Daily Headlines, Thursday, 1/29/2009

Posted by H, on January 29th, 2009, at 6:00 am

Birmingham News – Birmingham lawyer Bill Slaughter said to have persuaded Jefferson County Commission president to consider lobbying firm

Birmingham News – Alabama cockfighting law nation’s weakest

Birmingham News – Stimulus plan would infuse Alabama schools with $1 billion over two years

Birmingham News – Cahaba River Society honors new projects that protect waterways

Birmingham News – Alabama college endowments slip even before market collapse

Birmingham News – Alabama Department of Corrections selling land

Birmingham News – Hoover, Alabama mother, son return home while they fight deportation

Birmingham News – Jefferson County Commission approves D.C. lobbyist for sewer debt assistance

Birmingham News – Honda featuring Alabama-built vehicles in ad campaign tied to the National Hockey League

Birmingham News – Alabama lawmaker wants to add two City Council members to Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex board

Birmingham News – Loss of three Democrats could be a gain for the Alabama Senate

Birmingham News – Jefferson County should hire manager, not a lobbyist

Press-Register – Public schools in Mobile County could reap $77M from stimulus bill

Press-Register – Baldwin public schools could get $16M from stimulus bill

Press-Register – Deadline extended to comment on proposed Alabama sturgeon habitat

Press-Register – State Supreme Court to hear jurisdiction tax case

Press-Register – Mobile County school board OKs $30.5M in cuts; delays Barton decision

Press-Register – Council voted for children

Press-Register – Let county get on with controlling dogs, junk

Huntsville Times – Search for A&M leader ‘tainted’?

Huntsville Times – Alabama A&M may vote on university president

Huntsville Times – A&M board mischief

Montgomery Advertiser – Riley sends warning note to gambling machine companies

Montgomery Advertiser – Three candidates fail to qualify for mayoral race

Montgomery Advertiser – Bright, Rogers vote against stimulus bill

Montgomery Advertiser – Election crucial to the city’s future

Tuscaloosa News – Gottfried’s exit remains a mystery

Anniston Star – Waiting for the stimulus: Let’s spend money wisely

Anniston Star – No more Moore

Decatur Daily – Board can play positive role in construction

Opelika-Auburn News – ADOR warns taxpayers of e-mail scam

Associated Press – McClain seeks new trial in Ala. corruption case

New York Times – Lilly’s Big Day

A Look from the Rearview Mirror

By Joe Hubbard on June 8, 2011

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

By John Merrill on May 24, 2011

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 [...]

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Legislative Transparency

By Cam Ward on May 17, 2011

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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