“Rumors and Rumblings” is a weekly feature that runs each Wednesday. It includes short nuggets of information that we glean from conversations throughout the week. Have a tip? Send it here. 1. Yellowhammer broke the news last week that Cooper Shattuck is lea...

Governor Bentley’s Legal Advisor (cabinet-level position) Cooper Shattuck is leaving the Governor’s office to take a job as the General Counsel of the University of Alabama System. Shattuck has been a trusted voice in the Governor’s office since leavin...