123,046 in Alabama still waiting for tax refunds

By Phillip Rawls, The Associated Press, Montgomery Advertiser

The longest U.S. recession since World War II has caused Alabama's tax collections to plummet so badly that more than 120,000 taxpayers are having to wait for their state income tax refunds.
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Chief Justice Cobb won't make gubernatorial bid

By Sebastian Kitchen, Montgomery Advertiser

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb said Wednesday that she will not run for governor in 2010.
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Stimulus eases community college troubles

By Kimberly Leonard, Special to Stateline.org

States are digging into their federal stimulus money to help finance community colleges, where rising tuition, soaring enrollment and budget cuts threaten to shut students out of the system. Read More

Weekly wrap: Report questions states' use of stimulus road funds

By John Gramlich, Stateline.org Staff Writer

States are spending too much stimulus money on new road construction and not enough on public transit projects, a national advocacy group claims in a report issued Monday (June 29). Meanwhile, Michigan and California consider teaming up to solve their prison problems and North Carolina and Rhode Island face off with Amazon.com over taxes. Read More

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb decides against run for governorship

By David White, The Birmingham News

Alabama Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb on Wednesday said she plans to keep her seat on the Alabama Supreme Court and will not run for governor. Read More

Sen. Rodger Smitherman to ask Alabama to advance $25 million-$30 million for Jefferson County

By Barnett Wright, The Birmingham News

A local state lawmaker said Wednesday he will ask Gov. Bob Riley to advance Jefferson County $25 million to $30 million to help carry the financially strapped county through the remainder of the fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. Read More

Sparks unveiling platform for Alabama governor

By The Associated Press, Montgomery Advertiser

State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks is unveiling a major part of his platform in his Democratic campaign for governor. Read More

One in three people in Alabama are obese, according to report

By Dave Parks, The Birmingham News

Alabama is now among four states with soaring adult obesity rates of more than 30 percent, more than twice what the national average was three decades ago, according to a report released Tuesday. Read More

Coming to 25 states -- higher taxes

By Mark Trumbull, The Christian Science Monitor

More than half of US states are responding to budget challenges with an answer that's often unpopular with their residents: tax hikes. Read More

Mississippi tops obesity rankings; Colorado is leanest state

By The Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON -- Mississippi remains at the top of the list in this year's national annual obesity rankings, with Alabama coming in second. Outside of fairly lean Colorado, there's little good news. Read More

Gov. Bob Riley (R)
Elected: November 2002, 2006
Term expires: January 2011

	State capital: Montgomery
	State nickname: The Heart of Dixie
	Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom, Jr. (D)
	Secretary of State Beth Chapman (R)
	Attorney General Troy King (R)
	Senate President: Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom, Jr. (D)
	Senate Pro Tem: Rodger Smitherman (D)
	House Speaker: Seth Hammett (D)

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123,046 in Alabama still waiting for tax refunds

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