Daily Headlines, Thursday, 7/26/2012

Posted by H, on July 26th, 2012, at 5:02 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Authorities raid bingo facility

Montgomery Advertiser – Civil rights pioneer Glass dies

Montgomery Advertiser – MPS approves rezoning, discusses surplus property

Huntsville Times – Dead shark found on Lake Guntersville boat landing had been dumped there

Huntsville Times – New high school in Toney a no-go; superintendent to recommend revamping Sparkman High

Huntsville Times – Curtis Craig – dean of Madison County mayors – leaving office in Owens Cross Roads

Huntsville Times – ASK US: Can a Madison County official use a county car to go to the grocery store?

Huntsville Times – EDITORIAL: Federal money Alabama’s big prop

Huntsville Times – EDITORIAL: Furor over excess foilage in Huntsville

Birmingham News – Alabama’s Honda, Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai plants plants get busier

Birmingham News – Birmingham City Council budget session lasts two minutes with Mayor William Bell absent

Birmingham News – Donald Watkins says he’ll oppose Chris McNair’s second clemency request

Birmingham News – Public-private partnership makes way for Sloss Business District

Birmingham News – Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy ends prison sentence

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

Press-Register – Alabama chief justice says ‘battle is not over’ in state financial crisis

Press-Register – Patience pays off as Dauphin Island gets grant (editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Address underlying issue with schools

Anniston Star – We’re 45th. Is that good news?

Anniston Star – Harvey H. Jackson: Are these signs of the End Times?

Decatur Daily – Internet sales taxes

Decatur Daily – Sheriff sets the example

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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