Daily Headlines, Saturday, 8/18/2012

Posted by H, on August 18th, 2012, at 4:53 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Obama administration gives state until Dec. 31 to allocate $51.5M in unspent funds or lose it

Montgomery Advertiser – Democrats disqualify Lyon

Montgomery Advertiser – State jobless rate rises again

Montgomery Advertiser – Congressman Rogers talks about Paul Ryan, his plan

Huntsville Times – Committee of 100 endorses Tommy Battle for Huntsville mayor, Troy Trulock in Madison

Huntsville Times – Arab’s Four-C volunteer fire station awarded $15,000 in equipment

Huntsville Times – EDITORIAL: Another issue at Browns Ferry

Birmingham News – Jefferson County Commissioner George Bowman criticizes President David Carrington’s health care stand

Birmingham News – Sylacauga Mayor Sam Wright has died, council president now acting mayor

Birmingham News – Eviction complaint filed against Hoover City Council candidate Demarcus Hill

Birmingham News – Commission concludes testy briefing on immigration laws

Birmingham News – Alabama Educational Television Commission calls special meeting to discuss new APT executive director

Birmingham News – Jefferson County wage tax refunds from 2009 pass midpoint for workers reimbursed

Birmingham News – Eight Birmingham-area animal rescue groups get Remy Fund grants

Press-Register – Mobile Mayor Sam Jones proposed budget includes sales tax increase (update)

Press-Register – Tropical Storm Helene forms in southern Gulf of Mexico; no threat to Gulf Coast

Press-Register – 17 alligators checked in on first night of 7th season on Mobile-Tensaw Delta (gallery)

Press-Register – Orange Beach wants to pay to bring drug testing back to Gulf Shores High

Press-Register – 5 illegal immigrants in Satsuma charged with getting fake licenses from massive Missouri ring

Press-Register – Latest version of Mobile’s smoking ordinance falls short Â(editorial)

Gadsden Times – Safety will be huge issue in school zones as classes resume

Gadsden Times – Commission approves architect for outdoor recreation facility

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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