Gov. Robert Bentley

Alabama Sends Resources to Florida to Assist with Hurricane Matthew Response

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Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday announced that Alabama is sending state personnel and resources to Florida to assist with hurricane response efforts. Alabama has received numerous requests for assistance from Florida as Hurricane Matthew approaches and intensifies. So far assistance has been requested from the Alabama National Guard, Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) and the Alabama Department of Public Health…

Gov. Bentley Awards CACC with ARC Grants Totaling Over $1 Million

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Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday visited the Central Alabama Community College (CACC) in Alexander City where he announced two Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grants for the Alexander City and Childersburg campuses. The Governor joined CACC President Susan Burrow along with state and local leaders as he announced grants totaling over $1 million followed by a tour of the facility that…

Bentley, Others Subpoenaed in Impeachment Investigation

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Subpoenas were issued to Gov. Robert Bentley and several other people and corporations Thursday for documents pertaining to the House Judiciary Committee’s impeachment investigation against the governor. It wants Bentley’s financial records, tax returns, schedule, cell phone bills and related documents, starting from when he became governor in 2011. According to committee chairman, Rep. Mike Jones, R-Andalusia, “these individuals and…

Bentley Asks Committee To Suspend Impeachment Probe

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Gov. Robert Bentley is asking a committee to suspend an impeachment investigation until lawmakers name what they suspect he has done wrong. The governor’s office on Thursday filed the motion to suspend proceedings with the House Judiciary Committee until the House passes a more specific statement of the charges Twenty-three House members signed impeachment articles accusing the governor of corruption…

Judge Dismisses Alabama Lawsuit Over Refugee Placement

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A judge has dismissed Alabama’s lawsuit against the federal government over refugee placement. U.S. Magistrate Judge John Ott on Friday rejected Alabama’s claim that the federal officials were not consulting with states on where refugee placement. The dismissal comes a month after a judge threw out a similar Texas lawsuit, ruling that the state had no authority over resettlements that…

Gov. Bentley and ALEA Secretary, Stan Stabler, to Visit the MPD

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Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday will join Secretary of Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Stan Stabler to visit the Montgomery Police Department and thank the law enforcement officers for their service and dedication. This week Governor Bentley is honoring the men and women who willingly put themselves in harm’s way to protect us daily. The Alabama State Capitol will be illuminated…

Feds Drop Idea of Housing Migrant Children in Alabama

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An Alabama congressman says the Obama administration is dropping a plan to possibly house migrant children in Baldwin County and Montgomery. Rep. Bradley Bryne issued a statement Thursday saying he’s learned the Department of Health and Human Services won’t pursue two rural, military airfields in Baldwin County as shelters for children who are in the country without their parents. An…

Bentley Impeachment Committee to Hire Special Counsel

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A committee probing the possible impeachment of Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is hiring special counsel to lead the investigation. The House Judiciary Committee will meet Friday to discuss and approve the appointment. The committee is looking into whether there are grounds to impeach the Republican governor in the wake of a sex-tinged scandal involving a former top aide. This will…

State to Pay Up to $200,000 in Collier Lawsuit

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The state will pay outside legal counsel up to $200,000 to represent Gov. Robert Bentley and his law enforcement chief in a wrongful termination lawsuit brought by the governor’s fired secretary of law enforcement. The legislative Contract Review Committee will review the contracts Thursday. The governor’s office has proposed to pay a private law firm up to $100,000 to represent…

Bentley’s Nonprofit Group Asks to be Dismissed From Lawsuit

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Gov. Robert Bentley’s nonprofit group wants out of a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by the governor’s former law enforcement secretary. The Alabama Council for Excellent Government filed a motion Tuesday seeking to be dismissed as a defendant in the civil case. Former Law Enforcement Secretary Spencer Collier filed a lawsuit against Bentley and his former political adviser Rebekah Mason accusing…