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Governor Bentley Honors Alabama’s 2016-2017 Teacher of the Year
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MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday honored Alabama’s 2016-2017 newly selected Teacher of the Year Dana Jacobson at the monthly proclamation hour ceremony at the State…
Governor Proclaims May 2016 as Foster Care Month in the State of Alabama
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MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday signed a proclamation and declared May as Foster Care Month in the State of Alabama. “Foster Care Month is a time when we thank our…
Governor Bentley Holds Ceremonial Bill Signing for Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs
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MONTGOMERY — Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday held a ceremonial bill signing for House Bill 534. This legislation, sponsored by State Representative John Knight and State Senator Ro…
Alabama’s April Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.1%
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MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted April unemployment rate is 6.1%, down from March’s rate of 6.2%. “Every …
Governor Bentley Holds Ceremonial Bill Signing for House Bill 238
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MONTGOMERY — Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday held a ceremonial bill signing for House Bill 238. This legislation is a result of recommendations from the Governor’s Task Force on …
Governor Bentley Announces $15 Million Awarded for Pre-K Grants
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MONTGOMERY– Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday announced over 150 new grants that will provide more than 2,700 additional Alabama four-year-olds with access to high-quality, volun…
Governor Bentley Announces Summit on Disability Employment
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BIRMINGHAM—Governor Robert Bentley on Friday joined Alabama Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald Washington and Alabama Mental Health Commissioner Jim Perdue to announce a statewide employ…
Alabama’s Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program Continues to Lead the Nation in Quality for the Tenth Year in a Row
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MONTGOMERY— Alabama’s First Class Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program continues to lead the nation in quality for the tenth year in a row, according to a new study released Thursday…
Governor Bentley Releases Opinion Article About Great State 2019 Plan
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Last August, while most of the attention in our state’s capital city was focused on the upcoming second Special Session and looming budget crisis, Alabama Department of Corrections Co…
Governor Bentley Announces Alabama National Guard/Education Partnership for Geneva County
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GENEVA—Governor Robert Bentley on Monday announced a new partnership for Geneva County students to utilize the Geneva County Armory as a Career Technical Education Center (CTE). “Wo…