Fellow Montgomery blogger (The World Around You) Kris has a great rundown of the growing conflict between Republican Governor Bob Riley and Republican Attorney General Troy King on the issue of gambling, specifically the Country Crossing development in Dothan.
Gambling continues to suck the oxygen out of the 2010 election room, with the 2010 Regular Alabama Legislation Session starting Tuesday. What's Riley's strategy here? Or am I looking for strategy where there is none?
Meanwhile the Dothan Eagle reports growing interest in electronic bingo legislation. The Federal Stimulus dollars are largely gone...where else will legislators find money other than electronic bingo? Seems they've already taxed liquor and cigarettes about as much as they can. We know they won't touch (ALFA) property taxes. It may be a perfect storm for legalizing gaming of some kind and taxing it, which is what Democratic Candidate for Governor Ron Sparks has been pushing.
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