Wednesday 1/17/2007 DAILY NEWS DIGEST

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1169030445156600.xml&coll=2 – Federal court ends state’s long-running child welfare case.

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1169030218156600.xml&coll=2 – New chief justice sets judicial election reform and dealing with state’s overcrowded prisons as her priorities.

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1169030322156600.xml&coll=2 – New committee appointments in state senate have no GOP chairs.

http://www.politicalparlor.net/sanders-senate-sketches/senate-sketches-1024/ – Sen. Hank Sanders’ (D-Selma) weekly column for his constituents.

http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/1169029228156930.xml&coll=1 – Minority senate group considers plans to slow legislation in response to rules and committee assignments viewed as retaliatory.

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070117/NEWS/701170338/1007/NEWS02 – State Bar president favors appointment of state’s judges in lieu of partisan election.

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070117/NEWS/701170325/1012/editorial1 – The Tuscaloosa News calls for state’s lawmakers to take action to resolve long standing crisis in corrections agency.

http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/070117/quit.shtml – Dissension reflected in Senate 18-17 vote to end organizational session.

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070117/… – The Montgomery Advertiser voices its concerns about recently adopted senate rules.