Daily Headlines, Thursday, 8/11/2011

Posted by H, on August 11th, 2011, at 5:00 am

Coffee cup Montgomery Advertiser – Jury meets again today in gambling corruption trial

Montgomery Advertiser – Ethics director: Mask didn’t tell him about lobbyist payments until ’11

Montgomery Advertiser – Schools save nearly $25K after appliance ban

Montgomery Advertiser – Residents oppose group home plan

Montgomery Advertiser – Judge denies AG’s request to delay bingo order

Montgomery Advertiser – Former Ala. governor registers as a lobbyist

Montgomery Advertiser – Ala. leads nation in theft of copper from phone cables

Montgomery Advertiser – AG: Alabama Supreme Court should settle religious leaders’ questions on immigration lawsuits

Montgomery Advertiser – Area law enforcement agencies seek ways to pay for meth cleanup

Montgomery Advertiser – Analysis: Fed’s low rates no fix for economy, retirees

Montgomery Advertiser – Advertiser Editorial: Langford case shows need for tough ethics law

Huntsville Times – Huntsville ranked No. 4 in Forbes’ list of America’s Geekiest Cities

Huntsville Times – TVA, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy disagree over Bellefonte nuclear plant’s viability

Huntsville Times – Speaker of House Mike Hubbard calls for more teachers to get HudsonAlpha training

Birmingham News – Jefferson County creditors expected to submit offer that includes lower sewer rates

Birmingham News – Health insurance premiums hold steady for Alabama state employees

Birmingham News – Judge refuses to put hold on order for return of machines to Greenetrack

Birmingham News – City of Brighton defaults on 2003 warrant issue

Birmingham News – Copper thieves disrupt phone, internet service in area around west Birmingham hospital

Birmingham News – Birmingham City Council sidesteps debate on Family Dollar store

Press-Register – Prichard police chief defends trip to England to see BP kings over oil spill claims

Press-Register – Mobile County posts higher than average income growth

Press-Register – Alabama should apply for waiver (editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – Greene County begins school year without superintendent

Florence TimesDaily – Rain boosts farmers’ optimism

Florence TimesDaily – Local officials unsure of senior center’s future

Florence TimesDaily – State not requesting waiver yet

Anniston Star – Persistence of fantasy: Sorry state of U.S. politics at play in credit-rating drop

Anniston Star – Please don’t offend

Anniston Star – Harvey H. Jackson: Is beer what makes us civilized?

Decatur Daily – Where’s the news about job creation?

Gadsden Times – Bentley hoping to grow jobs, industry around state

Gadsden Times – County school board passes various policies

Gadsden Times – Fish found in Etowah County named endangered species

Associated Press – Ala. has food-themed festivals for Labor Day

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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