Daily Headlines, Friday, 6/29/2012

Coffee cup Montgomery AdvertiserState Briefs: Acquittal predicted for ex-judicial candidate

Montgomery AdvertiserCourt upholds health care law

Montgomery AdvertiserIN YOUR WORDS: Reaction to Supreme Court’s health care ruling

Montgomery AdvertiserGOP vows to seek repeal of law

Montgomery AdvertiserSome Alabama boards not following immigration law

Montgomery AdvertiserMedical equipment manufacturer Steris to add jobs, expand

Montgomery AdvertiserAuburn TB investigated: College student diagnosed; contacts being tested

Montgomery AdvertiserAuto manufacturers busy

Huntsville TimesHouse Speaker Hubbard cool to closed party voting and expanded healthcare

Huntsville TimesLawyers file complaint seeking to have new GOP judge nominee Linda Coats disqualified

Huntsville TimesAs drought worsens, Harvest-Monrovia and Limestone County water systems ask customers to conserve

Huntsville TimesDouglas Covington, former Alabama A&M president, passes away

Huntsville TimesRepublican Rep. Mo Brooks, county Democratic chief react differently to court’s health care ruling

Huntsville TimesFreeing Huntsville schools from federal oversight (editorial)

Birmingham NewsParts of Birmingham area officially in drought

Birmingham NewsAlabama school superintendent wins approval to run Birmingham school system

Birmingham NewsAlabama faces big questions after Supreme Cout ruling on Affordable Care Act

Birmingham NewsAlabama governor’s hyperbole on health care law is … worst ever in the whole wide world

Birmingham NewsAlabama AG: Fight over Affordable Care Act will continue

Press-RegisterAirbus planning assembly plant for Mobile (Updated)

Press-RegisterMobile County to build kayak water trail on Chickasabogue Creek

Press-RegisterTwo area real estate investors indicted for conspiracy to rig home foreclosure bids, mail fraud

Press-RegisterBP fine monies could change the world on coastline

Press-RegisterPrichard City Council approves police salary spending, delays other bills

Press-RegisterSafe Harbor residents in Bayou La Batre contend woman’s eviction violates moratorium

Press-RegisterWith Airbus, local economy changes for the better (Press-Register editorial)

Press-RegisterMake violators pay for ignoring beach’s safety flags (Press-Register editorial)

Press-RegisterAll the way back to square one in the water wars (editorial)

Tuscaloosa NewsEDITORIAL: Vigilance important during extreme heat

Anniston StarThe worst, evah?

Anniston StarPhillip Tutor: Politicians and sports fans

Gadsden TimesCooling centers open in response to heat advisory

Gadsden TimesMedicaid chief: Expanding program political, financial decision

Gadsden TimesInitial state reaction to health care ruling falls along political lines

Gadsden TimesHarp elected president of DA group

Los Angeles TimesBP’s fines for oil spill appear headed back to Gulf Coast states

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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