Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ron Sparks endorsed drawing $100 million a year for ten years from Alabama’s oil and gas trust fund to rebuild highways, reviving a long-running fight over the state’s savings.
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Talk of a Special Session on Gas Royalties Set Up a Fight With Oil Lobbyists
With an industrial recruitment session no longer needed, speculation in August 2008 turned to a special legislative session on natural gas royalties, a fight expected to test the oil industry’s lobbyists.