Daily Headlines, Friday, 8/3/2012

Posted by H, on August 3rd, 2012, at 4:58 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Alabama seeks waiver on No Child Left Behind

Montgomery Advertiser – Ala. tuberculosis cases on the rise

Montgomery Advertiser – Judge delays sentencing of casino lobbyist

Montgomery Advertiser – Education fund revenue on pace to meet expenses

Montgomery Advertiser – New MPD tactics get credit as crime rates fall at faster pace

Montgomery Advertiser – Serious look at taxes needed

Montgomery Advertiser – Rants and Raves: ABC board beer barring silly

Huntsville Times – Whitesburg P-8, MLK Elementary, Center for Technology need rebuilding, engineers’ report says

Huntsville Times – Gay rights student group at UAH wants Chick-fil-A booted from campus

Huntsville Times – More trouble for Ann’s Studio of Dance: Nearby residents sue over deed restrictions (Updated)

Huntsville Times – Sales tax holiday begs question why it’s needed in the first place (editorial)

Birmingham News – Visitors to Alabama prisons will have fingerprints scanned

Birmingham News – Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform to discuss more power for counties

Birmingham News – Ruling on Birmingham schools could come next week with takeover, Craig Witherspoon’s job in balance

Birmingham News – Former Gov. Bob Riley goes back to his salesman roots, this time selling tax consulting services

Birmingham News – U.S. House passes short-term drought assistance for certain farmers

Press-Register – Ernesto aims at Barbados and Windwards, with projected path forecast across open Caribbean (Updated)

Press-Register – Mobile County Commissioner Mike Dean’s job inquiry draws ethics questions

Press-Register – Dr. Eddie Reed named clinical director for National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Press-Register – Rep. Jo Bonner: Kenneth Feinberg a ‘colossal failure’

Press-Register – Sometimes misguided, but always gutsy (Press-Register editorial)

Anniston Star – Undoing democracy: Making it difficult for citizens to vote is an Alabama precedent

Anniston Star – Business as usual on the Coast

Anniston Star – Phillip Tutor: Big or small, fast or slow, participants in Woodstock 5K are an inspiration

Gadsden Times – More women report drug-facilitated sexual assaults

Gadsden Times – State school board to implement Plan 2020 evaluation system

Gadsden Times – Donations sought for Leesburg woman awaiting transplant

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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