Daily Headlines, Monday, 5/14/2012

Posted by H, on May 14th, 2012, at 6:15 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Study: Redstone has $11.47B impact on state

Montgomery Advertiser – Biologists find creek is full of life, diversity

Montgomery Advertiser – ‘There’s a reason I’m still here’: Mom of three recovering from severe burn wounds

Huntsville Times – New school start law has Huntsville-area districts ripping up 2012-2013 calendars

Huntsville Times – State budget delays irresponsible (editorial)

Huntsville Times – Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal is a gem for Alabama’s economy (editorial)

Birmingham News – Birmingham Water Works Board weighs options to help more customers pay

Birmingham News – Jefferson County fiscal agreement stymied by 2 key issues

Birmingham News – Advocates for insurance reform disagree about need for special session

Birmingham News – U.S. Bankruptcy Administrator recommends three Jefferson County creditors for committee

Birmingham News – Birmingham city schools praise Teach for America (slideshow, video)

Birmingham News – Beware the ideas of DeMarco

Press-Register – Beating the odds: Davidson senior earns softball scholarship despite obstacles (Gallery)

Press-Register – Chickasaw officials seeking students for new school system

Press-Register – Portions of Mobile Bay reopened to oyster harvesting; public oyster reefs still closed

Press-Register – Baldwin testing shows arsenic in landfill groundwater ‘naturally occurring’

Press-Register – Bark at the Moon Pie, church bus politics, chaos coming and more (Political Skinny)

Press-Register – Fifth real estate investor pleads guilty to rigging foreclosure auctions

Press-Register – Medicaid crisis is real and affects all of us (Insight)

Press-Register – Constitution mandates sufficient court funds Â(Insight)

Anniston Star – The end of days: 2012 regular session looks to end neither with a bang or much of a whimper

Decatur Daily – A clash of special interests

Gadsden Times – City, students to honor Reagan with monument at park

Gadsden Times – Reapportionment may solidify GOP gains

Gadsden Times – Black bear spotted in Etowah County

Associated Press – Ala. mayor says men set fire to city vehicles

Associated Press – Ala. sewage problems threaten downstream areas

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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