Daily Headlines, Tuesday, 2/14/2012

Posted by H, on February 14th, 2012, at 5:59 am

Montgomery Advertiser – SPLC raises food stamp issues with immigration law

Montgomery Advertiser – Defense questions lobbyist’s testimony

Montgomery Advertiser – Bills aimed at job creation

Montgomery Advertiser – Ex-ASU employee: Firing was retaliation for complaint

Montgomery Advertiser – Advertiser Editorial: Don’t use rural kids as pawns

Huntsville Times – Diverting money from education fund won’t hurt students, state finance director says

Huntsville Times – Study says N. Ala. has a long way to go in ‘local food’ effort

Huntsville Times – President’s 2013 budget due today, and Huntsville-area NASA, defense workers on watch

Huntsville Times – Student achievement, communication top issues in District 1 Madison County school board race

Huntsville Times – Madison County should move from an elected county schools superintendent to an appointed one (editorial)

Birmingham News – Midfield City Council approves recycling trailer from Alabama Environmental Council

Birmingham News – Sen. Linda Coleman vows fight against bill to ban job tax

Birmingham News – Alabama, Florida take water fight with Georgia to U.S. Supreme Court

Birmingham News – Birmingham City Council committee endorses $487,000 allocation to Railroad Park

Birmingham News – Outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease severe in Alabama

Press-Register – Model for Baldwin County’s Digital Renaissance called ‘shining example’

Press-Register – Jury convicts 4, acquits 2 in $29 million hemophilia case

Press-Register – Poarch Creeks continue economic expansion

Press-Register – Updated: Montgomery abortion clinic trespass trial to resume Tuesday (video)

Tuscaloosa News – Corrections employee fired after shooting

Tuscaloosa News – More students, higher housing needs

Tuscaloosa News – House to take up incentive bill today

Tuscaloosa News – Mercedes confident expansions will help company thrive

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Mental health services rely on adequate funds

Anniston Star – The Alabama that we love

Decatur Daily – Glimpse at a bright future

Gadsden Times – Hubbard unsure if he has votes to pass amendment that would aid Goodyear plant

Gadsden Times – District 30 Community Development funds distributed

Gadsden Times – Ex-civil rights leader encourages focusing on future, celebrating past

New York Times – Republicans Say President’s Proposed Savings Look Bigger Than They Are

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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