DOJ Sends Musk’s PAC Warning Over $1 Million Voter Lottery
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has told Elon Musk’s America PAC that a $1 million giveaway to registered voters in key battleground states may violate federal regulations, according to the Wall Street Journal. reportedly notified. These payments could violate laws that prohibit compensating people who register or vote in elections involving federal candidates. According to […]
Rex Jones: Without the lottery, Alabama is losing
Currently, Alabama lawmakers are deciding whether to vote on a constitutional amendment that would bring millions of dollars in revenue to the state, strengthen customer protections and provide a safeguard for the state's currently unregulated gambling industry. But while we wait for action from the state Legislature, the estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot won […]
State Rep. Alan Baker: If Alabama is going to have a lottery, it needs to be an education lottery
I was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 2006. I have served in the 66th District for the past 18 years and consider myself a champion for public education. While every session is different, there is one issue that almost always comes up every session: gambling. To be clear, I am not a […]
State Sen. Chris Elliott: ‘The people just want a lottery’
State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) believes too many lawmakers are missing the message when it comes to gambling bills being debated in the state Legislature. Last week, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a motion of no consent to the Senate's gambling alternative bill, sending the gambling bill to a six-member conference committee. On WVNN's […]
API’s Stephanie Smith: Don’t put your hope in an education lottery
Last week, the Alabama House of Representatives voted not to agree to the Senate's changes to HB 151 and HB 152 and established a consultation committee consisting of Reps. Witt, Jones and Blackshear. The Senate has not filed a legislative response to the House's action. There is a huge difference of opinion among legislators on […]
Laura Clark: Voting down the lottery and gambling is a high stakes game for Alabama’s future
The Alabama Senate is expected to reject a lottery and gambling bill by one vote — one vote against providing billions of dollars to our kids and Alabama's education system for years to come. Ironically, the very people elected by the people of Alabama are the ones depriving those people of the right to vote […]
Alabama House Democrats ‘deeply disappointed’ lottery bill didn’t pass this session
Alabama Democrats are lamenting the state Legislature's failure to pass any lottery and gambling bills during the 2024 legislative session. The Alabama House Democratic Caucus released a statement Friday in response to the failed vote on a constitutional amendment that would have authorized a lottery and legalized gambling. AHDC Statement on Lotteries and Gambling. Your […]
Although lottery vote failed, 2024 legislative session successful
The will of the majority of Alabama voters was thwarted by a minority of Republican legislators who refused to allow voters the right to vote in the lottery, but the session succeeded. The Legislature was presented with numerous important issues and they acted quickly. The most important thing every session is whether two budgets are […]
7 Things: Biden bumbles while Britt hits a home run; Alabama Legislature can’t get lottery over the line; and more …
7. The fact that President Joe Biden doesn't hate Jews enough is one of his biggest factors liabilities Because of their participation among anti-Semitic members of the Democratic Party, pro-Hamas protesters tried to block Biden's State of the Union address. Biden's plan to build ports for U.S. forces and Israel's enemies is intended to soften […]
Alabama House advances legal gaming, education lottery, statewide vote
Two bills that would authorize statewide lotteries, casinos and sports betting, and a proposed regulatory structure to oversee them, passed the Alabama House of Representatives Thursday. No such proposal has yet been agreed upon by both chambers of the Alabama Legislature well into the 21st century. The first bill, just nine pages in total, is […]
