The phrase ‘double-dipping’ echoed through Alabama politics, but a survey of legislators, educators and attorneys found no agreement on what it actually meant, or whether it was a problem at all.
Tag: ethics
Bayou La Batre
Rep. Collier Steps Away From Bayou la Batre Consulting Deal
State Rep. Spencer Collier took a temporary leave from his consulting contract with the City of Bayou la Batre after the Ethics Commission advised him to step aside while BP oil spill money was moving through the state.
Mobile
Teachers’ Union Demanded Mobile County School Board Open Its No-Bid Contracts
The Mobile County Education Association asked the school board president to release records on hundreds of thousands of dollars in no-bid contracts, questioning whether vendors who donated to the system got preference.
Mobile
Tennis Anyone? Mobile Councilman’s $3,100 in Taxpayer-Funded Lessons Draws Colleagues’ Rebuke
Councilman Thomas Sullivan says he followed every city procedure in spending $3,100 in public money on tennis lessons and tournament travel for supporters’ children. Four of his colleagues say it was flatly improper.