Former Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is attempting to revive his battered reputation on social media after his administration ended in scandal. The former governor has launched the “Bentley for Alabama” website and reactivated his social media accounts. The website discusses positive achievements such as his promise to not take a state paycheck until the unemployment rate significantly declined. Bentley told…
(Photo by Tim Lennox) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s unemployment rate is up to 6.4 percent despite improvement in the national jobless picture. The state released statistics Monday showing the January rate was up one-tenth of a percent from the December rate of 6.3 percent. It was also well above the year-ago rate of 6.1 percent. Governor Robert Bentley was…
Republican Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says he is attending Donald Trump’s inauguration as president. Bentley initially supported Ohio Gov. John Kasich for the GOP presidential nomination and was critical of Trump during the primary campaign. But now Bentley says he is excited to see Trump sworn in as president on Friday. And Bentley says he is meeting with other governors…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by his former law enforcement secretary who publicly accused Bentley of having an affair with a staffer. Bentley and current Law Enforcement Secretary Stan Stabler, in a joint filing last week, asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Spencer Collier.Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley Collier sued…
