Daily Headlines, Friday, 7/20/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserGovernor touts savings

Montgomery AdvertiserAll can file oil spill claims

Montgomery AdvertiserRenting ties through mail a big hit for Ala. business

Montgomery AdvertiserLarge mural discovered on curtain at Montgomery City Hall

Montgomery AdvertiserArchives revisits War of 1812 in Alabama

Montgomery AdvertiserPrattville Civitan Club leads fundraising effort

Montgomery AdvertiserJobless claims reach 386,000

Montgomery AdvertiserHousing sales fall 5.4 percent, fewest since October

Montgomery AdvertiserFed chairman says economy has weakened

Montgomery AdvertiserFederal spending has impact

Huntsville TimesAppeal hearing details allegations against fired Huntsville police officer Phillip Lee Jr.

Huntsville TimesCoast Guard’s ‘new guy’ from Huntsville helps save life in Great Lakes

Huntsville TimesAlabama congressman ‘shocked’ by TSA revelation that people on no-fly list can attend flight school

Huntsville TimesCity of Huntsville, Arts Council receive $50,000 NEA grant to support ‘creative placemaking’

Huntsville TimesEDITORIAL: Looking for more corruption

Birmingham NewsBirmingham and Jefferson County want I-20/59 bridges replaced from ground up

Birmingham NewsWind pool continues to grow but private insurance is increasingly available

Birmingham NewsBirmingham school system finally did something right

Birmingham NewsEx-Jefferson commissioner Chris McNair will seek clemency again

Birmingham NewsTea party leader urges Birmingham group to defeat Barack Obama

Birmingham NewsMayor Gene Melton says Trussville preparing for economy to improve

Press-RegisterADEM says city’s new stormwater contract won’t have bearing on possible sanctions

Press-RegisterSamuel Jenkins Sr., first African-American commissioner, honored with highway naming

Press-RegisterPublic hearings dominate Spanish Fort meeting

Press-RegisterUnopposed in Semmes: Mobile County’s newest city certifies winners without election

Press-RegisterJudge says websites mislead oil spill claimants

Press-RegisterMayor, council members can communicate but not deliberate (editorial)

Press-RegisterA smart way to fund paving of Broad Street at Brookley (Press-Register editorial)

Tuscaloosa NewsWork under way for $1 billion coal mine

Tuscaloosa NewsAgency: Stillman’s accreditation reaffirmed

Tuscaloosa NewsEDITORIAL: Northport has major mess

Anniston StarThe price of cleanup: MDA should seek additional money for accelerating McClellan’s future

Anniston StarPhillip Tutor: In Birmingham, they do it right

Decatur Daily The right thing to do

Decatur Daily A safer US 72 in the future

Opelika-Auburn NewsHarmon to be city of Opelika’s highest earner

Los Angeles TimesAs drought tightens grip on U.S., forecast is ‘dry, dry, dry’

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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