Tag: Robert Bentley
Personnel Update: Greg Canfield to join Birmingham law firm
Alabama Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield, who is leaving his post at the end of the month, has accepted a position at Burr &...
Campgrounds, cabins temporarily close for maintenance at Roland Cooper State Park...
Beginning on Monday, September 11, through October 1, the campgrounds and cabin areas at Roland Cooper State Park will temporarily close for maintenance as...
Former Barbour County Sheriff Leroy Upshaw sentenced for ethics offense
On Friday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) announced that former Barbour County Sheriff Leroy Davis Upshaw had been sentenced for using his office for personal...
Alabama wins Silver Shovel Award for 2022 economic development successes
Last week the State of Alabama was awarded a Silver Shovel Award. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced that Area Development, a national business publication, has selected Alabama...
2 former Alabama governors from opposite sides of the political aisle...
Two former Alabama governors, from opposite sides of the political aisle, wrote in an opinion piece that they are now troubled by...
Steve Flowers: Alabama has a host of outstanding political leaders under...
It may appear to you and most casual observers of Alabama politics that our Alabama elected officials are old. That observation is...
Bill filed to eliminate Class D felony classification
On Thursday, legislation was filed to repeal the 2015 sentencing reform legislation creating the Class D felony. The Class D felony was...
Steve Flowers: Marshall County and Enterprise emerging as Alabama political breeding...
Over the years, certain counties in Alabama have bred an inordinate number of governors and state political leaders.
The...
Gov. Kay Ivey issues executive order to cut red tape
On Wednesday, Governor Kay Ivey signed Executive Order 735. Ivey said that her order delivers on her commitment to making state government work with...
Ron DeSantis to speak to Alabama Republican Party
Florida Governor and likely 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis will be coming to Alabama in March as the speaker for the Alabama Republican Party’s annual Winter...