Monday 4/30/2007 DAILY NEWS DIGEST

Birmingham News – Lawsuits allege that Birmingham suburbs target Hispanics for stops and arrests by police.

Birmingham News – Rep Pat Moore (R-Pleasant Grove) seeks to seeks to expand seat belt requirement to back seat passengers.

Birmingham NewsThe Birmingham News urges House to approve measure to allow voters to decide whether to convene constitutional convention.

Press-Register – “The Political Skinny,” the Press-Register’s  weekly political roundup from Mobile, Montgomery and Washington.

Press-RegisterPress-Register calls for the Senate to give approval of House-passed measure to create commission to run Department of Transportation.

Tuscaloosa News – Rep.Mark Keahey (D-Grove Hill) seeks official state audit of Governor’s use of state plane.

Tuscaloosa NewsThe Tuscaloosa News sees contract for interim chancellor of community college system as a “serious mistake.”

Anniston StarThe Anniston Star discusses new report on pay discrepancies between men and women.

Decatur DailyThe Decatur Daily says the proposal to remove sales tax from food deserves more attention than it has received thus far in legislature.

Gadsden Times – Article explores the “real” impact of the proposed apology for state’s role in slavery.

Montgomery AdvertiserThe Montgomery Advertiser characterizes Senate as “dysfunctional.”

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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