Daily Headlines, Thursday, 5/10/2012

Posted by H, on May 10th, 2012, at 5:24 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Ex-school officer sentenced in child porn case

Montgomery Advertiser – Major League Baseball to help tornado victims

Montgomery Advertiser – Man tries to save grandfather’s home

Montgomery Advertiser – Ala. legislator praises Obama’s decision on gay marriage

Montgomery Advertiser – Former district judge announces run for mayor

Montgomery Advertiser – LAMP’s founding director to take over as interim principal in June

Huntsville Times – Huntsville looks to Greenville, S.C., for tips on remaking downtown

Huntsville Times – ‘Best High School’ national rankings include 93 state schools, six area high schools in Alabama top 20 list

Huntsville Times – North Alabama Burger King franchise owner sued for alleged failure to make overtime payments

Huntsville Times – Sales tax, building permit revenue fuels fast start to Huntsville’s budget year

Huntsville Times – Russellville mayor seeks continuance in state ethics complaint investigation

Huntsville Times – Keeping open Huntsville school board meetings open (editorial)

Birmingham News – Birmingham civil rights district may get makeover

Birmingham News – Alabama Teacher of the Year says she’ll be advocate for classroom teachers

Birmingham News – Alabama Senate kills move to repeal immigration law

Birmingham News – Birmingham-area youths to be recognized Thursday at McWane Science Center for promoting healthy living

Press-Register – BP says it will assist if oil in Orange Beach came from 2010 spill

Press-Register – Ruling clears the way for referendum on Prichard-Mobile utility merger

Press-Register – Mobile business leaders show the way forward (Press-Register Editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – U.S. Postal Service seeks to keep rural sites open

Tuscaloosa News – Greene County tax vote clears hurdle

Tuscaloosa News – Beer container bill passes House

Tuscaloosa News – Official who confronted Wallace at Foster Auditorium dies

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Clarke, Fritz helped build strong Kentuck

Anniston Star – Alabama state parks: House budget leaves more than footprints, takes more than pictures from parks

Anniston Star – Harvey H. Jackson: A family reunion

Decatur Daily – Bentley improves school bill

Opelika-Auburn News – Opelika Power unveils new logo

Opelika-Auburn News – Auburn earns high marks from bond rating agencies

Opelika-Auburn News – Population for transportation planning up 24 percent

Associated Press – Summary of action in Alabama Legislature

Associated Press – House passes bill aimed at aiding clogged prisons

Associated Press – Effort to override school start bill veto stalls

Associated Press – Former employee of DAen#39;s office sentenced

Associated Press – Ala. governor signs unemployment comp fraud law

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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