Daily Headlines, Monday, 8/6/2012

Posted by H, on August 6th, 2012, at 5:16 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Pensions for county circuit clerks underfunded

Montgomery Advertiser – Salvation Army leader back on ‘front lines’

Montgomery Advertiser – Mental health courtto offer pretrial diversion

Montgomery Advertiser – Fight brews over voter ID

Huntsville Times – Jackie Reed has put her life into running for public office, holding governments accountable

Huntsville Times – Huntsville seeks innovation, inspiration for nationwide Mayors Challenge

Huntsville Times – A roadmap for getting more state funding for better roads (editorial)

Birmingham News – UAB, Congressman Bachus raising palliative care’s profile on Capitol Hill

Birmingham News – Jefferson County Commission split on $275,000 plan to review Cooper Green costs

Birmingham News – Alabama U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions criticizes Iraq’s planned inmate release

Birmingham News – North Alabama federal judge Inge Johnson to enter semi-retirement

Birmingham News – Former Jefferson County Commissioner John Katopodis transferred from prison into community program

Birmingham News – Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman’s political career ended with a ‘mighty fall’

Birmingham News – Blue Cross Blue Shield’s $2.8 billion in assets draws criticism

Press-Register – Changes to the Mobile-Tensaw Delta leave some concerned for its long-term future

Press-Register – Trends aside, let’s keep RSA funds in perspective Â(editorial)

Press-Register – Don’t confuse moral, legal Âdistinctions (Frances Coleman)

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Itâ€™s smart to take time with district planning

Anniston Star – A school on the rise: Clay County’s new Central High shows what happens when progress arrives

Anniston Star – Looking as tough as our neighbors: Alabama couldn’t pass up chance to inact unneeded voter-ID law

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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