Daily Headlines, Friday, 6/26/2009

Birmingham News – Alabama Board of Education considers changes to state’s testing plan

Birmingham News – Naval officer Jonathan Pohnel, former Boston City Councilwoman Maura Hennigan vouch for generosity of John Katopodis

Birmingham News – Motorcycle ride to benefit northern Jefferson County volunteer fire department

Birmingham News – Jefferson, County Commissioner Bettye Fine Collins shelves budget-cut resolution

Birmingham News – Senate District 19 hopefuls Priscilla Dunn and Merika Coleman vie for money

Birmingham News – About 50 young lawyers volunteer to handle divorce cases free for those who can’t afford to pay attorney fees

Birmingham News – Birmingham mayor’s office launches audit of diversity consultant

Birmingham News – TracFone Wireless gives free cell phones to poor in Alabama

Birmingham News – Alabama House delegation unified against climate change bill

Birmingham News – Blue Cross lays off 151 in state

Birmingham News – Regions Financial executive pay case moves to federal court

Birmingham News – OUR VIEW: Patients at Jefferson County’s Cooper Green Mercy Hospital should be spared the pain of budget cutbacks

Birmingham News – Scott Stantis: Meter eater

Birmingham News – OUR VIEW: No reason candidates, voters should be confused about date of city elections

Press-Register – Former Bayou La Batre councilman suspected of arson

Press-Register – Mobile County school security officers may get Tasers

Press-Register – Fred Richardson’s campaign headquarters burglarized

Press-Register – House OKs bill that could mean more LCS competition for Austal

Press-Register – Save lighthouse, but how?

Press-Register – State students gain, but still not enough

Huntsville Times – Health Dept. offers free back-to-school vaccines

Huntsville Times – State ahead of 28 othersfor lawmaker disclosures

Huntsville Times – The real story behind the 4.0

Montgomery Advertiser – Immigration reform not likely in ‘09, Sessions says

Montgomery Advertiser – Southern Baptists close out ‘low-key’ convention

Montgomery Advertiser – Butler County plant to close within two weeks

Montgomery Advertiser – Jefferson mess offers lesson for Montgomery

Montgomery Advertiser – Alabama Voices: Plan limits health choices

Tuscaloosa News – Recusals delay ex-secretary of state’s case

Tuscaloosa News – Bad air in Holt and now they tell us

Florence TimesDaily – Former U.S. attorney reflects on achievements

Decatur Daily – No hero’s welcome for soldier on leave

Gadsden Times – United Way’s Day of Action

Gadsden Times – Two-year colleges complete reduction in force policies just in case

Gadsden Times – Former Hokes Bluff mayor remembered for service to city

New York Times – Court Nominee Criticized as Relying on Foreign Law

Los Angeles Times – Attorney general wants hate crimes law to include sexual …