Daily Headlines, Thursday, 6/14/2012

Posted by H, on June 14th, 2012, at 4:54 am

Montgomery Advertiser – State agencies’ chiefs assess tight budgets

Montgomery Advertiser – Inmate killed picking up trash on I-10

Montgomery Advertiser – Bentley touts homeowner’s insurance laws

Montgomery Advertiser – Wetumpka council to appoint new member

Montgomery Advertiser – Silver accepts offer to lead ASU

Montgomery Advertiser – High school entrepreneurs open T-shirt print shop

Montgomery Advertiser – Lower gas prices have little impact

Huntsville Times – Voting rights groups say Alabama agencies not obeying federal voter registration laws

Huntsville Times – Chance to get ahead luring advanced high school students to summer classes

Huntsville Times – Alabama prison chief faces budget cuts, challenges over Tutwiler abuse reports

Huntsville Times – Russellville poultry plant workers vote to join union

Huntsville Times – Madison County property tax collections dip for the first time in at least 18 years

Huntsville Times – Cell phones and cell blocks a violent mix (Editorial)

Birmingham News – Birmingham mayor seeks Oct. 9 vote on $150 million bond plan

Birmingham News – Report ranks Alabama 24th in categories affecting women with ovarian cancer

Birmingham News – United Way of Central Alabama sets $13 million Pacesetter goal

Birmingham News – Mayor William Bell tries to sell footbridge plan as Birmingham symbol and economic development spur

Birmingham News – Mike Hubbard not running for Alabama governor … in 2014

Birmingham News – Former Associate Director of Alabama Organ Center sentenced in kickback scheme

Birmingham News – University of Alabama System trustees to consider tuition and fee increase at system’s 3 campuses

Press-Register – Gov. Robert Bentley: Conference center, but no highway for Gulf State Park

Press-Register – Victory Health Partners serving the uninsured in coastal Alabama for almost 10 years

Press-Register – Swim advisories issued in Daphne, Fairhope

Press-Register – In the weeds: Mobile to stop cutting vacant lots

Press-Register – Trap the litter, clear the river, protect the bay (Press-Register editorial)

Press-Register – The Way Forward: Mobile needs to concentrate on ‘other things’

Tuscaloosa News – Uniontown needs $4.4M to overhaul water plant

Tuscaloosa News – Bentley waits for health care ruling

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Time for UA to give up pointless battle

Anniston Star – Understanding an Alabama storm: Want to study GOP takeover of Legislature? Read Hubbard’s book

Anniston Star – Harvey H. Jackson: Biscuits, my way

Decatur Daily – The case for bank regulation

Gadsden Times – Isley appointed interim Boaz superintendent

Washington Post – Social media helped, hurt in hunt for suspect in triple shooting at Ala. apartment complex

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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