Posts Tagged ‘Montgomery’
Montgomery City Council rejects discount drug program 7-2
As I discussed here yesterday, this whole deal with the prescription drug discount cards seems to be a little fishy. This is a program that has been implemented successfully in cities across the country and in Alabama...and has saved those cities money on prescription drugs. However, Montgomery's "risk manager" did a "study" and determined that [...]
Montgomery Considering Drug Savings Program that Doesn’t Provide Savings?
I'm trying to gather some more information on this story, so you may see an update later in the day. However, the Montgomery Advertiser is reporting this morning that the City of Montgomery is considering adopting a prescription drug savings card program through CVS/Caremark and the National League of Cities, that by their own analysis doesn't [...]
Mayors of Pike Road and Montgomery Working Things Out
This is the kind of thing we see far too little of nowadays. I applaud both Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange and my mayor, Pike Road's Gordon Stone for trying to come to an amicable solution the border dispute that has bouncing in and out of the courts for the last several years. The two sides also intend to come to an agreement that, as much as [...]
What to Do with Garrett Coliseum
There is yet another story this morning about the dire need for repairs and upgrades at Garrett Coliseum. It's amazing the facility has been able to continue to operate this long. I was surprised to read that the state owns the facility, but provides very little support to it. I applaud Commissioner Reed Ingram for taking an interest as a new [...]
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