Daily Headlines, Tuesday, 9/11/2012

Posted by H, on September 11th, 2012, at 6:05 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Alabama asks federal court for rehearing on immigration law ruling

Montgomery Advertiser – Real estate developer wages battle to defeat referendum

Montgomery Advertiser – Oil rig firm in Gulf oil spill may settle lawsuit for $1.5B

Montgomery Advertiser – New law makes not having liability insurance costly

Huntsville Times – Madison City Council may consider amending half-cent sales tax law to pay for school operations

Huntsville Times – Alabama A&M receives high mark in magazine rankings

Huntsville Times – OUR VIEW: Next door, nuclear research

Huntsville Times – Party platforms foreshadow actions (op-ed by Jess Brown)

Birmingham News – Birmingham council set to vote on more than $1 million for outside lawyers

Birmingham News – Cost of chairs for police department delays decision on bill payments in Midfield

Birmingham News – Vestavia Hills City Council appoints newly elected Henley to fill vacant seat

Birmingham News – Hoover Board of Education passes 2012-2013 budget

Birmingham News – Birmingham mayor praises as City Council skewers lobbyists seeking new $300,000 contract

Birmingham News – Federal judge delays start of Jefferson County contempt trial over employment practices

Birmingham News – Birmingham’s Bush Middle School makes progress goals after appeal to state

Birmingham News – North Alabama man’s lawsuit claims Albertville profiting from $500 city court restitution fee

Press-Register – Don Siegelman’s daughter, Dana, recounts encounter with Karl Rove at DNC

Press-Register – Leading Scientist E.O. Wilson accepts Alabama Humanities Award

Press-Register – Prosecutor to seek prison for Nodine for perjury; defendant lied about bank account

Press-Register – Don Siegelman returns to prison Tuesday

Press-Register – Preserving medical treasures: Mobile’s Medical Museum marks 50 years (photos)

Press-Register – Still a long way to go on oil cleanup Â(editorial)

Press-Register – Troopers giving tickets to texters (Press-Register editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – UWA student enrollment dips in fall

Tuscaloosa News – Aderholt pays $13,000 fine for finance reports

Tuscaloosa News – Candidates qualify for special elections to House

Gadsden Times – Meth labs steadily increasing in area

Gadsden Times – Former Albertville mayor dies

Gadsden Times – Albertville Council discusses vandalism at cemetery

Gadsden Times – Boaz saves money, energy with LED lighting

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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