Daily Headlines, Friday, 7/17/2009

Birmingham News – Jefferson County, Alabama judge blocks $5.1 million cut in sheriff’s budget

Birmingham News – Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions navigates issue of race during hearings of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor

Birmingham News – Bessemer mayor says he’ll veto electronic bingo ordinance

Birmingham News – Audit of city finances sought by Birmingham, Alabama council before making budget

Birmingham News – Birmingham, Alabama schools face deep cuts; nothing off table, CFO says

Birmingham News – Cooper Green Mercy Hospital gets access to earmarked money; county treasurer joins lawsuit

Birmingham News – Alabama late income-tax refunds on the way to filers’ hands

Birmingham News – Nursing program at Chattahoochee Valley Community College in Phenix City has lost accreditation from National Nursing League

Birmingham News – Alabama Gov. Bob Riley will not declare state of emergency for Jefferson County’s financial woes

Birmingham News – Jefferson County occupational tax likely to be re-enacted by Alabama lawmakers

Birmingham News – SCOTT STANTIS: Shootout at the Bettye Fine Corral

Birmingham News – OUR VIEW: Jefferson County needs lawmakers to reinstate occupational tax, not for Gov. Riley to declare a state of emergency

Birmingham News – OUR VIEW: Alabama should pass legislation to stop teachers convicted of crimes from collecting pay and benefits

Press-Register – Alabama sets sales tax holiday for Aug. 7-9

Press-Register – Baldwin landfill is fined $10,000 by state

Press-Register – Education foundation seeks faith-based volunteers to battle dropout rate

Press-Register – State official presses lawmakers to subsidize coastal insurance

Press-Register – Legislators will get a glimpse of the abyss

Huntsville Times – Boaz schools get $1M health grant

Huntsville Times – Doctor aims to heal state’s health care

Montgomery Advertiser – Giant hammerhead worms alarm Alabamians

Montgomery Advertiser – Governor: Cuts likely to come for Alabama’s General Fund budget

Montgomery Advertiser – Unequal unemployment: Far more blacks than whites being left jobless during economic downturn

Montgomery Advertiser – Bright, Roby raise campaign funds

Montgomery Advertiser – Foreclosures edge up in Alabama

Tuscaloosa News – Millions start trickling in for road projects

Tuscaloosa News – County weighs home rule options

Tuscaloosa News – Sessions acts as point man in hearings

Florence TimesDaily – Teacher alleges open meetings violations

Florence TimesDaily – When will that road be finished?

Anniston Star – Can’t live without it: Politicians and PAC money

Anniston Star – Cutting where it hurts the most: Proration’s effect on education

Decatur Daily – Water, sewer rates must reflect costs

Decatur Daily – Domed stadium for doomed county

Gadsden Times – No bombs found after threat at courthouse

Gadsden Times – Gadsden’s general fund revenues decline again

Gadsden Times – DeKalb County commissioner dies

Opelika-Auburn News – FEMA to pay $3.9 million for Hurricane Katrina cleanup in Gulf Shores

Opelika-Auburn News – GOP inches closer to majority in Alabama House

Opelika-Auburn News – McKinney, Caylor retain state school board seats

Opelika-Auburn News – Editorial: Education budget was too inflated for today’s reality

Associated Press – Poor Alabama county banks on coal ash dumping

Los Angeles Times – Sessions cracks up Sotomayor hearing with ‘crack cocaine’ misstatement