Lawyers for Gov. Robert Bentley are seeking the right to cross-examine witnesses as a legislative committee begins an impeachment probe. The House Judiciary Committee will hold its first meeting Wednesday as it investigates if there are grounds to impeach the governor. Members will discuss how to proceed in the coming months. Bentley’s attorneys in a letter to the committee’s chairman…
A legislative committee, tasked with investigating if there are grounds to impeach Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, will meet next week. The House Judiciary Committee scheduled a meeting for 10 a.m. Wednesday in Montgomery. Committee members will discuss a procedure for handling the investigation, including the possible hiring of special counsel. Twenty-three members of the House of Representatives in April signed…
Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded three grants totaling $10,531 to provide equipment upgrades for the Millbrook Police Department. The grants will enable the city to upgrade body cameras and patrol weapons. Police officials said the department will purchase new, more reliable body cameras to replace old, worn-out units. The department also is upgrading their patrol-vehicle weapons from older shotguns to…
It appears that a federal grand jury is investigating Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley. The revelation comes after the U-S Attorney for the middle district representing Montgomery, George Beck recused himself and his office from the case. Beck’s office has confirmed to Alabama News Network it sent a letter with a subject line “Grand Jury Investigation” to lawyers of people who…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has signed legislation into law that could shutter two of the state’s largest abortion providers. Bentley’s office on Thursday confirmed the governor signed a bill to deny licenses to clinics within 2,000 feet of public elementary and middle schools. He also approved a ban on a commonly used second trimester abortion procedure. The law will shutter…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley’s $800 million prison construction plan is headed to a conference committee as the clock winds down on the legislative session. State senators voted 28-5 Tuesday night to send the bill to a conference committee. Bentley is trying to win approval of the plan before the session ends Wednesday. Bentley is seeking to borrow $800 million to…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says he is not responding to the state auditor’s order to testify before him. Bentley issued the statement Friday, a day after State Auditor Jim Zeigler said he was ordering Bentley to appear before him to answer questions about the use of state funds and his relationship with a former staffer. Bentley said the appropriate legal…
The Alabama Legislature has given final approval to the education budget and a four percent pay raise for teachers. The House of Representatives and state Senate on Thursday approved conference committee reports on the legislation. The two bills now go to Gov. Robert Bentley for his signature. Bentley praised the passage of the bills, saying state leaders are sending a…
Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded nearly $5,000 to purchase new equipment and improve public safety in Tallassee. The Tallassee Police Department will use the $4,942 grant to purchase equipment for use by patrol officers. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grant from funds made available by the U.S. Justice Department. ADECA has awarded numerous grants…
Governor Robert Bentley on Friday joined other state and local leaders at the Port of Mobile to sign the Alabama Renewal Act into law. The legislation, part of the state’s continued commitment to job creation, creates two new tools for increasing economic development. The Alabama Renewal Act increases the availability of shovel-ready land sites for economic development through the use…
