This week, the Senate and House Judiciary Committees met in an extraordinary session to discuss the current prison overcrowding problem we face in Alabama. For the past year, I have had the pleasure of working with a bipartisan, inter-branch Coalition of legislators, criminal justice agencies and stakeholders to analyze Alabama’s sentencing and corrections data [...]
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   Sen. Marc Keahey, Sen. Cam Ward, Rep. Joe Hubbard, and Rep. John Merrill will be blogging here during the 2011 Legislative Session.  Posted by waltm, on March 31st, 2011, at 6:23 amAtmore Advance – Tribe proposing more trust land Cullman Times – West Point mayor looking for help to upgrade sewer system Daily Home – Pell City settles suit with former City Clerk Greenville Advocate – Brantley considered for new TV show St. Clair Times – BOE hears more about [...] Posted by H, on March 31st, 2011, at 5:08 amMontgomery Advertiser – 3,000 Alabama inmates may be released Montgomery Advertiser – Residents oppose limestone quarry Montgomery Advertiser – Death row inmate appeals to US Supreme Court Montgomery Advertiser – Abortion restriction finds lots of support in Legislature Montgomery Advertiser – Furloughs frustrate state [...] Posted by Danny, on March 30th, 2011, at 1:25 pm
Portugal doesn’t want to become “the Alabama of the European Union,” says Carlos Moedas, Special Economic Advisor for Portugal’s opposition Social Democratic Party. Addressing the nation’s economic austerity measures, Moedas indicated that the country could become the European continent’s Florida, but said, “If we just keep on cutting and not doing the [...] Posted by Marc Keahey, on March 30th, 2011, at 12:55 pmEarlier this week, I had the opportunity to be in Thomasville for an announcement by G.D. Copper of its plans to build a $100 million plant that will employ more than 300 people. This plant will make Thomasville, Alabama the first and only place in the United States where copper pipes and tubes used [...] Posted by Danny, on March 30th, 2011, at 12:19 pm
Tune up the guitar. Get the band back together. Pull out the thesaurus and rhyming dictionary. The State Tourism Board has announced a statewide songwriting contest:
Posted by Danny, on March 30th, 2011, at 8:46 am
I am sorry to note the passing of Don Markwell, a fixture in the radio industry and long-time host of the program Viewpoint. His obituary is here. Posted by waltm, on March 30th, 2011, at 6:40 amCherokee County Herald - School Board moves closer to resolving sewer line issues Clanton Advertiser – Group claims school displays are unconstitutional Cullman Times – County dissolves two water boards Daily Mountain Eagle – Wilson resigns as Oakman’s police chief Dothan Eagle – Healthcare authority to collect tax [...] Posted by H, on March 30th, 2011, at 5:23 amMontgomery Advertiser – Lawmaker proposes making Montgomery County superintendent an elected position, limiting board terms to four years Huntsville Times – Madison official pleased with finance report Huntsville Times – NASA’s Messenger satellite sends back first image of Mercury from orbit Huntsville Times – State questions [...] Posted by waltm, on March 29th, 2011, at 6:33 amThe Post – Until recently, little urgency over 1997 Weiss Lake report Daily Home – Road maintenance issue, RV park brings residents to commission meeting Greenville Advocate – BCWA receives a clean audit Daily Sentinel - Civics, a much needed subject for our children Posted by H, on March 29th, 2011, at 5:11 amMontgomery Advertiser – Alabama courts announce layoffs Montgomery Advertiser – Early release hearing set in civil rights slaying Montgomery Advertiser – Alabama leadership recognized at Washington ceremony Huntsville Times – Madison Council postpones emergency system vote; sets property tax public hearing April 25 Huntsville Times [...] Posted by Cam Ward, on March 28th, 2011, at 9:19 pmWhen I served in the House, I used to always go up to members of the Senate a couple of hours before they went into session and ask what was being debated that day. I always received the same answer, “we don’t know because the special order calendar does not get published until we [...] Posted by Zac McCrary, on March 28th, 2011, at 2:10 pm
As a professional Democrat, I’m obviously not fully objective about the Obama administration and the President’s re-election prospects. However like most political junkies, I’m interested in all aspects of the upcoming presidential campaign. For the next year or more, most of the drama in the presidential race will be on the Republican side – [...] Posted by waltm, on March 28th, 2011, at 1:25 pmWith the current talk of declining tax collections, budget cuts, employee lay offs, etc., lets take a look at bills seeking to boost tax flow. In the list that follows, what is more important than whom. I’ve linked to the html versions of the bills to reduce the number of bytes sent over the wire. Most of these bills have not been thru the committee process so a nonpartisan assessment by the Legislative Fiscal Office has not been made. If you have some numbers (and links to relevant documents) thats what comments are for. Posted by Danny, on March 28th, 2011, at 1:09 pm
The Washington Wire blog at the Wall Street Journal reports that “according to multiple Iowa GOP officials,” former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is about to enter the Iowa presidential primary race. You don’t have to go too far in Alabama to find folks who believe such campaigns are about keeping [...] |
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