Daily Headlines, Friday, 10/26/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserKudzu bugs spreading through area, tough to control

Montgomery AdvertiserAmendment 4 criticized

Huntsville TimesHuntsville now the mortgage holder for Mirabeau Gated Community apartments

Huntsville TimesLimestone residents living ‘new normal’ 18 months after April 27, 6 months after March 2 twisters

Huntsville Times18 months after April 27 twisters, DeKalb recovering but ‘it won’t be back like it was’

Huntsville TimesVote ‘yes’ on Amendments 4, 9 and 10

Birmingham NewsAlabama industry report: Wrangler rebuilds tornado-wrecked plant, Honda eyes more North American capacity

Birmingham NewsGanus and Pringle seek Jefferson County District Court Judge Place 12 seat

Birmingham NewsBarbee and Friday seek Jefferson County Probate Court Place 2 seat

Birmingham NewsRoy Moore: ‘It’s time we wake up in this country’

Birmingham NewsBahakel and Ross seek Jefferson County District Court Judge Place 6 seat

Birmingham NewsLawley and Norman campaigning for Jefferson County District Judge Place 3 seat

Birmingham NewsBob Vance: ‘Our courts in Alabama are facing difficult challenges’

Press-RegisterJudge approves plan to create taxing district for Mount Vernon commercial development

Press-RegisterBP caps dome believed to be source of oil sheen

Press-RegisterOutgoing Prichard City Council approves 5-year extension for Police Chief Jimmie Gardner

Press-RegisterMobile planning to reach the big leagues of sports tourism

Press-RegisterBP caps dome believed to be source of oil sheen

Press-RegisterAndres Duany: No magic bullets for downtown Mobile, except maybe education

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

Press-RegisterKeep Stockton wild by voting yes on statewide Amendment 3 (Editorial)

Tuscaloosa NewsTown relives past violence with newest homicides

Tuscaloosa NewsAderholt faces challenge from Democratic legislator

Anniston StarHunting the great beast: Strange, Chapman keep up the fight against mythical voter-ID monster

Anniston StarNo contest

Anniston StarClutter in the state Constitution: Some of the Nov. 6 amendments deserve to be passed

Anniston StarPhillip Tutor: Compromised values on campus

Decatur Daily Vote ‘yes’ on Amendment 4

Gadsden TimesCollinsville High School teacher arrested

Opelika-Auburn NewsLee County school board discusses superintendent vacancy

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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