By Slade Blackwell Many Alabamians are already concerned about the Environmental Protection Agency reaching beyond its statutory bounds under the Clean Air Act to regulate Alabama’s energy g... Read more
By Zack Steele If you’ve been reading my columns for a while, you know I like to step away from the world of health care from time to time and venture into other subjects. The indictment of... Read more
By Slade Blackwell Earlier this year, I read about sixth-grader Suvir Mirchandani from Pittsburgh who found that his local school district could save thousands of dollars each year simply by... Read more
By Slade Blackwell Lately you would have to be hiding under a rock not to hear a politician talk about job creation. Phrases like “economic development,” “industrial recruitment” and “workfo... Read more
By Slade Blackwell Last week started out like any other week during the legislative session: Monday I work in Birmingham and Tuesday morning I head to Montgomery and return Thursday. Then th... Read more
By Slade Blackwell Government efficiency has been and continues to be a priority for many of my legislative colleagues and me. In 2011, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley set out to save the state... Read more
By Slade Blackwell Over the past few months, I have studied bills to consider sponsoring in this next session and met with constituents to talk about issues and how we can solve them. I am w... Read more
By Slade Blackwell If you are a business owner in the state of Alabama, you recently received a letter from the Department of Revenue notifying you that beginning Oct. 1 businesses can file... Read more
By Gary Lloyd Alabama Sen. Slade Blackwell, R-Mountain Brook, and Sen. Jabo Waggoner, R-Vestavia Hills, will hold a joint “Coffee & Conversation” at Another Broken Egg in Mountain Brook... Read more
