September, 2016 Archives
Governor Bentley Attends First Meeting of Consumer Protection Task Force
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MONTGOMERY (Governor’s Office) — Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday kicked off the inaugural meeting of the Alabama Consumer Protection Task Force. The Governor created the Task F…
Alabama One of Three States to Experience a Decline in its Unemployment Rate in August
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MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley and Alabama Secretary of Labor Fitzgerald Washington on Tuesday announced that Alabama was one of only three states nationally to experience a dec…
Governor Announces Grant Awarded to Department of Forensic Sciences for DNA Backlog Reduction Program
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MONTGOMERY (Governor’s Office) — Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday announced that the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences has been awarded more than a million dollars to fund t…
Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week
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Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, each year, more Americans die from drug overdoses than in traffic accidents, and more than three out of five of these deaths involved an…
Governor Bentley Announces Alabama’s August Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.4%
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MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted August unemployment rate is 5.4%, down from July’s rate of 5.7%, and below Aug…
Governor Bentley Releases Statement in Response to Judge’s Decision to Dismiss Lawsuit Against Gulf State Park Project
Statements
MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday issued a statement regarding the judge’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit against the Gulf State Park project. The Governor’s Stateme…
Governor Tours Limestone Correctional Facility
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Governor Robert Bentley toured the Limestone Correctional Facility on September 14, 2016 with U.S. Secretary of Education John King. They observed educational programs offered to inmate…
Governor Bentley Declares State of Emergency to Facilitate Granting of USDOT Waiver
Proclamations
WHEREAS, on September 9, 2016, a leak was discovered in Shelby County, Alabama of a Colonial pipeline primarily used for gasoline, causing the pipeline to be shut down; WHEREAS, the rep…
EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 23
Executive Orders
WHEREAS, solid waste management facilities provide a vital service to the State of Alabama and its citizens; WHEREAS, many solid waste management facilities dispose of solid waste gener…
EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 22
Executive Orders
WHEREAS, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (“ADECA”) was created and authorized under section 41-23-1, et seq., of the Code of Alabama; WHEREAS, ADECA is resp…