Daily Headlines, Saturday, 8/4/2012

Posted by H, on August 4th, 2012, at 5:30 am

Coffee cup Montgomery Advertiser – Judge sentences Siegelman to 78 months in prison in corruption case

Montgomery Advertiser – Officials looking for escaped inmate

Montgomery Advertiser – TVA operating revenues up

Montgomery Advertiser – Prattville mayoral candidate Gamble facing legal claims

Montgomery Advertiser – Castle seeks Prattville District 2 City Council seat

Montgomery Advertiser – Wetumpka mayoral candidates discuss issues at public forum

Huntsville Times – Madison school to get new playground equipment; superintendent pulls proposal for network specialist from agenda

Huntsville Times – Limestone County Sheriffs discover 27 gambling machines, cash during bust

Huntsville Times – EDITORIAL: Larger role for maturing city of Madison

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

Birmingham News – Chick-fil-A protests today continue arguments over CEO’s stance against same-sex marriage

Birmingham News – Poll shows public confidence in Alabama’s churches, doctors, small businesses

Birmingham News – Fairfield’s top cop, Leon Davis Jr., crashes en route to robbery call

Birmingham News – Birmingham Public Library unveils new logo, awareness campaign

Birmingham News – City of Birmingham: Fired accountant’s lawyer cut off talks

Press-Register – 22 Mobile County schools did not meet state academic standards

Press-Register – Escambia County schools agree to end race-based selection criteria in extracurricular activities

Press-Register – Dauphin Island could owe $900,000, initial federal audit shows

Press-Register – Disturbing example of why coast needs RESTORE money (editorial)

Press-Register – It would be a mistake to let Don Siegelman off the hook (Press-Register editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – Seat belt violations may cost more soon

Tuscaloosa News – Panel delays entertainment districts for year

Tuscaloosa News – New plan measures Alabama public schools’ performance

Anniston Star – Respect this law: Anniston’s next City Council must follow Council-Manager Act

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

Gadsden Times – Carroll interim chief at Rainbow City

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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