Wednesday 5/30/2007 DAILY NEWS DIGEST
Birmingham News : Businessman admits kickbacks, overcharges in latest guilty plea in two year college probe.
Birmingham News : Legislature sends budgets, pay raise bills to Governor for approval.
Tuscaloosa News : Small turnout expected for next week’s election to consider two constitutional amendments.
Tuscaloosa News : Summary of yesterday’s legislative activity.
Decatur Daily : The Decatur Daily sees prosecutor’s sentencing recommendations for former governor as evidence that trial was part of national plan to target Democrats.
Decatur Daily : The Decatur Daily calls for legislative action on slavery apology “a meaningful vote.”
Dothan Eagle : Textile plant closing to idle 575 in Abbeville.
Opelika-Auburn News : Textile plant closure to idle 350 in Opelika.
Textile plant closings? But I saw the ad on TV this morning, saying vote YES on the Amendments to keep Alabama’s economy THE STRONGEST!
And the Roy Johnson saga continues — y’know, Dept. of Postsecondary Ed. had a Turnham working with them for years (she retired a few months ago) … purely coincidental, of course.
Comment by Jeff (no, the other one) — May 30, 2007 @ 8:36 am
The Fire College/Junior College mess is starting to show some very interesting kudzuish offshoots and tendrils.
Looks too that eventually this will be spun (cf the Decatur Daily editoral) into a yet another vast conspiracy to overthrow democracy, two party rule, etc.
Has there been an credible opposition to the two amendments? Been hearing blipverts to vote for Amendment 1 and the usual mail from RSA, etc about Amendment 2
Comment by walt moffett — May 30, 2007 @ 9:02 pm