Daily Headlines, Saturday, 10/27/2012

Coffee cup Montgomery AdvertiserTwo men inducted into Alabama Military Hall of Honor

Montgomery AdvertiserKudzu bugs spreading through area, tough to control

Montgomery AdvertiserMeadows wants state to take over Montgomery Public Schools, appoint interim superintendent

Montgomery AdvertiserAlabama leaders support push for electric cars

Montgomery AdvertiserWoman admits to stealing identities from hospital patients in tax fraud scheme

Montgomery AdvertiserMontgomery County trying to fill corrections officers positions

Montgomery AdvertiserMontgomery Advertiser Endorsement: Obama merits second term

Montgomery AdvertiserMontgomery Advertiser Endorsements: Recommendations for 12 Amendments

Huntsville TimesIncumbent Tommy Ragland, Republican attorney Patty Demos vie for Madison County Probate judgeship

Huntsville TimesHuntsville Mayor Tommy Battle appoints slew of city department heads for his second term

Huntsville TimesPaul Ryan in Huntsville touts value of missile defense, raises more than $1 million

Huntsville TimesWanted: Marketing expert to sell space program in uncertain times

Huntsville TimesTime to apply for United Way’s Holiday Wishes program winding down

Huntsville TimesSheffield police chief fired, fire chief fills in position

Huntsville Times18 months after deadly tornadoes, Madison County waiting on FEMA dollars (updated)

Huntsville TimesPresidential politics’ biggest victim — Truth (Our views)

Birmingham NewsBob Vance ahead of Roy Moore in money race

Birmingham NewsEnsley lawyer cites failed development effort by agency as another reason to demolish long vacant tower

Birmingham NewsTodd challenges incumbent Cole for Jefferson County Circuit Court Place 7

Birmingham NewsHughey and Lott vie for Jefferson County Circuit Judge Place 9

Birmingham NewsBlankenship faces Faulkner for Jefferson County Circuit Judge Place 6

Birmingham NewsTalladega County Sheriff Jerry Studdard being treated for Parkinson’s disease, The Daily Home reports

Birmingham NewsCarpenter challenges Petelos for Jefferson County Circuit Court Place 5

Birmingham NewsTornado victims must leave or pay to occupy FEMA trailers as program in Alabama ends

Press-RegisterJudy Stout says she’ll miss the people and the challenges, but not the anxiety of serving on the Mobile County school board

Press-Register92-year-old lawyer gets first view of legal system from the grand jury box

Press-RegisterMobile City Council to vote on Office of Strategic Initiatives employee contracts

Press-RegisterLongevity pay for Mobile Public Library employees? City doesn’t think so

Press-RegisterNASA says new radar will improve oil spill cleanups

Press-Register$150,000 dedicated to a Mobile skate park quietly diverted to other projects (with photo gallery and video)

Press-RegisterAn unlikely duo pushes for Mobile skate park (with video)

Press-RegisterFowl River oyster reef closed five days after opening for the first time in 40 years

Tuscaloosa NewsGrants will build safe room, buy generator

Tuscaloosa NewsSchools chief proposes time savers

Anniston StarAn amendment worth little: Making a point when there is no point to make

Gadsden TimesObama leads in Etowah County donors

Gadsden TimesCircuit clerk race features experience vs. newcomer

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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