MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, who resigned amid a scandal, has reached a settlement agreement to end a wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed by his one-time law...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama lawmaker best known for leading the 2017 impeachment push against then-Gov. Robert Bentley was sentenced Thursday to two years of probation for his role in...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama lawmaker best known for leading the 2017 impeachment push against then-Gov. Robert Bentley, pleaded guilty Wednesday in a health care fraud case.
Former state Rep. Ed Henry entered his plea on a charge of government property theft in a federal court in Montgomery.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Saying it is time to build the foundation of a better future, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey began her first full term as governor Monday with a call for more investment in state infrastructure.
In her inaugural address, Ivey did not offer specifics of the gas tax proposal expected to come before lawmakers this spring, but the governor said Alabama must improve infrastructure to compete in a 21st century global economy.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Kay Ivey, who became Alabama's governor last year when her predecessor resigned in a cloud of scandal, was elected Tuesday to a full term after fending off a challenge from Democratic rival Walt Maddox.
The Republican Ivey, who had been lieutenant governor, became governor 19 months ago when then-Gov. Robert Bentley suddenly resigned in the midst of an impeachment investigation partly centered on his relationship with an aide.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on the Alabama gubernatorial election (all times local):
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Gubernatorial challenger Walt Maddox says Tuesday's election is about ending policies that have kept Alabama ranked "at or near the bottom in everything that matters."
In a Monday stop with his family in Montgomery, the Democrat said the election will determine if Alabama will stay in the "shadows of the past" or "chart our own course to a brighter future."
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The two candidates seeking to fill the vacant office of lieutenant governor say they want to use the position — which has limited official powers — to drive the political conversation in Alabama.
Republican state Rep. Will Ainsworth of Guntersville and Democratic minister Will Boyd of Florence are vying for the job that has been vacant since April 2017, when then-Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey succeeded Robert Bentley as governor. Bentley stepped down amid an impeachment push.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama race for attorney general features a Republican incumbent coming off a season of personal tragedy versus the son of one of the state's most prominent politicians, now stepping out of his famous father's shadow.
Voters next week will choose between Republican Attorney General Steve Marshall and Democratic challenger Joe Siegelman, the son of former Gov. Don Siegelman.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — While Kay Ivey is not the first Alabama governor to refuse to debate an election challenger, most of her predecessors over the last two decades have been willing to face off with their opponents.
Ivey has so far refused to debate Democratic challenger Walt Maddox ahead of the November election.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Standing with a probate judge who described how he can sometimes not find treatment beds for people who need to be committed, gubernatorial challenger Walt Maddox said Monday the state is facing a mental health care crisis and must put more resources into treatment.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former Gov. Robert Bentley provided new details of his view of the scandal that helped topple his administration, according to a deposition filed this week in circuit court.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republican Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday dismissed a challenge to debate Democratic Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox ahead of the gubernatorial election, saying only reporters and her opponent care about debates.
"There are only two people that ever bring up the subject. Y'all in the media and my opponent," Ivey said in response to a question about it.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama voters went to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in an array of races. Aside from the governor's campaign, here are some of the other key races:
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Republican appointee Steve Marshall, a former Marshall County district attorney, will face off against former Attorney General Troy King in the runoff. Marshall has served in the job since February 2017, when then-Gov. Robert Bentley tapped him after naming Luther Strange to the U.S. Senate.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Gov. Kay Ivey clinched the Republican nomination in Alabama's gubernatorial primary race Tuesday, and now she seeks to win the office outright after her appointment 14 months ago, when predecessor Robert Bentley resigned in the fallout of a sex-tinged scandal.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is seeking to avoid a runoff in Tuesday's Republican gubernatorial primary and beat back a trio of challengers who have criticized her refusal to meet them on the debate stage.
Her strategy: Highlight her official duties instead of traditional campaign events.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is marking the first year of her administration after suddenly being thrust into office when Gov. Robert Bentley stepped down after allegations emerged that he had an affair with a former aide.
Ivey was serving as lieutenant governor when she was sworn in as governor on April 10, 2017. In an interview with The Associated Press, Ivey discussed the major events, and controversies, of her first year in office.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A grand jury on Wednesday closed an investigation surrounding former Gov. Robert Bentley and others without any indictments, but called for strengthening ethics law that hindered bringing charges, a special prosecutor announced.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, in her first State of the State address since scandal catapulted her into the governor's office, told legislators Tuesday that the state has turned the page after a cloud of controversy enveloped Alabama government for much of the past two years.
Ivey, who took the governor's office in April after the sudden resignation of then-Gov. Robert Bentley, addressed lawmakers on the opening day of the 2018 legislative session.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on the Alabama legislative session (all times local):
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey in her first State of the State address said the state has lifted a cloud of controversy that enveloped Alabama government for much of the last two years.
Ivey addressed lawmakers on the opening day of the 2018 legislative session almost exactly nine months after she was elevated to the governor's office in April by the sudden resignation of then-Gov. Robert Bentley.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey will take center stage Tuesday as she gives her first State of the State address since being catapulted to the governor's office nine months ago.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Scandal-infused politics dominated Alabama's top news in 2017, with a Senate race that featured allegations of sexual misconduct and allegations of an affair in the governor's office both drawing national attention.