Daily Headlines, Tuesday, 11/13/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserState briefs: Alabama EMA workers helping in New York

Montgomery AdvertiserMore Alabama students taking college test prep classes

Birmingham NewsHomewood City Council reschedules meetings, declares that new rec plans will be available to public

Birmingham NewsDemocrats still [...]

Daily Headlines, Monday, 11/12/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserResearch could help ID, count number of black bears in Alabama

Montgomery AdvertiserFossils found along banks of Alabama River a treasure trove

Montgomery AdvertiserAla. man finally gets Bronze Star earned in WWII

Montgomery AdvertiserMoore to work with [...]

Daily Headlines, Sunday, 11/11/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserJosh Moon’s Just Saying: Reason tossed aside after election outcome

Montgomery AdvertiserAl Benn’s Alabama: WWII nurse recalls what makes Veterans Day special

Montgomery AdvertiserAlabama in health care quandary

Montgomery AdvertiserVietnam: 50 years later: Time doesn’t heal all [...]

Daily Headlines, Saturday, 11/10/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserU.S. Supreme Court to hear Alabama voting rights challenge

Montgomery AdvertiserFuneral services set for civil rights activist Zecozy Williams

Montgomery AdvertiserMontgomery City Council wants panel to reconsider recommending liquor license

Huntsville TimesMarshall County DA announces statewide ‘anti-smurfing’ [...]

Daily Headlines, Friday, 11/9/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserPanel looks at pros, cons of expanding Medicaid in light of Obama’s re-election

Montgomery AdvertiserTuskegee Airman Herbert Carter dies

Montgomery AdvertiserCivil rights activist Zecozy Williams dies

Montgomery AdvertiserAlabama Board of Education to recommend rehiring 450+ teachers in [...]

Daily Headlines, Thursday, 11/8/2012

Montgomery Advertiser‘Bama-Obama enters Round 2: State’s Republicans in Congress predict more budget battles

Montgomery AdvertiserMontgomery City Council proposes ordinance that would tow uninsured vehicles

Montgomery AdvertiserWetumpka City Council holds first meeting with new members

Huntsville TimesAstronaut says Huntsville’s [...]

Daily Headlines, Wednesday, 11/7/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserObama wins 2nd term

Montgomery AdvertiserLocal voters return incumbent congressional leaders to Washington

Montgomery AdvertiserALABAMA CHIEF JUSTICE: Roy Moore wins old job back

Montgomery AdvertiserCavanaugh wins Public Service Commission presidency

Montgomery AdvertiserAla. voters [...]

Daily Headlines, Tuesday, 11/6/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserEssential voting information for the Nov. 6 general election

Montgomery AdvertiserAlabama expects high voter turnout

Montgomery AdvertiserMontgomery BOE amendment doesn’t mention ‘school board’

Montgomery AdvertiserMontgomery County Commission considers refinancing bonds to save $4.5M

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Daily Headlines, Monday, 11/5/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserState briefs: Alabama farmers report healthy peanut, cotton yields

Montgomery AdvertiserWrangler plant’s return a hopeful sign for town destroyed in April 2011 tornadoes

Montgomery AdvertiserNew Montgomery technical high school offers different pathway to success

Huntsville TimesUnions sending [...]

Daily Headlines, Sunday, 11/4/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserMoore, Vance battle for Alabama chief justice

Montgomery AdvertiserState Farm prediction: Deer/auto crashes likely to rise in Alabama

Montgomery AdvertiserShelby raises $2M to help Republican candidates in 11 states

Montgomery AdvertiserState briefs: Casino developer gets prison delay

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Daily Headlines, Saturday, 11/3/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserFormer Alabama lawmaker convicted of misconduct with student

Montgomery AdvertiserLuther Strange: 350 bingo machines, cash seized from Southern Star in raid

Montgomery AdvertiserAlabama has 11 constitutional amendments on ballot

Montgomery AdvertiserPoll: Republicans well-positioned ahead of Tuesday election

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Daily Headlines, Thursday, 11/1/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserBonner: No tax breaks for BP oil spil fines

Montgomery AdvertiserJury may get ex-Alabama lawmaker’s sex abuse case today

Montgomery AdvertiserMontgomery considered for Wright Brothers museum

Montgomery AdvertiserPoarch Creek tribe restarts casino work

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Daily Headlines, Wednesday, 10/31/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserCurrent, former justices endorse Vance over Roy Moore

Montgomery AdvertiserASU symposium links past and present civil, voting rights

Montgomery AdvertiserAl Benn’s Alabama: Prattville YMCA director retires after 49 years

Montgomery AdvertiserMONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMISSION:Polizos faces Howell, a political [...]

Daily Headlines, Tuesday, 10/30/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserSome Ala. shelters won’t allow adoptions of black cats close to Halloween

Montgomery AdvertiserVance raises, spends more than Moore in chief justice race during last reporting period

Montgomery AdvertiserSuperstorm Sandy has little effect on River Region, Alabama

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Daily Headlines, Monday, 10/29/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserSupreme Court ruling nears on Shelby County challenge to Voting Rights Act

Montgomery AdvertiserJury selection in sexual abuse trial for former Ala. legislator starts today

Montgomery AdvertiserBryson, Daniels-Smoke vie for Elmore County Commission seat

Montgomery AdvertiserVolunteers make [...]

Legislative Dispatch

A Look from the Rearview Mirror

This Thursday will mark the last day of the legislative Session.  For some, it was a Session that seemed would never end.  For others, it was one that ended much too quickly.  It may be early, yet, to write an obit on this Session, but as we approach the finish line, some perspective may be in order.

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Putting Students First

As you know, a very important piece of legislation will be presented for our consideration in the House tomorrow in Montgomery – Senate Bill 310 – the “Students First” tenure and fair dismissal reform bill. Like me, many House members have been inundated with phone calls and emails from opponents of this bill, and some have been [...]

Legislative Transparency

There are a lot of issues to debate before we begin the final days of this session. In fact, I am quite certain there will be some comments on this post debating many of them. Before we get into the last seven day of the session I wanted to bring up a topic that [...]


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