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Troy needs to think long and hard about whether he really wants to make a run for governor, this close to when rumors were swirling all around about him. I would seriously consider taking another four years to think about it.

Now, King, 40, is thinking about bringing what he calls his “Coffee County common sense” to the governor’s mansion in 2010. The attorney general said he has looked at polling data on the race but made no final decision.

Gov. Bob Riley, a Republican, is term limited, so the 2010 race is expected to draw several hopefuls on both sides of the aisle.

Greenville businessman Tim James, a Republican and son of a former Alabama governor, has already said he is running. Other potential GOP candidates include U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner; Bradley Byrne, chancellor of the Alabama Community College System; and state treasurer Kay Ivey. Democrats eyed as possible contenders include U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom, and Agriculture & Industries Commissioner Ron Sparks.

King relies on small-town values as he mulls a gubernatorial run - al.com.

Thanks to Susan we now understand that Troy “the Boy” King is walking around sans wedding ring…is there a meaning or did he just forget that day?

Left In Alabama:: Does Alabama Know Yet? AG Troy King is Getting Divorced?.

Alabama Attorney General Troy King’s hopes that the rumors about him had peaked, is now goingt o have to face the questions because the Birmingham News finally found an angle to bring it up…Troy’s hiring practices.

Not receiving raises has not been a problem for another King employee — 24-year-old John W. Godwin. Godwin started working in the attorneys general office as an unpaid intern last summer, when he was a senior at Troy University. Shortly after arriv­ing in Kings office, Godwin was put on the payroll at $10 an hour. Over the next nine months, Godwin rapidly ascended the ladder. In July 2007, King ap­pointed him as a special ad­ministrative assistant earning $39,456 a year. He completed his degree in broadcast jour­nalism in December, and on March 27 was named to his current title of executive assis­tant, a job paying $57,504 annually, according to state records. “J.W. is an exceptional young man who is the chief aide to the attorney general and who is almost indispens able in terms of the many functions he carries out in this office,” Bence said. Bence said Godwins duties include policy research and constituent relations, and he serves as a liaison between the attorney general and the staff. Godwin travels with King as part of his duties, such as ac­companying him to this years National Association of Attorneys General Conference.

So, he’s the Attorney General’s “travel companion”…riiiiight.

H/T: Mooncat at Left in Alabama

…who also had alleged affairs, which became internet fodder. Publius IX does a great job of laying out the two ways the Troy King story could play out…and so far it looks like we are headed down the same path as Sen. Kerry and Alexandra Polier, as opposed to Clinton and Lewinsky.

The writer is 100% correct, until the mainstream media has something to latch onto that they cannot ignore (either a news event or a mid-level news report), we won’t see the story there.

Left In Alabama:: Whence the Troy King Stories?

I understand where Dan is coming from, and respect his change of heart, but I see things a little differently. Part of what blogs do is discuss what people are talking about, no matter the credibility of the information.

There have been many stories over the four years I have been doing this, that broke on the blogs first, and where you had better information in the blogosphere than in the MSM. In this case with Troy King, we had rumors that were bigger than the reality…but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t put the information that we were hearing out there.

Those who claimed they knew the whole truth were overstepping, but most of us were very cautious in saying what we knew (very little) and what we didn’t know (a lot). This is what bloggers do…in Alabama, or anywhere else.

Troy King should not resign | Daily Dixie

The rumor mill has churned long enough that the outline of the truth seems to finally be emerging. As I suspected, the whole homosexual angle was a too good to be true, but it does appear that Troy was caught in a relationship outside of his marriage and divorce is likely. Resignation may or may not be on the table.

Hypocrite he is…

The word on Troy King | Daily Dixie

It can’t be…it’s too good to be true…Troy King and misconduct? Troy King resigning?

I will reserve my dance of joy until it’s official…but my heart skipped a beat when I read this post…thanks for the heads up mooncat.

Left In Alabama:: Attorney General Troy King Resigns?

UPDATE: Thursday morning, and still no official word…maybe it is too good to be true.

I don’t know enough, and there isn’t enough reporting here to say who is in the right, but I’m always skeptical of anything Troy “the Boy” does. This makes it sound like he may be in the right this time and that the DOI may be overstepping.

Federal law allows federally recognized Indian tribes to conduct any type of gambling that is legal in a state, which in Alabama includes paper and electronic bingo.

State governors and Indian tribes can reach a compact allowing Indians to conduct other types of gambling. The Poarch Creek Indians first sought to negotiate with Gov. Guy Hunt in 1991, but those talks broke down. No governor since has agreed to a compact to expand the Creek’s gambling to casino-style games.

Alabama AG sues Interior Department over Indian gambling - NewsFlash - al.com