Craig Ford

October 9, 2026

Craig Ford - Republican legislators need to stop blaming Democrats and start leading

August 7, 2015

The wheels have come off the bus in Montgomery. That’s the only way to describe what’s happening in our state legislature. Now more than ever is the tim...

Craig Ford - Robbing our children is not the answer

July 31, 2015

The crisis in the General Fund budget has dominated lawmakers’ focus this year, and for good reason. But one proposed solution continuing to c...

Craig Ford - The “Element of Surprise” is Just Another Game

July 24, 2015

Two weeks ago, Gov. Bentley surprised everyone when he called the special legislative session. Legislators had expected the governor to wait...

Craig Ford - The smart way to spend the BP money

July 17, 2015

Alabama won a huge victory last week when the BP Oil settlement was announced. As a part of that settlement, the state will receive $2.3 billio...

Craig Ford - You can’t fix something you don’t believe in

July 10, 2015

For months, we have been told that the state needs at least another $200 million to avoid catastrophe. We have been told that we are broke...

Craig Ford - Time for a real solution to gambling question

July 6, 2015

Decisions made by the government and high-profile court rulings consumed the news last week. Most of the breaking news has centered on the U.S....

Craig Ford - Opposing gambling legislation protects gambling interests

June 26, 2015

Last week, Gov. Robert Bentley announced that he would not include any gambling proposals in the call for a special legislative session la...

Craig Ford -The Legislature’s Failures Keep On Coming

June 19, 2015

There have been a lot of things said about the state’s legislative session that just ended. But no one is calling it a success (at least not anyon...

Craig Ford - Can the legislature solve the budget crisis?

June 12, 2015

It’s been a joke on the internet for who knows how long – somebody takes a picture of a stop sign missing a letter or the University of M...

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