Daily Headlines, Friday, 10/12/2012

Posted by H, on October 12th, 2012, at 5:42 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Democrats’ donkey symbol not on ballot

Montgomery Advertiser – Army Corps revises plan to curtail locks on Alabama, Chattahoochee rivers

Montgomery Advertiser – Southern auto industry wary of Mexican competition

Montgomery Advertiser – 91-year-old River Falls mayor admits to $201K theft

Huntsville Times – Former US Defense Secretary offers lessons on leadership, warns of impact of defense cuts

Huntsville Times – Grissom High School student, family planning lawsuit in JROTC incident

Huntsville Times – Inside the negotiations that brought Belk to Bridge Street Town Centre in Huntsville

Huntsville Times – Enrollment drop costs Alabama A&M nearly $1 million in revenue (updated)

Huntsville Times – Legal, not logical: DC’s $2.6 million penalty against Huntsville Schools makes no sense (Our views)

Huntsville Times – A&M’s enrollment drop reflects state, regional trend among universities

Birmingham News – New Jefferson County Superintendent Stephen Nowlin says he looks forward to leading district

Birmingham News – Alabama industry report: Bama Belle is stranded, Heart of Auburn to be torn down

Birmingham News – Birmingham mayor announces new corporate partnership for Magic City Classic

Birmingham News – Vigil held in honor of disabled man slain in Birmingham’s Titusville neighborhood

Birmingham News – Top U.S. Justice Department and Bureau of Prisons officials visit Alabama

Press-Register – USA shooting: University police officers are trained to use non-lethal weapons, depending on department

Press-Register – Video shows deadly USA police confrontation lasted less than 3 minutes

Press-Register – Former Prichard sewer system superintendent settles state, federal lawsuits over dismissal

Press-Register – Mobile city budget cuts hurt agencies, social services

Press-Register – A yes vote on Amendment 1 will keep Alabama Forever Wild (Opinion)

Press-Register – As police investigate campus shooting, here’s what matters (Frances Coleman column)

Press-Register – Editorial: We all must learn from the shooting at USA campus

Tuscaloosa News – School board member says deal was cut with county

Tuscaloosa News – Former Sulligent coachs appeal dismissed

Tuscaloosa News – Allen touts amendment to ban occupational tax

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Case of student shot by police is troubling

Anniston Star – Phillip Tutor: The new Kings of Gurnee

Anniston Star – Spay/neuter program is needed

Gadsden Times – Bentley, Galliher speak at Love Center banquet

Gadsden Times – Vance: Alabamians want serious-minded chief justice, not drama

Gadsden Times – Former Marshall commissioner pleads guilty to ethics charge

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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