This is as good a point as any for a bit of clarification. I never believed (or said) that the quote attributed to the Cullman County GOP source was evidence of Rove’s participation in a [...]
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 Posted by Danny, on June 30th, 2007, at 10:01 am Crossed my radar screen of late…
Posted by Danny, on June 30th, 2007, at 7:47 amIn part because “the United States attorneys scandal has made clear that partisan politics is a driving force in the Bush Justice Department,” The New York Times is calling this morning for a Congressional investigation into the Siegelman conviction.
Posted by G, on June 30th, 2007, at 7:45 amBirmingham News – Lawyers for Siegelman and Scrushy file for emergency hearing before 11th Circuit seeking immediate release pending appeal. Birmingham News – Environmental Management Commission unanimously rejects proposal to reduce carcinogens in state’s waterways. Birmingham News – State program attempts to match career skills with employers. Posted by Danny, on June 29th, 2007, at 5:39 pmToday, “the Alabama Environmental Management Commission voted unanimously this afternoon to defeat a proposal to lower the cancer risk allowed from chemicals poured into Alabama’s waterways.” The Alabama Environmental Management Commission oversees the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). Twenty-eight other states and nearly two-thirds of the country’s population live with the [...] Posted by G, on June 29th, 2007, at 7:30 amBirmingham News – Two community college presidents retire rather than face firing. Birmingham News – Chancellor prohibits college presidents from spending state funds on lobbying firm. Birmingham News – Report reveals that House Majority Leader Ken Guin (D-Carbon Hill) received payment from Shelton State Community College for “duties as [...] Posted by Danny, on June 28th, 2007, at 11:58 pmFormer Democratic Governor Don Siegelman was sentenced to more than seven years today. Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy was sentenced to more than six after their bribery convictions.
Posted by Danny, on June 28th, 2007, at 7:18 amA coalition of groups has presented petitions asking the state to adopt more protective recommendations from the Environmental Protection Agency, as most of our neighboring states have already done. Adam Snyder, director of the Alabama Rivers Alliance, has said, “The goal is to improve the regulations at ADEM and get them to comply with their own policies. We want them to meet the recommended standards that EPA has produced,” and added that “existing laws do not protect the residents of Alabama as well as they [...] Posted by G, on June 28th, 2007, at 6:45 amBirmingham News – Sentencing guidelines for Siegelman could lead to prison sentence of 10-12 years. Birmingham News – Monitor’s report reveals poor conditions at state’s prison for women. Birmingham News – Shelby County House members blast Senate counterparts. Birmingham News – Federal judge questions plea agreement in continuing [...] Posted by Danny, on June 27th, 2007, at 12:03 pmThe Political Parlor has it on good authority that Democrats on the national level are still trying to persuade Agricultural Commissioner Ron Sparks to run against Senator Jeff Sessions in 2008. The local take is that will this not happen, Sparks has made his decision, and that Sparks would not look good in reversing [...] Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on June 27th, 2007, at 9:09 amWhen I was first elected to the Alabama House five years ago the budget process seemed like the equivalency of studying soil on Mars. It just didn’t make a whole lot of sense. Five years later I have a good grasp of the process despite the fact that the outcome is not always to my [...] Posted by G, on June 27th, 2007, at 6:35 amBirmingham News – Sentencing hearing begins in former governor’s corruption conviction. Birmingham News – U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear case challenging state’s property tax system. Mobile Press-Register – Mobile legislator’s trial on misdemeanor charges delayed until September. Mobile Press-Register – State Health Insurance Board sets review [...] Posted by Rep. Cam Ward, on June 26th, 2007, at 1:00 pmRecently I had the opportunity to speak on a panel along with other leaders from around in the country, including the first lady of West Virginia, about innovative education programs in the United States. While the media has focused a great deal [...] Posted by Danny, on June 26th, 2007, at 11:17 amThe story that Siegelman may have been the target of a Republican plot is beginning to get wider play. Today the Los Angeles Times had a story. I had a longer post on this earlier today that got lost in one of those computer headaches, so for now it will suffice simply to point [...] Posted by G, on June 26th, 2007, at 7:00 amBirmingham News – Two-years college presidents take on ethics commission chief over comment that “it would be hard to find” an administrator not tainted by ongoing criminal investigation. Birmingham News – The Birmingham News contends that if the action of legislators sending $1 milllion to two-year colleges employing them or their [...] |
ChangeI wish my friend Hinton Mitchem godspeed and good luck after his retirement from public service. Hinton, on Monday, announced what many had suspected — he will not seek re-election. I remember meeting Hinton for the first time while I was a student at Auburn University. He served the people of his [...] Ten Minutes in the House, Senate Moves On Here is a quick preview of the upcoming week in Montgomery. This week will be a standard legislative schedule for the House. We will be in session on Tuesday and Thursday with committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday. Back in the Day... Union Avenue in Ozark in the 1920s |
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