sen. Bill Hightower, was finally signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey thanks to the prayers, the contacts and...
View ArticleLegislative Update - Week 12
As the 2017 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature enters its final days, this past week was uneventful concerning the issues being monitored by ALCAP.Several local Sunday alcohol sales bills...
View ArticleUrgent! Call Your State Senator Today!
HB354, the bill that will legalize Daily Fantasy Sports, is expected to be on the Special Order Calendar in the State Senate tomorrow (Wednesday, May 17). It is important and urgent for you to contact...
View ArticleLegislative Update - Week 13 (Last Week of the Session)
The Alabama Legislature adjourned for the last time during the 2017 Regular Session on Friday, May 19, but there is talk that a Special Session may be called sometime during the summer. During the last...
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