Daily Headlines, Monday, 10/15/2012

Coffee cup Montgomery AdvertiserAla. veterans relive war memories on B-17 flight

Montgomery AdvertiserTVA pension fund shortfall costs ratepayers nearly $1.3B

Birmingham NewsAlabama industry report: Mercedes-Benz builds M-Class in India, Honda Pilot’s brakes investigated

Birmingham NewsFlorence school board member quits over Facebook remarks

Press-RegisterTropical Storm Rafael strengthens; expected to be a hurricane Monday

Press-RegisterA yes vote on Amendment 1 will keep Alabama Forever Wild (Opinion)

Tuscaloosa NewsCollege students less excited about election

Tuscaloosa NewsFundraiser earns $13,000 for Easter Seals charity

Decatur Daily DCS under competitive pressure

Gadsden TimesFreedom Riders Park groundbreaking slated

Legislative Dispatch

A Look from the Rearview Mirror

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

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 [...]

Legislative Transparency

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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