Daily Headlines, Friday, 9/14/2012

Posted by H, on September 14th, 2012, at 4:57 am

Montgomery Advertiser – College system leader chosen

Montgomery Advertiser – Alabama’s drought dented by heavy rains

Montgomery Advertiser – Opponents of Sept. 18 amendment stage rally on Capitol steps

Montgomery Advertiser – Wells Fargo gives $40,000 to Montgomery area nonprofits

Montgomery Advertiser – Plan has support of area chamber

Montgomery Advertiser – EDITORIAL: Keep fighting anti-poverty battle

Huntsville Times – Huntsville school officials defend alternative school after owners’ sons face drug charges

Huntsville Times – Huntsville City Council gets first look at Mayor Tommy Battle’s proposed 2013 budget

Huntsville Times – Land Trust of North Alabama preserves another 265 acres on Chapman Mountain in Huntsville

Huntsville Times – Moulton police officer arrested on counts of torture, willful abuse

Huntsville Times – $400,000 check will kick-start construction of new south Huntsville park

Huntsville Times – Triana’s Flamingo Park to get a facelift

Huntsville Times – OUR VIEW: Getting drunks off the road

Birmingham News – Fairfield school board approves $16.5 spending plan for 2013

Birmingham News – EPA urges Army Corps of Engineers to reject Northern Beltline permit

Birmingham News – Motion to dismiss suit over illegal immigrants right to marry denied

Birmingham News – Mountain Brook School Board budgets a $1 million dip into reserve fund to make up for deficit

Birmingham News – Vote ‘no’ in Alabama referendum and force tough budget choices, opponents urge

Birmingham News – Jefferson County could default again on general obligation debt to pay bankruptcy lawyers

Press-Register – Newcomers elected to Orange Beach council

Press-Register – UPDATE: Gov. Bentley to allow media coverage of RESTORE meeting in Mobile

Press-Register – Baldwin County budget gets smaller

Tuscaloosa News – Former Bryce Hospital property is key to University of Alabamas new growth plan

Tuscaloosa News – Mercedes, city schools team up to offer course

Tuscaloosa News – Moundville pastor named to mental health board

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Taxpayers should check city spending

Anniston Star – Phillip Tutor: Naming our fort Ã¢Â€Â“ Blackmon?

Anniston Star – Speaker’s Stand: State needs a permanent fix

Decatur Daily – Kyle should reconsider public debate

Gadsden Times – Higher priority sought for Southside bridge project

Gadsden Times – Attalla school board passes budget

Gadsden Times – Officials briefed on local highway projects

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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