2016 Archives
Governor Bentley Establishes State Implementation Committee for Every Student Succeeds Act
Press Releases
MONTGOMERY—Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday announced he has established a state implementation committee for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). ESSA replaces the No Child Left…
Governor Bentley Releases Statement on Cabinet and Staff Salary Increases
Statements
MONTGOMERY–Governor Robert Bentley has released a statement on cabinet and staff pay raises. The statement is below. “In 2015, the Alabama Legislature passed a bill that requi…
Governor Bentley Releases Statement on Senate Committee Passage of Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative Act
Statements
MONTGOMERY–Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday issued a statement on the passage of the Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative Act by the Senate Finance and Taxation General…
Holman Prison Update Press Conference
Videos
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley is joined by Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn, state Senator Cam Ward and other officials at a press conference updating the curr…
Governor Bentley Visits Holman Prison for Update on Disturbances
Press Releases
ATMORE – Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday met with prison officials and other state officials to get an update on two disturbances that have occurred in the last three days at the W…
EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 16
Executive Orders
WHEREAS, on December 10, 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a bipartisan federal bill reauthorizing the 50-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), was signed i…
Alabama’s January 2016 Unemployment Rate is 6.2%
Press Releases
MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Monday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted January 2016 unemployment rate is 6.2% “We remain committed to lowering Al…
Governor Bentley Releases Statement on Holman Prison Disturbance
Statements
MONTGOMERY–Governor Robert Bentley on Saturday released a statement regarding the disturbance at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore. “There have now been …
Suddenly Sleepy Saturday A Day for Narcolepsy Awareness
Proclamations
Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder caused by the brain’s inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles; and WHEREAS, Narcolepsy a…
Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs Announcement
Videos
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley speaks before signing an Executive Order creating the Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs in the Old House Chamber at the state Capitol in Montgo…