Montgomery Advertiser – Threat of wildfires soars in Alabama Montgomery Advertiser – Senate committee passes looting bill Montgomery Advertiser – Abortion opponents want clinic closed now Montgomery Advertiser – Opponents dominate HB 56 hearings Montgo... »
Guest Column by Jason Robert Cornelius While legislation allowing for the operation of charter schools might sound like a good idea for a state in the perpetual grip of a public school funding crisis, the charter-school proposal in its current form has... »
Six months after the nation's cruelest immigration law took effect in Alabama, and with only a few weeks left in the Legislature to act, no bill has been presented to overhaul HB56. Even though this law is taking a toll on Alabamas reputation and cost... »
Eric Fleischauer's column in yesterday's Decatur Daily is a must-read for anyone following the push for charter schools in Alabama. As many of us suspected, HB451 (sponsored by Rep. Phil Williams) is less a "reform" than yet another corporate giveaway... »
Proposed bills in the Alabama House would raise the state sales tax on vehicles from 2 to 4 percent and would allow revenue-starved Jefferson County to raise vehicle-tag fees by up to 5 percent. Sponsored by Rep. Patricia Todd, D-Birmingham, House Bill... »
The number of available jobs in Birmingham dropped briskly from the middle of December 2011 to the end of the month.Some of the reasons for the drop in job openings were the end of the holiday hiring season, HB... »
Birmingham, AL (WIAT) - A Federal Appeals Court has blocked two more sections of Alabama's HB 56, it's controversial immigration law.The sections blocked were 27 and 30.Section 27. (a) No court of this state shall enforce2 the terms of, or otherwise re... »
