Thursday 6/7/2007 DAILY NEWS DIGEST

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/118120419356440.xml&coll=2 – GOP State Board of Education member splits with Riley over proposal to end employment of legislators by two-year college system.

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/118120413856440.xml&coll=2 – Regular legislative session comes to end today.

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/118120436256440.xml&coll=2 – Riley may send ETF budget back to legislature with executive amendment to change appropriation to non-existent program to provide training for fire fighters.

http://www.al.com/opinion/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/118120437156440.xml&coll=2 – The Birmingham News comments on finding that Department of Corrections illegally charges inmates million of dollars and the continuing  fiscal crisis in that department.

http://www.al.com/news/press-register/index.ssf?/base/news/118120810430060.xml&coll=3 – Adversaries become allies to support amendments in this week’s special election.

http://www.al.com/opinion/press-register/index.ssf?/base/opinion/118120790530060.xml&coll=3 – Press-Register points out legislature’s failure to enact any of proposed reform measures during this session, focusing on apparently failure of proposal to ban PAC-to-PAC transfers.

http://www.al.com/opinion/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/opinion/118120786030360.xml&coll=1 – The Huntsville Times asserts that Tuesday’s election results reveal that voters “want more jobs, and that they distrust the Legislature.”

http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/070607/budget.shtml – Governor may send both budgets back to Legislature today.

http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/070607/vote.shtml – Vote on ban on PAC-to-PAC transfers unlikely on last legislative day.

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070607/NEWS02/706070331/1009 – Federal prosecutor denies politics played role in prosecution of former governor.

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070607/OPINION01/706070313/1012/OPINION – The Montgomery Advertiser says Governor should consider calling one or more special sessions to address critical issues facing state.