August, 2013 Archives
College Colors Day
Proclamations
WHEREAS, College Colors Day, seeks to celebrate and promote the traditions and spirit that make the college experience great by encouraging faculty, staff, alumni, students, and fans …
Nephrology Nurses Week
Proclamations
WHEREAS, nearly 20 million Americans suffer from kidney disease, and every year, many Alabama citizens, including children, adults and elderly individuals, are diagnosed with kidney dis…
Hunger Action Month
Proclamations
WHEREAS, hunger and poverty are issues of grave concern in the United States and Alabama; and WHEREAS, Alabama is committed to taking steps toward raising awareness of the need to com…
Farm City Week
Proclamations
WHEREAS, farm city, American farmers and ranchers help feed the world by producing a bounty of agricultural products; and WHEREAS, this bounty is reliant on the essential partnerships b…
EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 19, AMENDMENT 1
Executive Orders
Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by law and pursuant thereto, I do hereby amend Executive Order 19, executed June 24, 2011, by deleting the same in its entirety and ins…
Model Aviation Day
Proclamations
WHEREAS, August 17, 2013, marks the first official declaration of National Model Aviation Day; the yearly celebration has been announced to encourage model aviation clubs around the cou…
Alabama’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.3%
Press Releases
MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally-adjusted July unemployment rate is 6.3%, down from June’s rate of 6.5% and well bel…
Health Center Week
Proclamations
WHEREAS, Alabama’s community health centers are at the core of our health care system and safety net, delivering high-quality, coordinated, cost effective and accessible primary c…
Keep the Spirit of ’45 Alive Day
Proclamations
WHEREAS, on August 14, 1945, the people of the United States received word of the end of World War II, and on that day people in the United States and around the world greeted the news …
Amended Special Election Timelines Announced for House Districts 104 and 74
Press Releases
MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Friday issued amended special election proclamations, updating the formal timelines for elections to fill the District 104 and District 74 seat…