Daily Headlines, Monday, 4/16/2012

Posted by H, on April 16th, 2012, at 5:26 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Bill would make divorce difficult

Montgomery Advertiser – Bentley releases tax return

Montgomery Advertiser – State education team to run Birmingham schools

Montgomery Advertiser – Downtown Opelika sees influx of new businesses

Montgomery Advertiser – Just Saying: PACT families deserve better

Montgomery Advertiser – Millbrook leaders celebrate chamber/visitor center opening

Montgomery Advertiser – Autauga County marks one year since tornado outbreak

Montgomery Advertiser – Workers returning to refurbished City Hall

Huntsville Times – Huntsville police issue few traffic tickets to bicycle riders

Huntsville Times – Latest chapter of Ann’s Studio of Dance parking feud involves Huntsville police, tow trucks

Huntsville Times – Civil War: 150th anniversary of the Union occupation of Huntsville

Huntsville Times – Securing UAH’s place in the University of Alabama System (editorial)

Birmingham News – Big gaps found in nursing homes’ disaster plans

Birmingham News – Update: Former HealthSouth CEO Scrushy moved to halfway house in Houston

Birmingham News – Alabama’s legal profession hit hard by recession, survey says

Birmingham News – Alabama education team ready to run Birmingham city schools (slideshow)

Press-Register – Probation, home confinement in 2 more oil spill claims cases

Press-Register – Baldwin man not main target but gets stiffest sentence in multi-defendant case

Press-Register – Gulf oil spill’s legacy: preparation and cooperation (editorial)

Press-Register – We’ve come a long way, baby, Âor have we? (Frances Coleman)

Press-Register – As Georgia struggles, our most vital resource is at stake (Insight)

Tuscaloosa News – Etowahs bingo casino plan hits snags

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Pension plan changes are still generous

Anniston Star – A crumbling dream: Focus of 2012 campaign should be on plight of working families

Anniston Star – No more delay. It’s time to build.

Decatur Daily – Sen. Orr, citizen of year Sen. Orr, citizen of year

Gadsden Times – Boaz seeks grant to help realign U.S. Highway 431 intersection

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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