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 News - The 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-Register - Press-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 News - The Tuscaloosa News sees contract for interim chancellor of community college system as a “serious mistake.”
Anniston Star - The Anniston Star discusses new report on pay discrepancies between men and women.
Decatur Daily - The 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 Advertiser - The Montgomery Advertiser characterizes Senate as “dysfunctional.”