MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Bob Riley is among a bipartisan group of governors scheduled to meet with President-elect Barack Obama to discuss ways to stimulate the struggling economy. Riley is among about 40 governors and governors-elect who will meet with Obama Tuesday at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The meeting was arranged by the National Governors Association. Riley says one topic the governors will discuss is Medicaid and changes in federal rules that could cut the federal reimbursements that Alabama hospitals receive for treating the state's poorest citizens. Riley says the… » More
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Terminal will allow larger ships to load and unload products in Mobile » More
Gov. Bob Riley has awarded $114,954 to Mobile, Baldwin and Escambia counties to help increase traffic patrols. Vehicle crashes resulted in 148… » More
Corn, cow manure, even chicken grease have all been used to make alternative fuels. In the next couple of years, you may be able to add sugar… » More
The state is performing an unprecedented $1.4 million study to see if seat belts would be a benefit for the 25 million kids who ride buses to… » More
BREAKING NEWS Gov. Bob Riley has rejected plans for an offshore liquefied natural gas terminal about 60 miles south of Fort Morgan. » More
Alabama officials are trying to get through one day (Friday) without a traffic fatality anywhere in the state. » More
Gov. Bob Riley will announce whether he will allow a Texas company to built a liquefied natural gas terminal off the coast of Alabama. » More
Alabama's most populous county is on the brink of filing bankruptcy over its $3.2 billion sewer debt. » More
