Daily Headlines, Wednesday, 5/25/2011

Posted by H, on May 25th, 2011, at 5:52 am

Coffee cup Montgomery Advertiser – Decatur, Fort Payne helping Joplin, Mo.

Montgomery Advertiser – FEMA trailers slow to be occupied in Ala.

Montgomery Advertiser – Indictments issued in old Alabama killings

Montgomery Advertiser – Conservation group honors South Ala. farmer

Montgomery Advertiser – Judge: Environmental group can pursue lawsuit

Montgomery Advertiser – Gulf Coast lawmakers split over oil spill money

Montgomery Advertiser – Former Wares Ferry principal plans to appeal school system’s decision to cancel contract

Huntsville Times – Three GOP state senators say they sleep in their Statehouse offices during legislative session

Huntsville Times – Advertising glitch stalls proposed legislation for City of Madison property tax increase

Huntsville Times – EDITORIAL: Gambling off the tables of the Alabama Legislature

Birmingham News – Birmingham leaders scrutinize Police Department, consider review board

Birmingham News – Alabama not getting big spillover business from Chattanooga’s VW plant

Birmingham News – State Senate passes General Fund budget at 4:44 a.m.

Birmingham News – Alabama Legislature tries to complete budgets

Birmingham News – Cordova residents express frustration, but no change made on trailer ban

Birmingham News – Birmingham tornado debris cleanup contracts go to 3 firms; mayor opposes Army engineers for 4th contract

Birmingham News – Jefferson County Commission ends contract for program that helps keep low-threat offenders out of jails

Press-Register – Alabama’s teacher tenure bill: A lesson in common sense (editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – First responders for tornado celebrated

Tuscaloosa News – County BOE approves cutting 72 jobs

Tuscaloosa News – City considers consultant for recovery

Tuscaloosa News – FEMA sends mobile homes to Tuscaloosa County

Tuscaloosa News – House panel approves teacher tenure revision

Tuscaloosa News – State legislator claims retaliation by AEA chief

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: No moving on from tornado until housing issue is solved

Florence TimesDaily – Questions go unanswered

Florence TimesDaily – Roving disaster centers open

Anniston Star – Welcome to the real world

Anniston Star – Patience among the storms

Decatur Daily – The cost of prisons

Gadsden Times – Medical waste disposal company would bring 10 jobs

Gadsden Times – Cities, counties get grants for cleanup

Opelika-Auburn News – Road project updates heard at planning meetings

New York Times – The Facts (and Fiction) of Tornadoes

New York Times – The South Endures the Buzz of the Latest ‘Cicada Year’

Los Angeles Times – Do people fail to respond to tornado warnings?

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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