Daily Headlines, Tuesday, 10/2/2012

Posted by H, on October 2nd, 2012, at 5:14 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Bentley won’t implement health-care law provision

Montgomery Advertiser – Alabama Republicans, Democrats send volunteers to battleground states

Montgomery Advertiser – Montgomery to purchase, implode hotel

Montgomery Advertiser – Orders boosting US plants: Increase is hopeful sign for economy

Huntsville Times – Group plans school safety protest over alleged assault at Huntsville’s Butler High

Huntsville Times – Enrollment drops again at Alabama A&M; other Huntsville colleges get more students

Huntsville Times – Last two Fyffe police officers quit, entire force being replaced

Huntsville Times – City of Huntsville providing more free Wi-Fi access to students

Huntsville Times – Huntsville woman enters plea agreement on $73,000 alleged student loan fraud

Huntsville Times – UPDATE: Tonight’s pink lighting of Saturn V rocket canceled

Huntsville Times – Feds propose threatened species listing for tiny fish found only in Limestone County (updated)

Huntsville Times – Calhoun Community College receives $500,000 for disadvantaged nursing students

Huntsville Times – Tornado frequency dropping in North Alabama and across country

Birmingham News – Justice Inc.: Privately funded, for-profit traffic enforcement? iTraffic looking for toehold in Alabama

Birmingham News – Federal officials to test soil, water in North Birmingham areas for industry pollution

Birmingham News – Alabama Democratic Party chair sees Obama staying on winning message in debate

Press-Register – Alabama, Mississippi near top of the country for teen driving death rates

Press-Register – Joseph Petties named interim Fairhope police chief

Press-Register – Roy Moore behind Robert Vance in money race

Press-Register – Mobile’s proposed penny sales tax increase would only stick it to the poor (opinion)

Press-Register – Race and the mayor’s race: Two great candidates, now, let’s stick to the issues (Editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – Anti-bullying campaign brings concert, message

Tuscaloosa News – Automotive company in Vance gets grant

Tuscaloosa News – Ala. city celebrates French history

Tuscaloosa News – State kicks off anti-meth campaign

Anniston Star – Forever in Alabama

Gadsden Times – Albertville to continue operating under current 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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