Since state Representative Phillip Ensler, D-Montgomery, announced his campaign for lieutenant governor earlier this month, he has repeatedly emphasized his desire to focus on “real problems, not culture wars and personal agendas.”
During an interview with APR on Tuesday, Ensler explained what real problems he believes Alabama needs to confront and talked about how his time in the state legislature would affect his decisions as lieutenant governor…
Asked by APR for an example of how he might use the lieutenant governorship in this way, Ensler offered up gambling. Members of the state legislature have repeatedly tried to legalize sports betting and create a state lottery in recent years, but each attempt has failed to pass the Senate before the legislative session ends.
