Daily Headlines, Tuesday, 5/8/2012

Posted by H, on May 8th, 2012, at 4:56 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Bo’s bikes for sale

Huntsville Times – Madison Utilities board votes to keep fluoride in city’s drinking water supply

Huntsville Times – Alabama GOP considering how to replace disqualified Madison County judge candidate

Huntsville Times – James Clemens principal one of two finalists for superintendent’s post in Jackson County Georgia (updated)

Huntsville Times – ‘Trendsetting’ Huntsville sanitation manager Kathy Hunt dead of apparent heart attack

Huntsville Times – Two Randolph School teens to compete in national math competition

Huntsville Times – Court battle continues for Stevenson man who buried wife in their front yard

Birmingham News – Pleasant Grove council authorizes agreement with Jefferson County on voting machines

Birmingham News – Fairfield council moves to follow judge’s order on ownership of civic center

Birmingham News – Kimberly gambling, bribery probe yields 2 more plea deals, indictment

Birmingham News – Birmingham’s William Bell, Craig Witherspoon explain why bond issue, tax hike needed

Birmingham News – Clay rezones property for new city hall

Birmingham News – BBA ‘strongly’ supports bill to solve Jefferson County financial woes

Press-Register – Oil mat attack planned in Orange Beach by coastal managers

Press-Register – Clarity Act, three other insurance bills, on verge of passing Legislature

Press-Register – Former Prichard water superintendent files reverse-discrimination lawsuit

Press-Register – Dispersant and crude oil chemicals topic of meetings regarding Gulf Oil spill

Tuscaloosa News – Challenge filed in Hale probate judge runoff

Tuscaloosa News – Tireless volunteer Carolyn Fritz dies at 64

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Using salvaged trees for rebuilding a bonus

Anniston Star – Taking care of business: Constitutional reform gets off the ground by making right constituents happy

Decatur Daily – Voice of experience for kids

Associated Press – Ala. gov signs law banning texting while driving

Associated Press – Budgets take top priority in Alabama Legislature

Associated Press – Ala. House expected to consider new pension plan

Associated Press – Condoleezza Rice to co-chair civil rights events

Associated Press – Ala peach crop ready weeks early, warm temps cited

Associated Press – City Council told graves are decaying in Ala. town

Los Angeles Times – George Lindsey added a new nickname to the vernacular: Goober

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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