--A bill that would ban smok­ing in work places and many public settings in Alabama still has a chance of becoming law as the Legislature prepares for the final day of its 2008 session. House Speaker Seth Ham­mett, D-Andalusia, said the smoking ban will be one of the bills considered by the House when business concludes Mon­day.

--Governor Bob Riley joined state workers from the Alabama Department of Transportation, the Alabama Department of Public Safety, the Alabama Emergency Management Agency and the Alabama National Guard as they began a two-day training exercise in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season this week. On Tuesday, they reviewed the state’s plan to make all lanes of traffic on Interstate 65 flow north in order to help speed evacuation from the state’s coast.  On Wednesday, they will stage a mock reversal of traffic on I-65 from Mobile to Montgomery.

--ABC-32, the Montgomery CW, and Alabama First Lady Patsy Riley presented a check to Kid One Transport for $12,500 on the steps of the Governor’s mansion on this week. The money was raised through ABC-32’s Oprah’s Big Give “Buy a Driver” campaign, one of Mrs. Riley’s favorite non-profit organizations.