Gov. Robert Bentley News

Alabama Governor Tours Towns Still Recovering from Last April’s Tornadoes

Gov. Robert Bentley returned to the central Alabama town of Eclectic a year after a deadly tornado hit it and found people relying on themselves and the generosity of others to rebuild. The Eclectic visit came on the second day …

Alabama Has Not Yet Addressed Home Insurance Costs, Availability

Gov. Robert Bentley has not yet kept a campaign promise he made in 2010 to have the Legislature address the rising cost and declining availability of homeowners’ insurance in Alabama. Almost a year has passed since he announced the creation …

Alabama Governor Wants 1 Year Tax Holiday for Storm Supplies

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has proposed a once-a-year sales tax holiday on weather radios, flashlights, generators and other supplies needed to help prepare for weather disasters. Bentley made the proposal at a news conference to announce that Feb. 19-24 would …

Alabama Special Session on Home Insurance Possible in January

The special legislative session that Gov. Robert Bentley has promised on the affordability and availability of homeowners insurance could come in early 2012. The governor and the chairman of his insurance commission said a special session is possible in January …

Alabama Governor Names Insurance Market Study Commission

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has appointed 24 people to a panel that will examine the state’s insurance market and suggest improvements. The commission will be led by Baldwin County Probate Judge Tim Russell. Bentley has said he’ll hold a special …