Alabama state lottery

Another lottery bill has failed in the Alabama Senate. The bill, which proposed the start of a state lottery and and would allow multiple casinos, fell…

Two dueling lottery bills both stalled in the state Senate yesterday amid deep disagreements over how to enact the proposal.Alabama senators debated both…

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says he is calling a special legislative session for a state lottery. APR’s MacKenzie Bates has the details.Bentley's office…

Governor Robert Bentley is calling for a special session of the state legislature. He wants to focus on Alabama's financial woes and says the focus of the…

Lawmakers will reconvene in Montgomery today for the final five days of the current legislative session, with a lot of work left to do.Dozens of…

The next session for Alabama’s state legislature will convene at noon today.State lawmakers are starting the 2016 session on Groundhog Day to some very…

A federal appeals court has declined to stop an upcoming execution in Alabama.Yesterday, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied an emergency stay…

Democrats in Alabama’s House of Representatives say it’s time for the state to consider legalized gambling as an additional source of revenue.House…

Three candidates for governor are running on state lottery platforms.Both Democratic candidates for governor, former U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith of…

Democrats in the Alabama House have announced their support for a state lottery referendum, 6 percent raise for public employees and a tobacco tax…