Daily Headlines, Tuesday, 10/16/2012

Posted by H, on October 16th, 2012, at 6:44 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Past scenes of Phenix City rise from the ashes in mural

Montgomery Advertiser – Gov. Robert Bentley unveils voluntary retirement plan for state employees

Montgomery Advertiser – Councilman pushes for draft beer sales in Prattville

Montgomery Advertiser – Panel will investigate allegations of grade changing at Lee, JD, Lanier

Huntsville Times – Decatur police officer charged with domestic violence harassment

Huntsville Times – Court documents say children in Huntsville child abuse case locked in room with a rope, no food or bathroom

Huntsville Times – Gov. Robert Bentley says state could lose 24,000 jobs if federal budget cuts not reversed

Huntsville Times – Romney raised 48 cents per person in Alabama so far, Obama just 27 cents

Huntsville Times – Huntsville schools’ digital initiative making national news

Birmingham News – Artur Davis back home Tuesday, Wednesday but playing for a new team

Birmingham News – Gardendale City Hall closed for move to temporary location

Birmingham News – Life and death in Alabama: Report gives glimpse into births, marriages, deaths

Birmingham News – Hoover Mayor Gary Ivey proposes $126 million fiscal 2013 budget to City Council (updated)

Birmingham News – Irondale City Council expected to consider ordinance against parking in front yard

Birmingham News – Alabama voters to decide on amendment to remove racist sections from constitution

Press-Register – Spanish Fort adopts 2012-13 budget, approves financing for municipal complex

Press-Register – Citing Obamacare, Infirmary Health System announces it will close Infirmary West Hospital

Press-Register – Mobile mayor’s office seeks reinstituting funding for anti-crime office

Press-Register – Sen. Jeff Sessions calls on U.S. Treasury to disclose debt information

Press-Register – Should Chickasaw residents vote to raise taxes for schools? City Council mulling issue

Press-Register – Now is not the time to work out BP fine money split (Editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – Northport won’t allow guns on city property

Tuscaloosa News – Tunnell, Webb attend their last Northport council meeting

Tuscaloosa News – Voters group takes elections online

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Spay, neuter proposal made no sense

Gadsden Times – GOP House District 30 primary Tuesday

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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