Daily Headlines, Thursday, 7/28/2011

Posted by H, on July 28th, 2011, at 4:56 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Gambling corruption trial: Judge to rule on any dropped charges

Montgomery Advertiser – Man faces charges in explosives case

Montgomery Advertiser – Jefferson County bankruptcy would top $4.1 billion

Montgomery Advertiser – 2 schools put on accreditation probation

Montgomery Advertiser – US Postal Service eyes Westside Station for closure

Montgomery Advertiser – Statistics, blame part of dropout discussion

Montgomery Advertiser – Pike Road owns school property, delays tax vote

Montgomery Advertiser – Elmore County examines aviation needs

Montgomery Advertiser – Fed survey: Growth slows across the US

Montgomery Advertiser – Editorial: End special treatment

Huntsville Times – Ethics Commission to rule whether high school coaches can accept free passes when accompanying sports prospects

Huntsville Times – Ed Mitchell greatly aided Huntsville’s climb to prosperity through development of its airport, intermodal center, I-565 and other key projects (editorial)

Birmingham News – Jefferson County sewer receiver says creditors’ offer should be considered

Birmingham News – Last-minute agreement keeps Birmingham’s animal control in service

Birmingham News – Roughly 60 percent of Birmingham’s tornado debris has been picked up

Birmingham News – Attorneys for Sens. Quinton Ross, Harri Anne Smith argue bribery charges should be tossed

Press-Register – Mobile leprechaun reaches mythical status as the ‘Gone with the Wind’ of Web videos (video)

Press-Register – Fewer coastal Alabama schools likely to meet standards this go-around

Press-Register – Don’t leave the locals out of Gulf disaster planning (editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – USPS could close 12 post offices in West Alabama

Tuscaloosa News – PACT deal delivers partial benefits

Tuscaloosa News – Mental health workers get answers

Tuscaloosa News – Ex-deputy facing charges was patrol supervisor

Tuscaloosa News – Former jailer charged with Tasing inmates

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: State may not have jobs for Partlow workers

Florence TimesDaily – After tornadoes, TVA will replace emergency sirens

Florence TimesDaily – Experts: Default would affect all of us

Anniston Star – Protecting our water: Alabama must ensure that it doesn’t waste this natural resource

Anniston Star – A gesture from the people: Finally, progress in Anniston

Anniston Star – Harvey H. Jackson: Religion and kudzu – Sign of the times

Anniston Star – Medicaid for the common good

Decatur Daily – AG recusal wise move

Decatur Daily – It’s time to study RSA

Gadsden Times – Sales tax hike advances in Cherokee County

Washington Post – Highlights from the Fed’s Beige Book economic survey of 12 regional bank districts

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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