It spends a little more than he had proposed, but he will sign it. |
Right now there are 28 inmates on work-release and 247 inmates in community work programs who were convicted of murder, manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide, |
Riley will be leading a delegation of business economic development leaders from all over the state, |
She (Gardner) is very well qualified for this position and Governor Riley thinks she would be an excellent choice; that's why he appointed her. |
Should bid estimates come in higher than is determined proper, the project would be sent out again for bids. |
The governor has spoken with Sen. Barron on several occasions about these bills and the need to focus on them. He's asked for Sen. Barron's help with getting the Legislature to focus on them. |
The governor is not going to have any representation there. He believes this is something that can be resolved without input. |
The governor will review it and make a decision. |
The review was prompted by a couple of things, ... Gov. Riley inherited the eligibility policy from the previous administration. The governor felt it was time to review those policies and eligibility. Secondly, the review was prompted by reports of escapes. |
There are a couple of ways we can approach this project. One way can be that we will construct whatever we can up to that $2.0 million mark, and stop there. As one example, this may mean we can do all the earth work and pave three out of four ramps with that $2.0 million. |
They should call this budget the 'no lobbyist left behind act.' Who did get left behind are kids who need to go to schools without leaky roofs and taxpayers who deserve a tax cut. |
We're very, very pleased to have been selected - one of the very few grants announced today. |
We've got time to work out something so Mobile County can be accommodated. |