Tag: Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Alabama House approves BP oil spill settlement split
The Alabama House of Representatives cleared a major hurdle Thursday, approving a bill to use the state’s settlement funds from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon BP...
Obama administration issues new, tougher offshore drilling rules
The Obama administration has issued new rules to make offshore oil and natural gas drilling equipment safer and to reduce risks in digging wells,...
Proposed constitutional amendment would dictate how oil spill money can be...
Rep. Randall Davis (R-Daphne) has introduced a bill which would propose an amendment to the Alabama Constitution to "provide for the distribution and use...
$21 million approved for Alabama Gulf conservation projects
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has approved of spending more than $21 million on projects to restore areas...
Alabama Ethics Commission gives Jim Zeigler a-ok to pursue PACT tuition...
On Tuesday, a lawyer with the Alabama Ethics Commission ruled that State Auditor Jim Zeigler's active support for full funding of state pre-paid college program...
Jim Zeigler calls for restoration of PACT scholarship funds using BP...
State Auditor Jim Zeigler has issued a call to lawmakers to include the restoration of a popular prepaid college tuition program to full funding in...