Daily Headlines, Monday, 5/7/2012

Posted by H, on May 7th, 2012, at 5:59 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Groups pushing to elect more women in the South

Montgomery Advertiser – State superintendent calls for higher standards

Montgomery Advertiser – Eastern Shore Trail nearing completion

Montgomery Advertiser – Lawmaker supports compact with tribe on casinos

Montgomery Advertiser – 18,000 Alabamians could share $3.9M in health rebates

Huntsville Times – Defense budget sequester has Huntsville holding its breath

Huntsville Times – ULA workers reject strike; contract in effect

Huntsville Times – Servicemen’s dad who plans to walk 2,120 miles to support troops makes stop in Huntsville

Huntsville Times – Bill promises Huntsville-area school systems easier time qualifying for state construction bonds

Huntsville Times – EDITORIAL: Accountability for incentives

Huntsville Times – Alabama Farmers need to think about world trade (op-ed by State Agricultural Commissioner John McMillan)

Birmingham News – Jefferson County job tax bill clears another hurdle

Birmingham News – Alabama Medicaid funding loss would strip billions in US grants

Birmingham News – Birmingham parks board to discuss proposed shift in power

Birmingham News – Bankruptcy judge: the court will not interfere with Jefferson County’s authority over hospital

Birmingham News – Teachers discuss raising graduation rates and lowering dropout numbers

Press-Register – Mobile Mayor Sam Jones takes on Lagniappe (Political Skinny)

Press-Register – Dredge hits submerged oil mat near marina, Orange Beach official says

Press-Register – 8th-graders need farewell speeches, too (Coleman)

Press-Register – ‘Ain’t no way’ this bill will do (editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – City set to hire 6 to meet ADEM demands

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Traffic light cameras not the solution

Anniston Star – Alabama getaway: How to drive relocating companies away

Anniston Star – Crisis in Medicaid

Decatur Daily – Late break for schools has drawbacks

Gadsden Times – Passionate Action: 15-year-old organizes run/walk event for bullying awareness

Associated Press – Jury selection set in Macon County casino suit

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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