Daily Headlines, Tuesday, 7/31/2012

Posted by H, on July 31st, 2012, at 6:36 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Electric rates benefit businesses

Montgomery Advertiser – Governor announces new road and bridge projects

Montgomery Advertiser – Longtime leader Gates dies

Montgomery Advertiser – Celebrated police dog Bodi dies

Montgomery Advertiser – Prattville mayoral candidates share views at forum

Montgomery Advertiser – Deal could create 60 jobs

Huntsville Times – Candidate Gene Perry says northwest Huntsville needs break from six-term Councilman Richard Showers

Huntsville Times – Will state’s new texting ban stop drivers from sending messages?

Huntsville Times – Madison County gets 4 additional road projects, Gov. Bentley says

Huntsville Times – EDITORIAL: When reason fails the courts

Huntsville Times – EDITORIAL: Budget pinches Alabama courts

Birmingham News – Birmingham-Hoover area second in US for traffic deaths in 2009

Birmingham News – HIV funding gives care to 122 patients on Alabama waiting list

Birmingham News – Graysville council fires Mayor Doug Brewer from gas and water superintendent post

Birmingham News – Boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr.: Alabama casino owner owes $61M

Birmingham News – Mountain Brook City Council approves Lane Parke incentives

Birmingham News – Dudley withdraws from race for Indian Springs mayor, leaving only one candidate

Birmingham News – Several Birmingham-area legislators say they support state takeover of Birmingham schools

Birmingham News – Farley nuclear reactor resumes power production

Birmingham News – Alabama Educational Television Committee calls special meeting at APT headquarters

Press-Register – Mobile County schools has rehired 850 employees

Press-Register – Two Mobile County road projects receive state ATRIP money

Press-Register – Random visitor searches at Mobile Metro Jail to be intensified

Press-Register – Farmers will drop wind policies locally, hike rates statewide

Press-Register – Some signs, but nothing tasteless on city buses Â(editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – Council forum focuses on business, riverfront

Tuscaloosa News – Demographics study looks at tornado-hit schools

Tuscaloosa News – Biofuel plant for Boligee gets axed

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: PR job should be carefully considered

Anniston Star – Imagine Alabama without APTV

Gadsden Times – Etowah, Marshall projects in second round of ATRIP funding

Gadsden Times – Orr’s bill goes beyond federal restrictions on use of welfare money

Gadsden Times – Cullman firm apparent low bidder on U.S. Highway 411 project

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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