Tag Archives: alabama

Georgia lobbyist acquitted in Alabama bribery trial

By Tom Crawford | Published: March 7, 2012

Georgia lobbyist Jay Walker, also a top aide to former House speaker Glenn Richardson, is acquitted in a federal corruption trial in Alabama . . .

Tags: alabama , bingo , bribery , federal trial , gambling , Jay Walker

Immigration control has its hidden costs

By Tom Crawford | Published: November 28, 2011

How do you add up all the costs of state immigration laws? Here’s one tally . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: alabama , economic impact , Georgia , immigration law

Political Notes – Immigration law nails German businessman

By Tom Crawford | Published: November 21, 2011

Alabama authorities arrested and jailed a foreign worker under the state’s new immigration law, but he wasn’t exactly the kind of worker the law is intended for . . .

Tags: alabama , Georgia Ports Authority , immigration law , Lake Lanier , Liz Flowers , Mercedes Benz , T-SPLOST referendum , WellCare

Federal judge halts Alabama immigration law

By Tom Crawford | Published: August 29, 2011

A federal judge in Alabama is blocking, at least temporarily, the enforcement of the state’s new immigration law that was scheduled to take effect on Thursday . . .

Tags: alabama , state immigration laws

Next to Alabama, we’re a bunch of pikers

By Tom Crawford | Published: April 28, 2011

Alabama shows Georgia how it’s really done when it comes to buying economic development projects — at a cost of $1.07 billion . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: alabama , economic development , Georgia , Kia Motors , Thyssen