Daily Headlines, Wednesday, 7/25/2012

Posted by H, on July 25th, 2012, at 5:00 am

Montgomery Advertiser – APT executive says firings hurting network

Montgomery Advertiser – Community organizer, gospel singer seeks mayor post

Huntsville Times – Huntsville Hospital CEO David Spillers says its expansion will improve health care in North Alabama

Huntsville Times – Five people fined for violating federal act that protects Native American artifacts

Huntsville Times – Gwen Ragland again on ballot for District 1 seat on Huntsville school board

Huntsville Times – Madison City Council delays noise law vote

Huntsville Times – EDITORIAL: Furor over excess foilage in Huntsville

Birmingham News – 200 Birmingham school employees demoted or laid off after Alabama superintendent implements cost-cutting plan

Birmingham News – Update: Candidate for Indian Springs mayor disqualified for missing filing deadline, but he plans to seek waiver

Birmingham News – Former reporter, Pulitzer runner-up named poet Alabama laureate (video)

Birmingham News – Army soldier from Birmingham, Julian Colvin, killed in Afghanistan (updated)

Birmingham News – Birmingham still without 2013 budget after Mayor William Bell takes plan off agenda

Birmingham News – SPLC, AFL-CIO say new labor rules would mean more jobs for Americans and better protections for foreign workers

Birmingham News – Alabama Medicaid facing ‘train wreck’ if Sept. 18 vote fails

Press-Register – Alabama 45th of 50 for child well-being in 2012 Kids Count Data Book

Press-Register – Amid cost questions, Mobile City Council delays action on GulfQuest contract

Press-Register – Personnel pay plan studied in Fairhope

Press-Register – Alabama scientists, agencies seek role in spending of BP fines

Press-Register – Dauphin Island shoreline protection project gets $5 million grant

Press-Register – Little River struggles to get senior meals service

Press-Register – Whiskey Branch Creek sees 51,000 gallons of sewer flow over its banks

Tuscaloosa News – Council changes part of mixed use zone rules

Tuscaloosa News – State rises in study of children’s well-being

Tuscaloosa News – Council hopeful says Northport needs new ideas

Tuscaloosa News – County schools close to getting old federal building for new office

Anniston Star – It’s about jobs, right? Rising poverty rates prove low-wage jobs are part of problem

Decatur Daily – Cracking down on welfare cash

Gadsden Times – Commission votes to demolish old Alabama Fabrics building

Gadsden Times – Etowah County Board of Education prepares to borrow up to $9.9 million

Gadsden Times – Forest Service official says state doesn’t owe $5.1 million refund

Gadsden Times – Gadsden City Council contracts with firm for environmental study

Gadsden Times – Chick Chain gives chicks, Etowah County students, a chance to grow

Opelika-Auburn News – Auburn council approves refinancing bonds

Opelika-Auburn News – Opelika planners OK public works amendments

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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