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Governor Robert Bentley

Stealing the Statehouse

Rep Mike Hubbard Must Resign His Speaker’s Post

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The time has come for Rep. Mike Hubbard to resign as Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives. Since his days as Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party until now, Hubbard has presided over a profane orgy of greed and corruption. He has practiced the worst form of crony … Continued
August 6, 2014

Governor Bentley Appoints Seth Hammett Interim Chief of Staff

Staff Report MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday announced has been appointed to serve in the Bentley Administration as Interim Chief of Staff. “Seth and I have worked together for many years, dating back to my time in the Alabama Legislature.  He is a proven leader with a strong record of public service. He … Continued
May 14, 2014

Groundbreaking of Birmingham’s Northern Beltline

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, Apr 21 2014 Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R), Congressman Spencer Bachus (R), Jefferson County Commissioner David Carrington (R), St. Clair County Commission Chairman Stan Bateman (R), and other dignitaries spoke at the official groundbreaking ceremony for Birmingham’s often delayed Northern Beltline. U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from … Continued
April 23, 2014

Hillshire Farms Closing Big Blow to Florence Economy

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, April 4 Hillshire Brands Co. announced that it will close its Florence plant, which employs 1,100 people, on December 30, 2014. Hillshire intends to move this production to other locations within the company’s operations network. Congressman Mo Brooks (R) from Huntsville released a written statement following Hillshire’s … Continued
April 8, 2014

House Ways and Means Committee Moves to Cancel Teacher Pay Raise

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 12 the House Way and Means for Education Committee approved an education budget without the 2% pay raise that Governor Robert Bentley had included in his budget request, which has been rejected by the Senate and now by the House Ways and Means Committee. The teachers … Continued
March 18, 2014

Bentley Threatens to Veto Education Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) publicly announced that if the legislature passes an Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget that does not raise the pay of Alabama teachers then he will veto that budget. Governor Bentley said, “The Education Budget I presented is good and balanced. I’m asking … Continued
March 7, 2014

Medicaid Overdose: Bigger is not Better

By Brandon Demyan Much has been made about the continual refusal by Governor Robert Bentley to expand Medicaid. In the push to pass the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), President Obama explained in 2009 that “we can’t simply put more people into a broken system that doesn’t work.” Medicaid was originally created to … Continued
March 4, 2014

Alabama Unemployment Drops to 6.1 Percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, January 24th Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that Alabama’s official unemployment rate has dropped to just 6.1%. Gov. Bentley said in a written statement, “Alabama’s Unemployment rate is 6.1%, marking a five-year low. There are 59,400 more jobs today in Alabama than there were in January … Continued
January 27, 2014

Hubbard’s Client Makes Pitch for Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit Management

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In June 2013, Governor Robert Bentley, established  the Alabama Medicaid Pharmacy Study Commission to gather information on how to best provide prescription drugs to the State’s Medicaid recipients. The finding of the commission suggested that the state could receive significant saving by utilizing a Pharmaceutical Benefit Management group (PBM). … Continued
January 20, 2014

Camp Courage Participants Honor Memory of Helen Keller

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, dozens of hearing and visually impaired students were at the Alabama capital to be honored by Governor Robert Bentley (R) and members of the Alabama State Legislature for their participation in an educational program, Camp Courage, held at Ivey Green which is at the site of Helen … Continued
January 17, 2014