Tuesday, June 11 2013 7:54 PM EDT2013-06-11 23:54:12 GMT
Alabama State University has paid the law firm of White, Arnold & Dowd, more than $83,000 in legal fees since March 15. ASU employed former Federal Judge U.W. Clemon to provide legal counsel while a forensicMore >>
Alabama State University has paid the law firm of White, Arnold & Dowd, more than $83,000 in legal fees since March 15. ASU employed former Federal Judge U.W. Clemon to provide legal counsel while a forensic audit, ordered by Gov. Robert Bentley, is ongoing.More >>
Tuesday, February 5 2013 9:45 PM EST2013-02-06 02:45:38 GMT
All last year we heard the "good news" about Alabama's unemployment numbers dropping and new jobs being created all over our fair state. And while it's true that unemployment has dropped, that is farMore >>
All last year we heard the "good news" about Alabama's unemployment numbers dropping and new jobs being created all over our fair state. And while it's true that unemployment has dropped, that is farMore >>
Saturday, February 2 2013 9:00 AM EST2013-02-02 14:00:10 GMT
After a federal report on conditions at Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka found appalling problems, the state's commissioner of corrections promised aggressive changes to address those issues. AsMore >>
After a federal report on conditions at Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka found appalling problems, the state's commissioner of corrections promised aggressive changes to address those issues. AsMore >>
Friday, January 4 2013 7:00 PM EST2013-01-05 00:00:43 GMT
Huntsville, AL (WAFF) - It's been an exhausting week for Mo Brooks. The 5th District Representative walked into the WAFF 48 News offices just after 4:00 p.m. Friday afternoon, straight off a connectingMore >>
Mo Brooks discusses his vote against Sandy relief, the Fiscal Cliff, Social Security payroll taxes and more as he begins his second term in Washington.More >>
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MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) -
With more than 8,000 Alabamians having already signed an online petition requesting to secede from the United States, Governor Robert Bentley's office reacted Tuesday.
Bentley's press secretary, Jennifer Ardis released the following statement:
"Governor Bentley believes in one nation under God. While there is frustration with the federal government, Governor Bentley believes that states can be great laboratories of change. As our leaders in Washington look for strategies to address America's financial challenges, Alabama is working hard toward saving a billion dollars annually by right-sizing government. We can disagree on philosophy, but we should work together to make this country the best it can be. Our nation's leaders can look at states like Alabama as they work to get our country back on a better and more prosperous track."
Talk of secession spread to more than 30 states around the country following President Barack Obama's re-election on November 6. The petitions, though mostly symbolic, are being filed on the Obama administration's White House website.
For the White House to even officially accept a petition and look at it, the petition has to get 25,000 signatures in a month. The state of Texas, alone, has more than 23,000 signatures seeking to leave the Union.
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