Senate Delays Vote on Riley's Questionable Environment Commission Picks
The Black Warrior Riverkeeper group is urging citizens to reject the reappointments of Sam Wainwright and Dr. John Lester to the state Environmental Management Commission and urges people to contact their state senators and lobby to keep Pat Byington on the commission and reject Laurel Gardneron.
The Alabama Senate Confirmations Committee did not vote on Governor Riley's proposed appointments to the commission Thursday, due to calls from the opposition, according to Nelson Brooke, a spokesman for the group. Senators Rodger Smitherman and Ted Little led a filibuster that helped prolong the vote, he said.
The Senate Confirmations Committee may make their decision on next Tuesday.
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