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A fire damaged a Florence plant early Wednesday morning. Investigators said all workers were accounted for, after the fire at the Fiberex plant on Parkway Drive. Investigators told WAFF 48's Marie WaxelMore >>
Investigators are looking for the cause of a fire that damaged a Florence plant early Wednesday morning.More >>
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Ten schools in North Alabama made the state's failing schools list under a new Alabama law that lets parents receive tax credits for sending their children to a better school.More >>
Ten schools in North Alabama made the state's failing schools list under a new Alabama law that lets parents receive tax credits for sending their children to a better school.More >>
DECATUR, AL (WAFF) -
Governor Robert Bentley visited the River City on Thursday.
One of the subjects he talked about during his Decatur stop was the government efficiency efforts of his administration.
He said they are systematically going through each department in an effort to save money and he said they are doing just that.
"The efficiencies with the way we changed the retirement systems. We did away with the DROP program, which was becoming unsustainable. We refinanced bonds. State employees, we asked teachers to pay a little bit more on their retirement," said Bentley. "You put all those things together, it adds up. It's added up to almost $700-million."
Bentley said they will reach the $1-billion mark by the end of his first four years in office.
Bentley said they will reach the $1-billion mark by the end of his first four years in office.
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