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Bentley Announces More than 100 Road and Bridge Projects

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley announced 105 road and bridge improvement projects that will be funded in the first round of funding for ATRIP – the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program.  ATRIP is the largest road and bridge improvement program in the history of the state. Gov. Bentley … Continued
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June 1, 2012

Pro Undocumented Worker Group Plan Rally in Montgomery on Sunday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Coalition on Immigrant Justice (ACIJ) has announced that they are holding a “Mega-March” in Montgomery on Sunday, May 27th. The Alabama Political Reporter talked with ACIJ spokesperson and organizer Salvador Cervantes about the event.  Mr. Cervantes said that the group was seeking the repeal of HB56 and … Continued
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May 25, 2012

Bentley Announces More Auto Jobs As Unemployment Falls in State Again

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Last Thursday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley announced that Toyota Motor Manufacturing was expanding their Alabama engine production facility in Huntsville.  On Friday, Gov. Bentley announced that April unemployment had dropped to 7.2%….down from 7.4% in March. Gov. Bentley said, “Alabama hasn’t seen an unemployment rate this low since the … Continued
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May 22, 2012

Immigrant Group Claims Heart of Dixie Has Turned the Clock Back On Civil Rights

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) signed HB658 into law, revising Alabama’s landmark anti-illegal immigration law, the Beason Hammon Alabama Citizen and Taxpayer Protection Act, HB56, that was passed into law last year.  On Monday, pro-immigrant groups denounced the Governor’s decision. The Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum … Continued
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May 22, 2012

Could Governor Veto Anti-Illegal Immigration Bill?

By Brandon Moseley and Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Both Houses of the Republican controlled Alabama State Legislature passed the same version of a rewrite of Alabama’s anti-illegal immigration law on Wednesday, the last day of the 2012 Alabama legislative session.  The new anti-illegal immigration bill and both budgets were then sent to Republican Governor … Continued
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May 18, 2012

Update 2: Staff shake-up coming to Governor’s office

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY– Multiple sources from inside the administration have confirmed staff changes are coming within the governor’s inner circle. According to these sources current Chief of Staff David Perry will be leaving the governor’s office to join RSA. Perry will be replacing Mark Reynolds who has exited RSA. Perry will … Continued
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May 10, 2012

Bentley Announces Almost 900 New Jobs in Montgomery Area

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley announced Tuesday that Hyundai will be adding a third shift to their Alabama factory.  The third shift at the Montgomery car factory will start this September.  The plant will be accepting job applications and start training workers for the 877 new jobs within weeks. Governor … Continued
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May 3, 2012

Governor Bentley Demands That Legislature Raid Education Reserve Fund to Fund Alabama Medicaid

By Brandon Moseley and Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY-Alabama Governor Robert Bentley held a press conference Tuesday to discuss the General Fund Budget and the budget challenges facing the Alabama Medicaid Agency. Governor Bentley said, “We have more than $200 million sitting in a savings account in the Education Trust Fund.  Rather than let … Continued
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May 2, 2012

Governor Bentley Announces 500 New Coal Mining Jobs

By Brandon Moseley and Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter Governor Robert Bentley announced Tuesday that Walter Energy, Inc., will soon build a new underground coal mine in Tuscaloosa County.  The new project will create more than 500 new jobs in four Alabama counties.  This announcement follows the recent approval of incentives that were designed to … Continued
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May 2, 2012

Bentley Announces FEMA Grant to Help Tornado Disaster Survivors

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Governor Robert Bentley announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had awarded that state a $12.9 million Disaster Case Management Grant to help Alabamians continue the long-term recovery process from the April 2011 tornadoes. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley said, “Since last year’s storms, we have worked continuously … Continued
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April 27, 2012