Governor Riley's Office - Columns

We know you've heard others make a pitch for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a chance to make a difference in the lives of our children and our children's children. But in this case, we have al...

http://governorpress.alabama.gov/pr/co-2010-10-03-CoastalRecovCommission.asp

Chester Finn, the president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a non-profit education think tank, got to the heart of the problem when he said of the Obama administration's Race to the Top: "Som...

http://governorpress.alabama.gov/pr/co-2010-09-12-UnionDoomsALRacetoTop.asp

Slot machines are illegal in Alabama. Not even supporters of gambling dispute what Alabama law says about slot machines. Nonetheless, thousands of them crept into our state under the phony label ...

http://governorpress.alabama.gov/pr/co-2010-08-15-IllegalSlotMachines.asp

Alabama is making incredible strides in education because we've made the right investments in programs that are getting results.

http://governorpress.alabama.gov/pr/co-2009-11-24-education_reform.asp

It's not often that our legislators take the time to debate ethics, so I made sure to attend the Legislative Council meeting this week where a number of them gathered to discuss making the curren...

http://governorpress.alabama.gov/pr/co-2009-08-18-teachers_ethics_code.asp

If you've watched TV, listened to the radio or gone to your mailbox lately you've no doubt seen or heard a massive advertising campaign aimed at convincing people to vote for a gambling bill that...

http://governorpress.alabama.gov/pr/co-2009-04-12-sweetHoaxalabama.asp

Every year there is an effort in the Legislature to expand gambling. In its last session, the Legislature spent roughly two-thirds of its time debating bills to expand gambling. Not education, no...

http://governorpress.alabama.gov/pr/co-2009-01-11-illegal_gambling.asp

The first report I see when I get to the office every morning is the daily highway safety report. It shows the number of crashes, injuries and deaths that occurred on Alabama's roadways the previ...

http://governorpress.alabama.gov/pr/co-2008-08-19-TakeBackOurHighways.asp

In just a few days Americans will celebrate our nation's independence declared 232 years ago. On this July 4, we find ourselves in a different type of struggle for independence - energy independe...

http://governorpress.alabama.gov/pr/co-2008-07-01-energy.asp

More than 90 percent of all businesses in Alabama are small businesses, and the majority of Alabama's workers are employed by small businesses.

http://governorpress.alabama.gov/pr/co-2008-06-06-affordable_health_care.asp

The last day of the legislative session is tomorrow and it could prove to be a truly historic day for Alabama. The Senate is expected to debate a bill that would eliminate the four percent state ...

http://governorpress.alabama.gov/pr/co-2008-05-18-legislature.asp

Alabama’s two-year college system is making significant progress toward restoring its credibility and integrity, thanks in part to the ban on double dipping passed last year by the State Board ...

http://governorpress.alabama.gov/pr/co-2008-03-17-bandouble.asp

During the past four years when bipartisan agreement on many issues was often difficult to reach, Republicans and Democrats in the Legislature did agree on the need to significantly boost funding...

http://governorpress.alabama.gov/pr/co-2008-02-04-EduProgramsPriorities.asp