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New and Expanding Industries Report Shows Second Year of Steady Growth for Alabama Jobs and Investment
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MONTGOMERY – New figures released Tuesday by Governor Robert Bentley and the Alabama Department of Commerce show remarkable growth in job creation and capital investment across Alabam…
Alabama’s Unemployment Rate Now at 6.9%
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MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Monday announced Alabama’s preliminary unemployment rate for January 2013 is 6.9 percent, marking the second month the state’s unemployment…
Governor Bentley Signs Accountability Act Providing New Flexibility for Public Schools, Children and Parents
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MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday signed the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013, which will provide flexibility to help public schools improve while also helping more c…
Improving Medicaid: Governor Bentley Outlines Support for Medicaid Advisory Commission Recommendations
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MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday visited Jackson Hospital in Montgomery to highlight his support for legislation designed to transform the Alabama Medicaid Agency into …
Governor Bentley Offers Reward in Tuscaloosa Homicide Investigation
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MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) who brutally assaulted and killed a woman in her…
Governor Bentley Recognizes Companies for Excellence in Exporting
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MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday presented the Governor’s Trade Excellence Awards to eight Alabama companies that are excelling in international trade. “The succe…
Problem Gambling Awareness Week
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WHEREAS, on behalf of the citizens of Alabama, I am pleased to join the Alabama Council on Compulsive Gambling in recognizing March 3 through March 9, 2013, as National Problem Gambli…
Governor Bentley to Sign Legislation that Provides Flexibility for Alabama’s Public Schools
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MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday announced he will sign the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013, a measure that will help ensure that more students have access to a hig…
Governor Bentley Calls for Support of Alabama Commercial Aviation Business Improvement Act
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MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday called for legislative support of a bill that could help attract thousands of additional jobs to Alabama. The Alabama Commercial Aviati…
Governor Bentley Signs the People’s Trust Act
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MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday signed the People’s Trust Act, a bill that requires the full repayment of money transferred from the Alabama Trust Fund to the stat…