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33 min ago | SFGate

Bond issue approved for Alabama schools

The Alabama Legislature agreed on its last meeting day to sell bonds to borrow $30 million to repair tornado-damaged schools.

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5 hrs ago | The Decatur Daily

Gun-toting bill clears Legislature

A bill to change and clarify Alabama's gun laws is headed to the governor. The House this afternoon passed the massive and much re-worked Republican bill that makes transporting a This item is available in full to subscribers.

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Sun May 19, 2013

The Montgomery Advertiser

Officials scattered, steaming over Accountability Act

The fight over the Alabama Accountability Act has been all over the map, with those for it sending mixed signals about their stance, with supporters disagreeing on how to improve it and with the only ones consistent on their views being those opposed to it.

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Related Topix: Alabama, US Governors, Robert Bentley, US News

WKRN

Ala. bond issues pending on Legislature's last day

The Alabama Legislature could use its last meeting day to authorize the borrowing of $280 million through state bond issues.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Alabama Live

Joey Kennedy: Alabama's ballot stays closed for another election, and that's too bad

State Sen. Cam Ward is trying. Really. While it may not look like he did much this year where opening Alabama's election ballot is concerned, he did introduce his bill.

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Alabama Live

Senator to Bentley: "I will not sit by and passively allow... children being subjected to a less than stellar education"

Senator to Bentley: "I will not sit by and passively allow... children being subjected to a less than stellar education" BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Gov.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Alabama Live

Before the civil rights movement Alabama blacks faced discrimination...

Before the civil rights movement Alabama blacks faced discrimination on their way to getting law degrees and licenses to practice I and many others stand on the shoulders of giants who had to do those extraordinary things," - Anthony Joseph incoming Alabama State Bar president.

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Related Topix: Alabama, Birmingham, AL, Boston University, Wilberforce University

WDHN

House Considers ObamaCare Repeal

The U.S. House of Representatives will consider a repeal of President Obama's costly and burdensome health care law, the Affordable Care Act, today.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Martha Roby, Alabama, Small Business, Personal Finance

Thu May 16, 2013

The Decatur Daily

Approving education in Alabama

All children deserve a quality education, no matter where they're from and no matter how much money their parents make.

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Alabama Live

Alabama Accountability Act architect Sen. Del Marsh says Gov. Bentley's changes to law DOA

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Sen. Del Marsh, leader of the state Senate and the architect of the Alabama Accountability Act, said this afternoon he will not go along with delaying implementation of a key part of the school choice law requested by Gov.

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WKRN

Marsh to block plan to delay school tax credits

The architect of Alabama's new private school tax credits intends to block the governor's proposal to delay the tax breaks for two years.

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Wed May 15, 2013

MDJonline.com

Ga. senators score against Alabama, Florida in water wars

Georgia legislators thwarted Wednesday an attempt by Alabama and Florida to limit how much water metro Atlanta and North Georgia can take from federal reservoirs.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, Georgia, Senator Marco Rubio, Alabama

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Investment Group Plans to Save Albertville Golf Course

Frank McDaniel is the leader of a about a dozen business people who formed an investment group called Big Spring Lake, LLC.

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Alabama Live

Gov. Robert Bentley wants two-year delay on school tax credits established by Alabama Accountability Act

"The people of the state do believe that public money should go to public education, and I believe that," Bentley said.

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Alabama Live

15 Alabamians convicted of unemployment fraud totaling more than $47,000

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - Another 15 Alabamians have been found guilty of defrauding the state's unemployment insurance benefits program and must pay restitution of more than $47,000 combined, according to the Department of Labor.

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The Decatur Daily

What grade would you give the Alabama Legislature as it prepares to finish the 2013 session on May 20?

Our democratic president has done absolutely nothing POSITIVE since taking office.

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Tue May 14, 2013

The Decatur Daily

Phase 2 of Beltline paving work nearing completion

Raceway manager Sen Hudson isn't happy about the pains of progress. The new gas station at the corner of Alabama 20 and Beltline Road has been open a few weeks.

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Alabama Live

NOAA Fisheries denies two Gulf Council requests to rescind red snapper rules impacting...

National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office Director Roy Crabtree said two requests from the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to rescind federal red snapper rules would have crated unfair and inequitable management.

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WHNT-TV Huntsville

Florida Man Sentenced in Cullman County for Securities Fraud

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA Wilson Blaylock, District Attorney for the 32nd Judicial Circuit, Cullman County, Alabama; and Joseph Borg, Director of the Alabama Securities Commission announced that on May 13, 2013, James Leonard Craft of Century, Florida was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Gregory A. Nicholas to a 10-year sentence, split to serve three ... (more)

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WDHN

Man First Accused Of Kidnapping May Not Face Trial

A man first accused of kidnapping his common law wife's daughter will undergo a psychiatric evaluation to see if he is competent to stand trial.

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