Daily Headlines, Saturday, 7/7/2012

Posted by H, on July 7th, 2012, at 5:58 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Judge denies motion for new trial for Siegelman

Montgomery Advertiser – Gilley seeks to avoid prison sentence

Montgomery Advertiser – Texas Tech president to interview at Alabama

Montgomery Advertiser – Retiring 911 dispatcher remembers years of calls

Montgomery Advertiser – Gov. Bentley meets with Daimler, Airbus in Europe

Montgomery Advertiser – Auto supplier M-Tek expanding operations in Alabama

Montgomery Advertiser – Illegal immigration: Alabama, Georgia laws going to appeals court

Montgomery Advertiser – Montgomery City Hall renovation: Updated building ‘a lot nicer’

Montgomery Advertiser – Brown seeks full term on Prattville City Council

Montgomery Advertiser – Candidates qualify for Prattville races

Montgomery Advertiser – Economy adds 80,000 jobs; weak streak lingers

Montgomery Advertiser – Rants and Raves: Court complex long overdue

Huntsville Times – WWII veteran’s missing Purple Heart replaced by Rep. Mo Brooks

Huntsville Times – Plaintiffs argue Supreme Court’s Arizona decision blunts Alabama immigration law (updated)

Huntsville Times – Alta Morrison not seeking re-election to Huntsville school board

Huntsville Times – Athens council races draw retired police chief and retired police captain

Huntsville Times – Florence councilman apologizes for pimp and prostitute comment about Huntsville Hospital, Helen Keller Hospital

Huntsville Times – Missile Defense Agency chief ‘demeaned and belittled’ staff, say investigators

Huntsville Times – Drake State Technical College’s push for community college status resurrects the age-old question of when does more choice become costly duplication (editorial)

Birmingham News – Site of fatal Calera wreck slated for $10.5 million bridge widening

Birmingham News – Titusville Day, set for Saturday, one of Birmingham’s biggest neighborhood gatherings

Birmingham News – Federal government freezes Alabama’s academic standards under No Child Left Behind

Press-Register – University of South Alabama students will benefit from Airbus plant

Press-Register – County plans water trail to make Chickasabogue Creek inviting to kayakers

Press-Register – Prichard to hold meeting to discuss Eight Mile mercaptan results

Press-Register – Repealing growth plan is a step backward in Baldwin Â(editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Companies bring bright future to state

Anniston Star – Moroccan respite: For the sake of Anniston’s depot, officials should seek more international deals

Gadsden Times – Second phase of U.S. Highway 411 project to be bid this month

Opelika-Auburn News – Smiths Station set to hold municipal election

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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