Alabama Governor News

Alabama Governor Seeks Review of Roadblock Surveys

Alabama’s governor and attorney general are reviewing weekend roadblocks in St. Clair and Bibb counties where motorists were asked for breath, blood and saliva samples. Gov. Robert Bentley said Tuesday he has asked his secretary of law enforcement, Spencer Collier, …

Alabama Homeowners Insurance Report Coming Out

The governor is preparing to release a report by a commission he created to study the availability and rising cost of homeowners insurance. Gov. Robert Bentley directed the Affordable Homeowners Insurance Commission to address insurance issues caused by hurricanes along …

Alabama Governor Seeks More Tornado Aid for Tuscaloosa

Alabama’s governor has been in Washington to try to secure more money for tornado recovery in Tuscaloosa. Gov. Robert Bentley says he met with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Shaun Donovan, of Wednesday. They talked about Bentley’s concerns …

Alabama Governor Promotes Homeowner’s Insurance Laws

Alabama’s governor visited the Gulf coast Wednesday to promote new laws designed to make homeowner’s insurance more affordable after hurricanes drove up prices. Gov. Robert Bentley told Foley residents that he worked with legislators from Mobile and Baldwin counties to …

Alabama Governor Signs Storm Shelter Bill

Gov. Robert Bentley has signed legislation that assigns oversight of prefabricated storm shelters to the Alabama Emergency Management Agency. A bill by Republican Sen. Paul Bussman of Cullman won final approval in the Legislature last week and then went to …

Alabama Governor’s Insurance Panel Offers Ideas

A commission put together by Gov. Robert Bentley has made its first recommendations about the availability and affordability of homeowners’ insurance. The Affordable Homeowners Insurance Commission decided Monday to back legislation that would create catastrophic savings accounts. These would give …

Alabama Governor Gives Grant to Tornado Ravished County

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded more than $1 million in grants to help create and preserve jobs in tornado ravished Marion County. Bentley said Tuesday much of the Community Development Block Grant money will go to the town of …