Daily Headlines, Wednesday, 6/13/2012

Posted by H, on June 13th, 2012, at 4:58 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Briefly: Troy University raising tuition for fall

Montgomery Advertiser – Town may get historic bridge

Montgomery Advertiser – Drought presents challenge for river managers

Montgomery Advertiser – Auburn shooting suspect surrenders

Montgomery Advertiser – Conference on Rosenwald Schools set

Montgomery Advertiser – Rogers: White House behind plan

Montgomery Advertiser – Recession effects linger

Huntsville Times – Fired Chapman Middle principal’s appeal hearing set for Aug. 9

Huntsville Times – Former Hollywood mayor charged with receiving stolen property

Huntsville Times – Tougher surveillance law could put Peeping Toms on sex offender list

Huntsville Times – Madison County Jail will soon include court space, officials hope to save money, increase efficiency

Huntsville Times – EDITORIAL: Madison’s reasonable claim

Birmingham News – About 70 people attend Jefferson County sewer rate hearing

Birmingham News – Birmingham Board of Education passes modified financial plan

Birmingham News – Former Jefferson County Commissioner Larry Langford transferred to prison medical facility

Birmingham News – Alabama attorney general predicts high court to overturn Obamacare

Press-Register – Canoeists paddle 631-mile trail from Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico

Press-Register – Ann Romney on Mitt, family and life on the campaign trail (George Talbot)

Press-Register – Website puts Baldwin County commercial property on display nationwide

Press-Register – Baldwin groups offer help for Inspiration Oak Park

Press-Register – Mobile City Council stalls $500,000 stormwater management contract

Press-Register – Stephen Nodine defense takes final stab at prosecutorial misconduct allegation

Press-Register – State senator looks like a winner again on Fairhope contract despite investigation

Press-Register – Chickasaw appoints Kallhoff as schools superintendent

Press-Register – Baldwin officials spar over $20,000 increase to travel budget (Updated)

Press-Register – Right balance between free speech, grieving relatives Â(editorial)

Press-Register – No carping, please, on the heels of an emergency (Press-Register editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – City vote delayed on beer, wine license

Tuscaloosa News – Aging bridge to be replaced

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Imports should comply with U.S. law

Anniston Star – Investing in Alabama

Decatur Daily – Don’t skimp on schools

Decatur Daily – Bentley merger a smart move

Gadsden Times – Council awards $1.9 million contract for street paving

Gadsden Times – Bid approved to tear down part of former General Forrest school

Gadsden Times – Albertville City Council hears shooting range request

Gadsden Times – Boaz council discusses school loan

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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