Daily Headlines, Saturday, 6/2/2012

Posted by H, on June 2nd, 2012, at 4:55 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Troy mayor won’t run for office again

Montgomery Advertiser – Ex-judge to keep pension: John Steensland Jr. to retain $111K annual payment from state

Montgomery Advertiser – Madison Park community works to preserve school

Montgomery Advertiser – Apology sought in 1975 shooting

Huntsville Times – Huntsville native assumes command at Redstone Arsenal, Aviation and Missile Command

Huntsville Times – More than 1,000 students anticipated at Alabama FFA state convention next week

Huntsville Times – Huntsville’s Monte Sano, Wade Mountain, Blevins Gap trail systems win national recognition

Birmingham News – Education Trust Fund’s tax collections up 5.4 percent so far this fiscal year

Birmingham News – Robert Bentley: Tornadoes helped prepare Alabama for hurricane season

Birmingham News – Judge orders special election in Graysville for vacant council seat

Birmingham News – Danger sign for the United States economy: Job growth disappoints

Birmingham News – Birmingham City Councilwoman Lashunda Scales to present her plan to halt business decline

Birmingham News – 14 new national recreation trails designated in Alabama

Birmingham News – Fundraising, spending continues in races for Birmingham division criminal court seats

Birmingham News – Former VP Al Gore helps Don Siegelman raise money for SCOTUS appeal, which could come Monday

Press-Register – Foley in line for National Guard ‘super armory’

Press-Register – After 5 years, 9,500 feet of sidewalk are finished in Hillsdale

Press-Register – Red snapper season opens in Gulf of Mexico to early rave reviews

Press-Register – Hurricane Prep 2012: Fortified homes are safer, save on insurance

Press-Register – Former Alabama House candidate Bill Atkinson pleads not guilty to obstruction charge

Press-Register – Hurricane Prep 2012: Baldwin County shelters are the ‘last resort’

Press-Register – Hurricane Prep 2012: Mobile County would open schools as shelters, as needed

Anniston Star – Mountaintop experience: Mountain bike advocates forecast economic growth from unique network of trails

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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