Daily Headlines, Monday, 7/23/2012

Posted by H, on July 23rd, 2012, at 5:24 am

Coffee cup Montgomery Advertiser – For General Fund vote, amendment campaign ‘targeted’

Montgomery Advertiser – Goat products becoming more popular in Alabama

Montgomery Advertiser – Episcopal bishop won’t bless gay unions

Montgomery Advertiser – Farmers deal with dry conditions

Huntsville Times – Nature or nuisance? City orders Five Points resident to tame yard he cultivated for privacy

Huntsville Times – Huntsville district ahead in digital textbooks, but state encouraging others to catch up

Huntsville Times – As election nears, Huntsville mayoral hopefuls weigh in on schools, finances

Huntsville Times – Four years later, campaign contributions not flowing as freely for Loretta Spencer

Huntsville Times – State senator defends Huntsville Housing Authority notification law (Op-ed by Paul Sanford)

Birmingham News – Jefferson County switching to public defender system to save money

Birmingham News – Transportation bill eliminates designated source of funding for Northern Beltline, but keeps it on track

Birmingham News – Birmingham school board chief Edward Maddox says city council doesn’t know ‘actual facts’

Birmingham News – Alabama tornadoes: Storm-scarred Center Point area healing but has long way to go

Birmingham News – Birmingham politics chock full of soup cans

Press-Register – Lionfish population is exploding in the Gulf just two years after they first arrived (video)

Press-Register – Mobile man accused of lying on bankruptcy forms, filing fraudulent tax returns

Press-Register – Mobile lawyer Herndon Inge touts leadership in bid for state school board

Press-Register – Alabama weighs costs, benefits of medicaid expansion under Affordable Care Act

Press-Register – Blalock qualifies to seek third term on council

Press-Register – Keep in mind that shooters are deranged (Frances Coleman)

Press-Register – Focus on what the coast needs most (Editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – County official wants to expand transit routes

Tuscaloosa News – Residents seek clarity on property tax law

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Joe Romanek: A true city servant

Anniston Star – An Anniston dilemma: Pay and retention of city’s police need our attention

Decatur Daily – Cigarettes cost state $5.6 billion every year

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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