Daily Headlines, Thursday, 5/28/2009

Birmingham NewsFuture U.S. Department of Energy facility in Wilsonville, Alabama, will study reducing carbon dioxide emissions

Birmingham NewsAlabama two-year college system Chancellor Bradley Byrne enters 2010 race for governor

Birmingham NewsCalera councilmen return pay raises

Birmingham NewsAlabama Senate Democrats say bills on road, jobless benefits and grocery taxes will be among their top priorities in 2010

Birmingham NewsJefferson county, Alabama lawyers will ask judge to allow access to portion of occupational tax funds

Birmingham NewsWith occupational tax off limits, Jefferson County mulls best places for cuts

Birmingham NewsLawyers for Birmingham, Alabama, public figure John Katopodis seek new delay in charity fraud trial

Birmingham NewsBirmingham lawyer John Lentine discusses Alabama’s Northern District’s lack of federal public defender program with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

Birmingham NewsNonprofit groups fill Birmingham City Council chamber, ask to be included in 2010 budget

Birmingham NewsAlabama Gov. Bob Riley urges congressmen to pass bills to help municipal bond market

Birmingham NewsFederal witness Tim Turnham gets probation for role in Alabama’s two-year college scandal

Birmingham NewsOUR VIEW: Alabama Legislature must fix mess it has made of Jefferson County occupational tax

Press-RegisterUSAF Lt. Col. Mark Stratton of Foley killed by IED blast in Afghanistan

Press-RegisterBaldwin’s income growth heats up as Mobile’s cools off

Press-RegisterByrne set to join GOP field

Press-RegisterA bipartisan achievement

Huntsville Times2 state laws shine light on spending

Huntsville TimesCinram’s visas limited. Why are workers here?

Huntsville TimesAthens to cash bonds for schools, ‘wish list’

Huntsville TimesKiplinger’s: ‘Huntsville is ahead of the game’

Huntsville TimesSessions focuses on ‘role of judge’

Huntsville TimesToward full representation

Montgomery AdvertiserState’s American Indians score well in health study

Montgomery AdvertiserGipson decides to run for re-election in 2010

Tuscaloosa NewsDeal signed to dispose of Forkland garbage

Tuscaloosa NewsNorthport chief files race claim

Anniston StarLabel it, then eat it: Praise for new Alabama law

Anniston StarIn hard times

Decatur Daily Huntsville is pointing way for state’s future

Gadsden TimesByrne to stress ethics reform in gubernatorial campaign

Opelika-Auburn NewsTurnham gets two years of probation

Opelika-Auburn NewsEditorial: Lawmakers should follow Riley’s transparent lead

Associated PressAla. prison system opens new dialysis center

Washington PostFeds won’t step in to southern water dispute

2 comments to Daily Headlines, Thursday, 5/28/2009

  • anonymous

    The democrat senators should also go ahead and say they are for more pork projects rather than properly funding state government. Now that the list of pork projects is in the budget again I can’t wait to see what the senate approves next go around. We will probably be funding snail races in some town with a population of 12.

  • Been in the Legislature since ‘94, announce you’re not running again, and then run again? Ugh.

    Term limits, anyone?

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