Daily Headlines, Wednesday, 5/23/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserMedicaid CFO, actuary proposed

Montgomery AdvertiserGroup threatens to sue US over protection of Southeast reptiles

Montgomery AdvertiserGovernor, law enforcement officials kick off seatbelt campaign

Montgomery AdvertiserGroup files complaint alleging inmate abuse

Montgomery AdvertiserElection Center plans to use iPads to aid voters

Huntsville TimesTVA says noose left at Browns Ferry ‘will not be tolerated,’ federal regulators could become involved

Huntsville TimesRedstone Arsenal program salutes contributions of Asian American/Pacific Islanders

Huntsville TimesHuntsville police confirm names of two officers who were fired

Huntsville TimesHuntsville school district to lease 11,000 laptops for students

Huntsville TimesMadison City Schools not renewing contracts of 25 teachers for the 2012-13 school year

Huntsville TimesA case for saving Huntsville’s postal facility (editorial)

Huntsville TimesAlabama’s 2012 legislative session a collection of the good, the bad, and the ugly (editorial)

Birmingham NewsBirmingham vision statement, goals for citywide plan get OK

Birmingham NewsAlabama Legislature redistricting plan may create Republican majority in Jefferson County House delegation

Birmingham NewsU.S. Representative Spencer Bachus legal defense fund shows no activity

Birmingham NewsTrussville City Council approves reimbursement of general fund for infrastructure spending

Birmingham NewsResident tells Birmingham Board of Education he’s forming group to transform school district

Birmingham NewsNewly hired lawyer attends Birmingham school board meeting despite state’s directive

Press-RegisterSouth Alabama Democrats unhappy with redistricting proposal

Press-RegisterLoxley sets Sunday alcohol sale vote for August

Press-RegisterBayou trial Day 2 recap: FEMA officials say mayor had conflict of interest

Press-RegisterAppraiser testifies land worth less than Bayou La Batre paid

Press-RegisterEditorial: Politicians punt the budget question

Tuscaloosa NewsCountys calendar includes class on Labor Day

Tuscaloosa NewsCode changes approved for storm-torn areas

Tuscaloosa NewsCounty school board mulls five superintendent finalists

Tuscaloosa NewsMaddox, Taylor elected to groups leadership

Tuscaloosa NewsDemocrats vow court fight as GOP moves Alabama redistricting plan

Anniston StarSuffer the students: Tuition hikes and lawmakers’ mistakes hurt those attending Alabama colleges

Anniston StarKicking the can in Montgomery: Legislature now waiting to see how voters will react

Decatur Daily Were we safer with NRC ‘bully’?

Gadsden TimesLegislators: Bill reading waste of taxpayers’ money

Gadsden TimesEtowah County Commission agrees to take over sirens

Gadsden TimesNew pseudoephedrine bill has multiple benefits

Gadsden TimesSimms receives County Administrator of Year award

Opelika-Auburn NewsBoard approves school system calendar, longer days

New York TimesAlabama: Sexual Assaults Reported in Women’s Prison

Washington PostGOP senators from Ala., Iowa raise concerns about Court of Appeals planned Hawaiian conference

Legislative Dispatch

A Look from the Rearview Mirror

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

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 [...]

Legislative Transparency

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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