Legislators, governor still looking for solutions one year after failure of $1.2 billion tax, accountability plan

Last year, Gov. Bob Riley stood before television cameras and microphones and said the Alabama public had sent a clear message, saying more accountability was needed in Montgomery before any more money would be sent.

One year after the defeat of the $1.2 billion accountability and reform package, called Amendment One, put forth by Riley, many of the state’s problems remain, with only a few governmental changes made.