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Gov. Riley’s Group Awards 1,474 Scholarships

An organization headed by former Gov. Bob Riley has awarded nearly 1,500 scholarships for students to attend private schools rather than failing public schools. The Alabama Opportunity Scholarship Fund released enrollment figures Monday, as well as an audit report saying none of its board members, including Riley, received any money. The organization raised $17.8 million in donations in 2013. The…

Griffith to Give Up Salary If Elected

Democrat Parker Griffith says he will give up his salary if elected governor and redirect the money to public education. Griffith said Monday that he’d also sell the state plane and helicopter used by Republican incumbent Robert Bentley. Griffith says Bentley has made 480 flights since becoming governor and he’s wasting taxpayer dollars. Bentley’s spokeswoman, Rebekah Mason, says he uses…