Senior Advisor to Governor Paid Through Questionable Means

| September 10, 2015 

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There are two big stories in state politics right now. There’s the special legislative session that started this week. Then there’s all the chatter around the governor’s divorce. Alabama’s First Lady Diane Bentley filed for divorce from Governor Robert Bentley last month after 50 years of marriage. That’s fueled rumors of an affair by the governor. He says this is a private matter and the legal filing has been sealed. Still the situation has drawn attention to happenings within the administration that is on the record, particularly how a senior advisor is paid. We talk about that now with Alabama Media Group columnist John Archibald.

 

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