Tag: Alabama
Daniel Sutter: Mickey Mantle, pensions and safety nets
Employer-provided pensions across the U.S. are changing. The old standard, the defined benefit plan, is rapidly disappearing. I suspect that this change will have...
Complex, yet fascinating: A primer on Alabama’s March presidential primary
With the 2016 election less than a year away, and the first caucuses within the next 90 days, now is a good time for...
Bill would recognize 9-mile offshore limit for 3 Gulf states
Since July 2013, Mississippi has claimed its state waters extend nine miles south into the Gulf of Mexico, but the federal government refuses to...
Once vilified, BP now getting credit for gulf tourism boom
With the Memorial Day holiday here, fallout from the oil spill that left Gulf Coast beaches smeared with gooey tar balls and scared away...
Alabama to receive more than $137,000 in credit reporting settlement
Alabama will receive more than $137,000 in a multistate settlement over a dispute about credit reporting errors.
State Attorney General Luther Strange said in a...
Memorial Day weekend events happening across Alabama
On Memorial Day, May 25, Americans will honor and remember all of those who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. In recognition...
Four flaws in conservatives’ argument against state-run lottery
I've been intrigued by the ongoing discussion about a state education lottery. In a completely unscientific poll, AL.com readers seem to overwhelmingly support this....
