Daily Headlines, Saturday, 1/29/2011

Posted by H, on January 29th, 2011, at 6:00 am

Montgomery Advertiser – State’s high court asked to reconsider hospital case

Montgomery Advertiser – Juvenile charged in black bear shooting

Montgomery Advertiser – Leaders will discuss new ethics laws

Montgomery Advertiser – Bentley paying back campaign loan

Montgomery Advertiser – Prattville finance director resigns

Montgomery Advertiser – Chevron will leave coal mining industry

Montgomery Advertiser – Exxon: Gas demand to fall over 20 years

Montgomery Advertiser – Rants and Raves: ‘No Cussing Day’ darn good

Montgomery Advertiser – Advertiser Editorial: Donors make campaign goal

Huntsville Times – City Councilman Bill Kling wants Legislature to revisit “equity funding” plan for education

Huntsville Times – Huntsville City Council will fund “bailout plan” for strapped school system

Huntsville Times – EDITORIAL: Lessons from the space shuttle Challenger accident

Huntsville Times – EDITORIAL: Repairs for a broken state prison system

Birmingham News – Birmingham Board of Education holds closed session

Birmingham News – Alabama hit harder by flu-like illnesses than any other state so far this winter

Birmingham News – Egyptians in Birmingham worry about family during turmoil

Birmingham News – Gov. Robert Bentley spent $8.3 million on campaign

Birmingham News – Alabama’s budget is in dismal shape, Gov. Robert Bentley says

Birmingham News – Lawyers for Jefferson County taxpayers urge judge to require occupational tax refunds by county

Press-Register – Decision to put Alabama’s Luther Strange in charge of states’ Gulf oil spill litigation defended by judge

Press-Register – EDITORIAL: Should Teachers Tweet?

Tuscaloosa News – Cheerleaders at odds with UA over rings

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: School systems step closer to improvement

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Audits needed to hold officials accountable

Florence TimesDaily – Penny sales tax raises $2 million for area schools

Florence TimesDaily – Park authority reinvests funds

Anniston Star – A dangerous deficit: Where Alabama education stands

Gadsden Times – Etowah County Commission seeks to abolish constable position

Gadsden Times – Etowah County officials react to proposed cuts

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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