Daily Headlines, Thursday, 8/9/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserAttorney general: Raid should put casinos in state on notice

Montgomery AdvertiserJudge clears way for APT lawsuit

Montgomery AdvertiserLyon to file his campaign finance reports by Monday

Montgomery AdvertiserBill would require state to repay $437M if voters OK transfer from Alabama Trust Fund

Montgomery AdvertiserWetumpka council candidate arrested

Montgomery AdvertiserWood seeks 8th term on Prattville council

Montgomery AdvertiserMontgomery mayor’s budget proposal shifts departments

Montgomery AdvertiserProposed ordinance would impound vehicles of those without licenses

Montgomery AdvertiserCompanies post the most jobs in 4 years: Labor Department reports 3.8 million openings in June

Huntsville TimesHuntsville Housing Authority Board Chairman Phil Redrick gets new five-year term

Huntsville TimesMadison County women face federal charges for fraud

Huntsville TimesSentencing marks end of the line for Don Siegelman (editorial)

Birmingham NewsRuling in superintendents’ suits against Birmingham school board possible Thursday

Birmingham NewsUpdate: Hoover attorney not aware of problems with probation procedures, which are under review

Birmingham NewsUpdate: More than 4,000 Birmingham job seekers attend BJCC job fair

Birmingham NewsBirmingham attorney alleges civil rights abuses by private probation firm

Birmingham NewsUpdate: Calera mayor accused of violating Alabama ethics law

Birmingham NewsPelham man pleads guilty to money laundering in fake lawsuit case

Press-RegisterNew BP claims boss is a stark contrast to Ken Feinberg (gallery)

Press-RegisterSamaritans stabbed after coming to the aid of harassed parking lot preacher

Press-RegisterMobile Works gets $764,000 for retraining

Press-RegisterMobile District Judge Michael McMaken set to retire after 25 years on the bench

Press-RegisterPrichard police officer charged with reckless endangerment (Updated)

Press-RegisterMobile CVB picked up most of the tab for the Airbus welcome billboards featuring Mayor Sam Jones

Press-RegisterSpanish Fort nears groundbreaking for long-awaited city complex

Press-RegisterFlawed standards yield flawed school ratings (Press-Register editorial)

Tuscaloosa NewsTuscaloosa mulls tax rebate incentives package

Tuscaloosa NewsTuscaloosa County’s mental health court is working

Anniston StarReforming how counties operate

Anniston StarHarvey H. Jackson: People you meet at the beach

Decatur Daily Downtown flooding a problem

Gadsden TimesSessions: Government spending ‘unsustainable’

Gadsden TimesThree Gadsden schools fail to meet AYP goals

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Legislative Dispatch

A Look from the Rearview Mirror

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

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 [...]

Legislative Transparency

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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