By Ray Glier On August 30, 2017 the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs hosted an invitation-only conference of state budget directors and planners to draft their guiding principles of infrastructure under the Trump administration. John Porter was not waiting to be handed guiding principles. While the policy makers in Washington were meeting, Porter was closing in on a deal … Read More
The Athletic: The little-known group of recruiting grunts who helped Alabama build a dynasty
By Ray Glier – for The Athletic February 6, 2018 In early 2009, on the second floor of the Alabama football headquarters in the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility, there was a windowless room, approximately 12 feet by 12 feet. This room, which had one door, was down on the left in an interior hallway. The walls of this room … Read More