Tag: Governor
Stacey Abrams Launches 2nd Campaign for Georgia Governor
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat and leading voting rights activist, said Wednesday that she will launch another campaign to become...
Gov. Kay Ivey issues statewide stay-at-home order as COVID-19 cases rise
The Birmingham Times
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday announced a statewide stay-at-home order from the state health officer effective beginning Saturday, April 4 at...
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley resigns, pleads guilty to misdemeanors
By Kim Chandler and Anthony Izaguirre
Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Gov. Robert Bentley resigned Monday rather than face impeachment and pleaded guilty to two...
Tuskegee trying to become Air Force trainer manufacture site
By Kim Chandler
Associated Press
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — The home of the Tuskegee Airmen, who shattered aviation and racial barriers in World War II, is...
Alabama governor Robert Bentley empties campaign account to pay legal bills
Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Embattled Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley emptied his leftover campaign funds to pay legal bills as his faced an impeachment...
Jeffco Commissioner David Carrington ‘seriously considering’ run for governor
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Jefferson County Commissioner David Carrington said Tuesday he will not run for a third term on the commission and that...
Director of Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs remains focused
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Nichelle Nix has not stopped networking since college.
Since being appointed the first Director of the Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs...
INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE
Lurleen Wallace’s death in May of 1968, Lt. Governor Albert Brewer moved up to Governor. Brewer was no novice to state government. He came to the legislature...