From staff reports MONTGOMERY — Gov. Robert Bentley last week announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted February unemployment rate is 5.8 percent, down from January’s r... Read more
By Steve Flowers Our good doctor governor, Robert Bentley, has done a thorough physical exam on the state’s finances and his diagnosis is that the general fund needs additional revenue. His... Read more
By Steve Flowers Alabama may be in the lower tier of the country in some categories but not when it comes to providing health insurance for children. In that one category we excel. Brian Lym... Read more
By Gary Lloyd MONTGOMERY — With a goal of preventing further abuse for domestic violence victims and their families, First Lady Dianne Bentley last Wednesday announced her legislative... Read more
By Gary Lloyd MONTGOMERY — Gov. Robert Bentley has signed the School Choice and Student Opportunity Act, SB45, into law. The bill was introduced in the Alabama State Senate by Senate P... Read more
By Gary Lloyd MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate on Wednesday night voted to give final passage to Senate Bill 45. The vote will send the School Choice and Student Opportunity Act to Gov.... Read more
By Gary Lloyd TRUSSVILLE — A section of Interstate 59 in Trussville that’s long been in the dark will soon have light. More than 50 lights are being installed along a stretch of the in... Read more
By Gary Lloyd TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville City Council could soon meet with state legislators to discuss bills in the Alabama House of Representatives and Alabama State Senate that cou... Read more
By Gary Lloyd TRUSSVILLE — One company will be moving out of the Trussville Industrial Park. Trussville City Councilman Perry Cook said at last week’s city council meeting that Voigt-A... Read more
By Steve Flowers The first legislative session of the quadrennium convened this week. It’s no secret that the state is broke. Fiscal problems left over from the Bob Riley administration that... Read more