Daily Headlines, Friday, 9/28/2012

Posted by H, on September 28th, 2012, at 5:56 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Alabama GOP chairman says Romney needs a ‘game changer’ to win

Montgomery Advertiser – Montgomery Planning Commission approves Atlanta Highway master plan

Montgomery Advertiser – Editorial: Jubilee helped downtown

Huntsville Times – Huntsville City Council reluctantly approves $236M spending plan for 2013 (updated)

Huntsville Times – Alabama nonprofit low-cost spay neuter clinics may close if state veterinary board amends bylaws

Huntsville Times – Huntsville man asks state appeals court to block city from cutting his yard

Huntsville Times – A taxing question for Madison over its schools (editorial)

Huntsville Times – OUR VIEW: Some rules apply to all of us

Birmingham News – Are you sure you want government run like a business?

Birmingham News – Four northeastern Jefferson County mayors face competition in runoff

Birmingham News – UAB grad says he understands needs in new health care plan for needy in Jefferson County

Birmingham News – Alabama pediatricians enlisted to fight teen driver fatalities

Birmingham News – Pastors protest Hobby Lobby over morning-after pill

Birmingham News – Birmingham Water Works hires accountant to investigate policies following criminal probe

Birmingham News – OUR VIEW: United Way of Central Alabama ups fundraising goal for 2012, believing generous Alabamians will respond as they always do

Birmingham News – OUR VIEW: The Birmingham City Council can’t withhold funding from the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority because it’s city residents and other riders who will get hurt

Press-Register – Mobile Mayor Sam Jones makes new pitch for sales tax, would give council more control

Press-Register – Mobile man gets probation for taking kickbacks from Birmingham pharmacy in Medicaid scheme

Press-Register – Baldwin Commission to vote on accepting donation of Montpelier Methodist Church

Press-Register – A better way to enforce liability insurance law Â(editorial)

Press-Register – Empty medicine cabinet and dispose of drugs properly (Press-Register editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – University of Alabama researcher focuses on low birth weight babies

Tuscaloosa News – State schools head wants pay increase for Alabama teachers

Tuscaloosa News – Unsolved murders in Tuscaloosa County

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Memorial requires money for upkeep

Anniston Star – The trail of success: Data show that Coldwater Bike Trail is economic goldmine for the county

Anniston Star – Phillip Tutor: Not a Rocky Hollow picture show

Decatur Daily – Time to look at revenue

Opelika-Auburn News – Democratic headquarters opens in Opelika

Opelika-Auburn News – E-911 board passes 2012-13 budget

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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