AL 2011 Archives

Alabama Gubernatorial Headlines 2011 Archives

DECEMBER 2011

Artur Davis talks party-switching (Washington Post, 12/30/11)
Alabama voters often in the dark on judicial races (Birmingham News, 12/28/11)
Alabama public schools see loss of 3,290 teachers since 2007 (Birmingham News, 12/28/11)
Justice Dept not ready to sign off on Huntsville redistricting plan (Huntsville Times, 12/28/11)
Editorial: Alabama this year went against the national trend of fewer executions (Birmingham News, 12/27/11)
Editorial: Those immigration myths (Huntsville Times, 12/27/11)
Early Alabama primary dates mean Democrats must sign up soon for Congress races (Birmingham News, 12/26/11)
Commentary: The gift (ban) that keeps on giving (Birmingham News, 11/25/11)
Editorial: Alab. Dept of Revenue right to re-evaluate what it considers a business transaction under state’s harsh immigration law (Birmingham News, 12/24/11)
Rep. Spencer Bachus’ donations to campaigns refunded (Birmingham News, 12/23/11)
Alabama immigration law a burden for small-town Thomasville (Mobile Press-Register, 12/23/11)
Rep. Spencer Bachus may face challenge from state Sen. Scott Beason (Birmingham News, 12/22/11)
Labor Sec Solis criticizes Alabama immigration law (Birmingham News, 12/22/11)
Editorial: Alabama’s immigration battle: Let’s debate facts, not myths (Mobile Press-Register, 12/22/11)
Editorial: Primaries and ballot access (Huntsville Times, 12/21/11)
Immigration law a political quandary for AL Gov. Robert Bentley (Mobile Press-Register, 12/21/11)
Editorial: Auto industry on a roll in Alabama (Huntsville Times, 12/19/11)
Pension chief: Investing in Alabama – approach pays off in ways usually overlooked (Huntsville Times, 12/18/11)
Editorial: Looking for a better budget (Huntsville Times, 12/18/11)
Hundreds protest Alabama immigration law at Montgomery rally (Birmingham News, 12/17/11)
Alabama officials disappointed in federal judge’s overturning part of ban on PAC transfers (Birmingham News, 12/15/11)
Editorial: Teacher pension fund fails (Huntsville Times, 12/15/11)
Alabama employee retirement returns a mixed bag (Birmingham News, 12/15/11)
Georgia, Alabama ask appeals court to stay proceedings on immigration law (AJC, 12/15/11)
Editorial: Alabama benefits from diversity, though with a noxious immigration law, one wouldn’t know it (Birmingham News, 12/15/11)
Editorial: International human rights org. focuses on Alabama’s immigration law, and the results aren’t good (Birmingham News, 12/15/11)
Commentary: Pointy-heads get it right again: Alabama’s immigration law bad news (Birmingham News, 12/15/11)
Alabama immigration law has denied some their basic human rights, report says (Birmingham News, 12/13/11)
Alabama lawmakers say they remain uncertain of Jefferson County finances (Birmingham News, 12/13/11)
Alabama politician Bill Johnson caught in sperm donation scandal in New Zealand (Mobile Press-Register, 12/11/11)
Uncertainty, political peril surround looming defense cuts (Mobile Press-Register, 12/11/11)
Gov. Robert Bentley weighs tapping into education funds (Birmingham News, 12/11/11)
Commentary: Alabama punch drunk from punch lines (Birmingham News, 12/11/11)
Gov. Bentley, speaker and senate pro tem say changes coming on immigration law (Birmingham News, 12/9/11)
Baldwin County Commission sends $575M wish list to lobbyists (Mobile Press-Register, 12/9/11)
DHS chief Janet Napolitano challenged on immigrant deportation using Alabama case (Birmingham News, 12/9/11)
Editorial: A conversation overdue (Huntsville Times, 12/8/11)
Commentary: International attention turning to Alabama’s destructive immigration law (Birmingham News, 12/8/11)
Gulf Coast leaders push for passage of RESTORE Act (Mobile Press-Register, 12/7/11)
Ala. Sec of State opposes national popular vote (Birmingham News, 12/7/11)
Commentary: Officials starting to retreat on cruel immigration law (Birmingham News, 12/7/11)
Beason says at least one suggested change would weaken Alabama immigration law (Birmingham News, 12/6/11)
Alabama’s AG says immigration law needs to change (NPR, 12/6/11)
Feds to Alabama: We’re watching you (LA Times, 12/6/11)
Gov. Bentley to foreign biz: Don’t worry about immigration law (Fox News, 12/6/11)
AG Strange: Immigration law needs changes (Montgomery Advertiser, 12/6/11)
Opinion: AG Luther Strange FINALLY issues a guidance letter that tells local officials to stop checking immigration status of people during govt transactions (Birmingham News, 12/6/11)
Editorial: As deep budget cuts continue to make Jefferson County smaller, time for Legislature to act to restore lost tax dollars is now (Birmingham News, 12/6/11)
Commentary: Looks like immigration law might create jobs after all — for prison inmates! (Birmingham News, 12/6/11)
Commentary: Jefferson County urgently needs life vest from Alabama Legislature (Birmingham News, 12/4/11)
Alabama immigration law: Long waits face many who wish to immigrate (Birmingham News, 12/4/11)
Congressional Hispanic Caucus shifts gears toward restricting Alabama immigration law (Birmingham News, 12/3/11)
Editorial: Alabama’s overreaching immigration law is showing itself to be far more trouble than it could possibly be worth (Birmingham News, 12/2/11)
Commentary: Alabama’s harmful immigration law creating labor shortages (Birmingham News, 12/2/11)
Immigration law survey done by Alabama Education Association’s polling arm blasted by Republican leaders (Birmingham News, 12/2/11)
Congressional Hispanics to discuss Alabama immigration law with DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano (Birmingham News, 12/2/11)
Bentley says immigration job arrests won’t stop Alabama job recruitment (Birmingham News, 12/2/11)
Commentary: There’s no stubborn like Alabama stubborn – especially on this horrible immigration law (Birmingham News, 12/1/11)
AL House Speaker declares to press he’s ‘new sheriff in town’ (AL.com, 12/1/11)

NOVEMBER 2011

Commentary: Expert – Immigration law bad for Alabama economic development (Mobile Press-Register, 11/30/11)
Editorial: Food for thought on lifting the state sales tax on groceries (Huntsville Times, 11/29/11)
Under health reform, Alabama govt employees can enroll kids in ALL Kids health plan (Birmingham News, 11/29/11)
Federal officials report more than 1,000 complaints about Alabama immigration law (Birmingham News, 11/28/11)
The white male Democrat is vanishing from local elected office (Huntsville Times, 11/27/11)
Editorial: End state pensions for felons (Huntsville Times, 11/27/11)
Ala. immigration law: Non-citizens make up less than 1% of state prisons (Birmingham News, 11/27/11)
Commentary: Don’t buy Sen. Dial’s Alabama grocery bill (Birmingham News, 11/27/11)
Opinion: End state pensions for felons (Huntsville Times, 11/27/11)
Alabama backs Shelby County in Voting Rights Act appeal (Birmingham News, 11/26/11)
Editorial: GOP making jobs top focus (Huntsville Times, 11/25/11)
Jefferson County could delay massive budget cuts planned for Dec. 1 (Birmingham News, 11/23/11)
Commentary: Alabama immigration law a burden for small-town Thomasville (Mobile Press-Register, 11/23/11)
Commentary: Turning the pages of Jefferson County’s Chapter 9 (Birmingham News, 11/23/11)
Top DOJ officials in Birmingham Monday to talk immigration (Birmingham News, 11/23/11)
Congress members hear impact of Alabama’s immigration law (Birmingham News, 11/22/11)
Audio: Imminent changes to Alabama immigration law? (NPR, 11/22/11)
Editorial: Conjuring up an ugly past (Huntsville Times, 11/22/11)
Commentary: Immigration law bringing Alabama all the attention it doesn’t need (Birmingham News, 11/22/11)
Alabama GOP leaders chastise president, say federal govt derelict on immigration issues (Birmingham News, 11/21/11)
Editorial: GOP’s jobs agenda should improve Alabama’s economic outlook (Mobile Press-Register, 11/21/11)
Congressional hearing on Alabama’s immigration law under way at Birmingham City Hall (Birmingham News, 11/21/11)
Justice Dept clears Alabama’s new maps for congressional and state Board of Education districts (Birmingham News, 11/21/11)
Hundreds rally against Alabama’s tough new immigration law in cradle of civil rights movement (Birmingham News, 11/21/11)
Hundreds rally at Sixteenth Street Baptist to protest Alabama’s immigration law (Birmingham News, 11/21/11)
Commentary: How much should the Lege change Alabama’s immigration law, if at all? (Birmingham News, 11/21/11)
Editorial: Low state taxes? It depends (Huntsville Times, 11/21/11)
Editorial: Bankrupt Jefferson County may be in a class all by itself (Mobile Press-Register, 11/21/11)
Commentary: Is this how we say thanks to our foreign investors? (Mobile Press-Register, 11/20/11)
Editorial: Lawmakers need to take another look at immigration (Mobile Press-Register, 11/20/11)
Commentary: Mississippi thanks God for Alabama (Birmingham News, 11/20/11)
Majority want Alabama’s new immigration law revised or repealed, survey shows (Birmingham News, 11/18/11)
Immigration law: Mercedes manager from Germany arrested in Alabama (AL.com, 11/18/11)
Senate leader Del Marsh says he’ll support changes to immigration law — if recommended by AL AG(Birmingham News, 11/18/11)
Editorial: In harm’s away – Immigration law tarnishes us worldwide (Mobile Press-Register,11/18/11)
Opinion: Some Senate Republicans starting to realize AL’s immigration law was a mistake(Birmingham News, 11/18/11)
Justice Dept. dispute with Alabama over illegal-immigration law intensifies (Washington Post,11/17/11)
Commentary: Legislative leaders need to find the courage to admit they were wrong on cruel immigration law (Birmingham News, 11/17/11)
Congressional Democrats backing US Justice Dept lawsuit against Alabama immigration law(Birmingham News, 11/17/11)
Editorial: Alabama’s gambling saga deepens (Huntsville Times, 11/17/11)
Alabama Republicans say job creation will be top priority in session (Birmingham News, 11/17/11)
Justice Dept investigating alleged civil rights violations caused by Alabama’s immigration law(Birmingham News, 11/16/11)
Commentary: Is Alabama doomed to repeat history? (Birmingham News, 11/16/11)

Tax study: Poor Alabama families pay highest state income tax (AL.com, 11/16/11)
Commentary: Immigration law may cost Alabama a key economic recruit (Mobile Press-Register,11/16/11)
Former AL Rep. Terry Spicer pleads guilty to accepting bribes (Birmingham News, 11/15/11)
Scott Beason booted as chair of Senate Rules Committee (Birmingham News, 11/15/11)
Immigration, the Justice Dept and Alabama’s schools (LA Times, 11/15/11)
AL senator who wore a wire in bingo investigation out of Senate leadership (AL.com, 11/15/11)

Bentley reflects on lessons of year since election (Montgomery Advertiser, 11/14/11)
Commentary: Who deserves the MOST blame for Jefferson County’s bankruptcy? (Birmingham News, 11/14/11)
Jefferson County Republicans, Democrats gear up for judicial elections (Birmingham News,11/14/11)
Editorial: Jefferson County’s problem (Huntsville Times, 11/13/11)
Editorial: AG explains his role in enforcing immigration law (Mobile Press-Register, 11/13/11)
Opinion: Montgomery eyes public employees (Huntsville Times, 11/13/11)
Editorial: Leadership vital as state faces prison crisis (Mobile Press-Register, 11/13/11)
Opinion: JeffCo Commission makes a case for bankruptcy, but there are huge reasons it should have avoided a filing (Birmingham News, 11/13/11)
Opinion: Dispute over Birmingham-JeffCo Transit Authority’s $6M is a result of a failure to communicate (Birmingham News, 11/12/11)
AG Luther Strange: Alabama prisons face ‘tough choices’ (Mobile Press-Register, 11/12/11)
Ten members of Congress plan immigration hearing in Birmingham Nov. 21 (Birmingham News,11/11/11)
Jeffco bankruptcy’s winners and losers (Birmingham News, 11/11/11)
Commentary: Alabama immigration law much worse than Jefferson County bankruptcy(Birmingham News, 11/10/11)
Editorial: Bankruptcy filing by Ala.’s largest county leaves a black eye for Ala. and a lot of uncertainty (Birmingham News, 11/10/11)
Editorial: AL state school board’s decision about whether to rescind Common Core state standards should not be based on fear-mongering (Birmingham News, 11/10/11)
Jefferson County Commission considers motion to file bankruptcy (Birmingham News, 11/9/11)
Video: Jefferson County bankruptcy: County commissioners explain decision (Birmingham News,11/9/11)
Gov. Robert Bentley disappointed in Jefferson County bankruptcy decision (Birmingham News,11/9/11)
Gov. Bentley says he’s ready to call special session to help Jefferson County (Birmingham News,11/9/11)
Abramoff’s book says Choctaws funded Alabama anti-gambling efforts (Birmingham News, 11/9/11)
Commentary: Politics were a part of Alabama’s anti-immigration attitude long before HB56 passed(Birmingham News, 11/8/11)
Settlement, bankruptcy on table for Jefferson County sewer debt crisis today (Birmingham News,11/8/11)
Editorial: Ala’s immigration law bringing bad publicity, which can’t be good for recruiting new business (Birmingham News, 11/8/11)
Hearing set on whether former Gov. Bob Riley can be called to testify in bingo trial (Birmingham News, 11/7/11)
AG Luther Strange objects to politicizing of the immigration issue (Birmingham News, 11/7/11)
Alabama civic groups plan summit on immigration law, unemployment, more (Birmingham News,11/7/11)
Largely single-party races may cool spending for Ala’s usually costly high court campaigns(Birmingham News, 11/7/11)
Commentary: ‘Outside aggressors’ invading Alabama again! (Birmingham News, 11/6/11)
Alabama’s new ethics law fails to stop exemption requests from lobbyists and public officials(Birmingham News, 11/6/11)
Editorial: State ethics reform already yielding good results (Mobile Press-Register, 11/6/11)
Opinion: Jefferson County residents stuck in courthouse lines should vent their ire on the do-nothing Legislature (Birmingham News, 11/6/11)
Editorial: State officials apparently want local police to figure out on their own how to enforce immigration law (Birmingham News, 11/5/11)
Alabama immigration law poses enforcement challenges for police (Mobile Press-Register, 11/5/11)
US Justice Dept reviewing school records after complaints about AL’s immigration law (Birmingham News, 11/5/11)
Editorial: Alabama’s new era of ethics affecting Montgomery-area businesses (Huntsville Times,11/4/11)
Editorial: Alabama’s big government (Huntsville Times, 11/3/11)
State-run health insurance program could cost up to $50M a year (Birmingham News, 11/3/11)
Congressional Democrats plan Alabama trip to protest immigration law (Birmingham News,11/3/11)
Immigration: Justice Dept wants Alabama’s schools to cough up data (LA Times, 11/2/11)
DOJ now monitoring school enrollment data in AL for signs of immigration-related violations(Birmingham News, 11/2/11)
Artur Davis: Alabama’s man without a party (Mobile Press-Register, 11/2/11)
Alab. AG challenges DOJ request for school data on Hispanic students (Birmingham News, 11/2/11)
Commentary: So much wrong with Alabama’s malicious immigration law to stop writing about it(Birmingham News, 11/1/11)
OCTOBER 2011
More than 1400 public school and college employees file papers to retire Dec 1 (Birmingham News,10/31/11)
Number of Alabama state employees drops by 4.4% (Birmingham News, 10/31/11)
New Alabama ethics law sweeps in culture shift for capital lobbyists (Birmingham News, 10/31/11)
Alabama remains a big spender in court elections (Birmingham News, 10/30/11)
Commentary: 1901 Constitution fraudulent, ‘criminal,’ and ours (Birmingham News, 10/30/11)
Jefferson County has $2B at stake with no special legislative session (Birmingham News, 10/30/11)
Guest worker plan in Alabama? State has eye on Utah program (Montgomery Advertiser, 10/30/11)
Battle over new law recalls civil rights past (Tuscaloosa News, 10/30/11)
Immigration law sparks public health worries (Montgomery Advertiser, 10/29/11)
AL’s tough immigration law awakens echoes of old civil rights battles for some observers (AL.com, 10/29/11)
1st Congressional District race: Tea party patriots or tea party crashers? (Mobile Press-Register,10/29/11)
Colbert mocks Alabama immigration law for torpedoing agricultural industry (Colorado Independent, 10/28/11)
Experts say Alabama law goes further than any other immigration legislation in the developed world (Washington Independent, 10/28/11)
Immigration: Alabama’s new state law has unintended consequences (LA Times, 10/28/11)
Editorial: The state’s operating budget is in bad shape this year, but that’s nothing compared to next (Birmingham News, 10/28/11)
Editorial: AEA should search for a new direction, too (Mobile Press-Register, 10/27/11)
Sen. Scott Beason responds to DHS Sec Napolitano on immigration policy (Birmingham News,10/27/11)
Commentary: Looks like Alabama’s ugly immigration law has run into a federal brick wall(Birmingham News, 10/27/11)
Commentary: Riding the Cain Train with Dale Peterson (Mobile Press-Register, 10/26/11)
Federal govt not helping Alabama enforce immigration law (Montgomery Advertiser, 10/26/11)
Lawsuit brought against former Ag Commissioner (Montgomery Advertiser, 10/26/11)
Ala. General Fund this year will get $58.5M less than expected from a state trust fund (Birmingham News, 10/26/11)
Editorial: Tough cuts might loom ahead for state (again) (Opelika-Auburn News. 10/26/11)
Napolitano: Homeland security not aiding Alabama with its immigration law (Birmingham News,10/26/11)
Artur Davis flips on voter ID but won’t way who he saw committing fraud (TPM, 10/25/11)
Judge: Alabama immigration law can’t nix car contract (Montgomery Advertiser, 10/25/11)
Editorial: If the immigration law is so good, shouldn’t Bentley be out front defending it?(Birmingham News, 10/25/11)
Editorial: Alabama’s ‘negative light’ on immigration (Gadsden Times, 10/25/11)
Commentary: Immigrant law ignores humanity (Montgomery Advertiser, 10/25/11)
Some conservatives hesitant to publicly praise Alabama immigration law (Washington Independent,10/25/11)
Editorial: The face of a movement: Bad press won’t stop for Bentley (Anniston Star, 10/25/11)
Editorial: Bentley’s legacy (Decatur Daily, 10/25/11)
Commentary: Alabama’s cruddy immigration law can’t catch a break, and thank goodness for that! (Birmingham News, 10/25/11)
Editorial: Every child worthy of an adequate education (Huntsville Times, 10/25/11)
Editorial: It’s been a remarkable month for jobs in Alabama (Huntsville Times, 10/24/11)
Is Alabama’s tough immigration law turning kids into bullies? (The Week, 10/24/11)
Illegal immigrants not to blame for unemployment (US News, 10/24/11)
200-plus jobless seek farm work in Alabama (Birmingham News, 10/24/11)
Jefferson County judge declares contract provision in AL immigration law unconstitutional(Birmingham News, 10/24/11)
Will Alabama’s immigration law cause short-term hiccup or long-term heartache? (PBS News Hour, 10/24/11)
Bentley quiet on immigration legislation (Tuscaloosa News, 10/24/11)
Bentley shuns invites to national spotlight over Alabama immigration law (AL.com, 10/23/11)

Commentary: Forget funding help from state of Ala. on transit; think locally (Birmingham News,10/23/11)
Commentary: Alabama corruption comes in many forms (Birmingham News, 10/23/11)
Alabama immigration law unites blacks, Latinos (BET, 10/23/11)
Hispanic Alabama schoolchildren face bullying in wake of anti-immigrant law (Think Progress, 10/23/11)
Bentley mum on immigration (Montgomery Advertiser, 10/23/11)
Retiring teacher lobbyist chief Paul Hubbert recaps life of politics, people (Birmingham News,10/23/11)
Bentley: Deeper state budget cuts ahead for 2013 (Montgomery Advertiser, 10/22/11)
Alabama’s jobless rate falls slightly (Montgomery Advertiser, 10/22/11)
Woman threatens to harm Bentley over immigration law (Montgomery Advertiser, 10/22/11)
Jasper woman charged with threatening life of Alabama governor (AL.com, 10/22/11)
Parents report Hispanic students face bullying following Alabama immigration law (AL.com, 10/22/11)
Governor Bentley won’t raise education taxes (Birmingham News, 10/22/11)
Daimler to expand Alabama production (Wall Street Journal, 10/21/11)
Daimler earmarks $350M for new model in Alabama (Reuters, 10/21/11)
Commentary: More than Birmingham schoolhouse rocked by dysfunction (Birmingham News,10/21/11)
Gov. Bentley says Education Trust Fund spending faces $108M dip in 2013 (Birmingham News,10/21/11)
Federal judge rails against Alabama education system, but leaves current law intact (Huntsville Times, 10/21/11)
Opinion: A racist heart leads to bad legislation (Birmingham News, 10/21/11)
Alabama and national civil rights advocates take their message about state’s immigration law to Capitol Hill (Birmingham News, 10/20/11)
Judge says legislators who wore wires in bingo case were motivated by politics and racism(Birmingham News, 10/20/11)
On the road, Gov. Bentley discusses economic development (Mobile Press-Register, 10/20/11)
Editorial: Alabama’s reputation takes a hit over its harsh immigration law, and that could mean trouble (Birmingham News, 10/18/11)
Editorial: Free trade deal is good news for Alabama (Mobile Press-Register, 10/18/11)
Commentary: Special session or no special session — that is the question (Birmingham News,10/17/11)
Efforts to replace immigrant workers in Alabama fields coming up short (AL.com, 10/17/11)
Editorial: A small pool of applicants for superintendent may force state school board to start over(Birmingham News, 10/16/11)
Commentary: In Alabama, will history repeat itself? (Birmingham News, 10/16/11)
Editorial: A stain Alabama can’t afford (Huntsville Times, 10/16/11)
And the moral of Jefferson County’s story is… (Birmingham News, 10/16/11)
Kris Kobach, the Kansas lawyer behind Alabama’s immigration law (Mobile Press-Register,10/16/11)
Alabama immigration law reveals dirty little secret (Birmingham News, 10/14/11)
Ala. immigration law’s authors say they’re pleased with appeals court’s ruling (Birmingham News,10/14/11)
AL immigration law: Hispanic couple uncertain of American dream for their children (Birmingham News, 10/14/11)
Editorial: There is no acceptable alternative to lawmakers passing bills to rescue Jefferson County(Birmingham News, 10/14/11)
Opinion: Can’t the unemployed fill these vacant jobs? (Mobile Press-Register, 10/13/11)
Gov. Bentley announces program to place the unemployed in jobs vacated by immigrants (Birmingham News, 10/13/11)
Jefferson County commissioners, local legislators, lawyers meeting on county fiscal crisis(Birmingham News, 10/13/11)
Bentley says November session for Jefferson County unlikely (Birmingham News, 10/13/11)
Special session of AL Legislature for Jefferson County could be in peril (Birmingham News, 10/12/11)
Hispanics urged to boycott schools, work and shopping to protest Alabama’s new immigration law(Birmingham News, 10/12/11)
Historian Wayne Flint on HB56: ‘The meanest, most hateful thin I’ve ever read’ (Mobile Press-Register, 10/12/11)
After the chat — looking at the human side of Alabama’s immigration law (Birmingham News,10/12/11)
Tom Tancredo solicits support for Alabama immigration law (Colorado Independent, 10/11/11)
Editorial: Why Jefferson County matters to rest of state (Mobile Press-Register, 10/11/11)
Editorial: New study on state sales tax rankings is a reminder AL’s tax system needs a massive overhaul (Birmingham News, 10/11/11)
Southwest Alabama industries losing migrant workers because of immigration law (Mobile Press-Register, 10/11/11)
Courts: Jail not required for people who can’t prove citizenship with driver’s license (AL.com, 10/11/11)
Editorial: For the tougher new campaign-finance law to matter, it must be enforced (Birmingham News, 10/10/11)
Mobile County Commission approves $150K for immigration-law expenses (Mobile Press-Register,10/10/11)
Move under way to repeal Alabama’s mean immigration law, but will it succeed? (Birmingham News, 10/10/11)
Immigrants facing deportation make plans for kids (AL.com, 10/9/11)
Editorial: A rear-view mirror on tax revenue will help Legislature make wiser spending decisions(Birmingham News, 10/9/11)
Editorial: Redistricting plan could boost Madison County’s clout in AL Legislature (Huntsville Times,10/9/11)
Hispanics may stay away from work at poultry plants this week (Huntsville Times, 10/9/11)
Remembering Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, a champion for civil rights (Huntsville Times, 10/9/11)
Commentary: Jefferson County’s shadow threatens home rule (Birmingham News, 10/9/11)
Editorial: United front is needed for spill money (Mobile Press-Register, 10/9/11)
Editorial: The politics of the Immigration Shame Game (Mobile Press-Register, 10/9/11)
Editorial: Feeling the pinch after immigration ruling (Mobile Press-Register, 10/9/11)
A tough new Alabama law targets illegal immigrants and sends families fleeing (Washington Post,10/8/11)
AL GOP legislator feels for immigrants but says new law was needed (Mobile Press-Register, 10/7/11)
Shelby County’s appeal in voting rights case gets fast track (Birmingham News, 10/7/11)
Alabama needs Shuttlesworth’s lesson now (Birmingham News, 10/7/11)
Editorial: Jefferson County Commission needs to be clear on what help (and how much $$) it needs from Legislature (Birmingham News, 10/7/11)
Opponents of Alabama’s immigration law say it has created ‘humanitarian crisis’ (Birmingham News, 10/6/11)
Commentary: Just because it’s a law doesn’t make it right (Birmingham News, 10/6/11)
Federal judge won’t delay enforcement of Alabama’s new immigration law (Birmingham News,10/6/11)
Gulf Coast House lawmakers unveil oil spill fine proposal nearly identical to Senate bill (Mobile Press-Register, 10/6/11)
AL Democrats accuse GOP of skirting campaign finance laws (Birmingham News, 10/5/11)
Commentary: The painful human side to our mean immigration law (Birmingham News, 10/5/11)
Alabama: Students don’t need birth certificates (Politico, 10/5/11)
Alabama’s ‘vanishing’ Hispanics: Proof that harsh immigration laws work? (The Week, 10/5/11)
Commentary: Malone endorsement shakes up AL Supreme Court race (Mobile Press-Register,10/5/11)
Environmental groups: Oil spill’s effects persist (Mobile Press-Register, 10/4/11)
Commentary: We can approach illegal immigration humanely — or not (Birmingham News,10/4/11)
Video: Mexican mothers afraid they’d be separated from children under new immigration law(Mobile Press-Register, 10/4/11)
Opinion: US Supreme Court shouldn’t allow AL death row inmate to be executed without federal review (Birmingham News, 10/4/11)
Editorial: Alabama’s Shame (New York Times, 10/3/11)
Farmers complain about rotting crops but Sen. Scott Beason says no to immigration law changes(AL.com, 10/3/11)
After ruling, Hispanics flee an Alabama town (New York Times, 10/3/11)
Alabama lawmakers getting pressured from business group to change immigration law(Birmingham News, 10/2/11)
Alabama GOP PAC violated new ban on transfers (Birmingham News, 10/2/11)
Public hearings on new Alabama districts start Monday (Birmingham News, 10/2/11)
Editorial: What kind of people are we? (Huntsville Times, 10/2/11)
US House remains deadlocked over distributing oil spill fines (Mobile Press-Register, 10/2/11)
Protest against immigration law, Sen. Beason ends without incident (Birmingham News, 10/2/11)
Editorial: Emulate Alabama’s emphasis on civil rights education (Mobile Press-Register, 10/1/11)
Alabama state budgets end fiscal year with no new cuts (Birmingham News, 10/1/11)
Editorial: Alabama Kids Count survey shows children are the real victims in a poor state(Birmingham News, 10/1/11)
SEPTEMBER 2011
Editorial: Alabama’s win, our loss (LA Times, 9/30/11)
Immigration law leaves Alabama all wet (Birmingham News, 9/30/11)
Hispanic students vanish from Alabama schools (The Oklahoman, 9/30/11)
Editorial: Sen. Beason’s apology is too little, too late (Mobile Press-Register, 9/30/11)
Alabama budgets will end 2011 fiscal year without more cuts, state finance director says(Birmingham News, 9/30/11)
Plaintiff tells judge injuries will occur if Alabama immigration law not blocked (Huntsville Times,9/30/11)
Obama administration challenges decision on Ala. immigration law (LA Times, 9/30/11)
Jefferson County Commission approves budget, slashes departments, dips into reserves and hopes for state help (Birmingham News, 9/29/11)
Editorial: Well-intentioned, but church as alternative sentence probably won’t fly (Mobile Press-Register, 9/29/11)
Alabama wins in ruling on its immigration law (New York Times, 9/28/11)
AL Sen. Beason apologizes for calling black people ‘aborigines’ (Birmingham News, 9/28/11)
Commentary: As Paul Hubbert departs AEA, it faces greatest challenge in its 150-year history(Mobile Press-Register, 9/28/11)
Alabama asks Justice to review new voting districts (Birmingham News, 9/28/11)
Federal judge refuses to block most of Alabama immigration law (Huntsville Times, 9/28/11)
UAB students protest Alab. immigration law as federal judge upholds most of it (Birmingham News,9/28/11)
Editorial: Time to take oil in Gulf seriously (Mobile Press-Register, 9/27/11)
Alabama lawmaker apologizes for racial ‘aborigine’ comment (LA Times, 9/27/11)
Ala. farmers losing immigrant labor, see produce rotting in the fields (Huntsville Times, 9/26/11)
Alabama Arise sets agenda toward helping poor (Birmingham News, 9/25/11)
Alabama officials undecided on seeking waiver to No Child Left Behind law (Birmingham News,9/24/11)
Shelby County appeals ruling on Voting Rights Act (Birmingham News, 9/23/11)
Alabama court’s church or jail sentencing option draws ACLU ire, national attention (Mobile Press-Register, 9/23/11)
Panelists highlight deficiencies in controversial Alabama immigration bill (Mobile Press-Register,9/22/11)
Commentary: More evidence there’s too much meanness in Alabama (Birmingham News,9/22/11)
Voting Rights Act survives legal challenge from Shelby County (Birmingham News, 9/22/11)
Stock filing warns Alabama toll road developer is undercapitalized; CEO pleaded guilty to sex crime(Mobile Press-Register, 9/22/11)
Judge upholds constitutionality of section five of Voting Rights Act (TPM, 9/21/11)
Expected increase in cost of benefits may spur mass retirement in Alabama schools (Birmingham News, 9/21/11)
Federal judge rules against Shelby County; upholds the Voting Rights Act (Birmingham News,9/21/11)
Editorial: Gov. Bentley should commute death sentence of Derrick O’Neal Mason (Birmingham News, 9/21/11)
State officials surprised as group announces plan for $7B toll road, railroad through Alabama(Mobile Press-Register, 9/20/11)
Commentary: What Hubbert will leave as his legacy (Mobile Press-Register, 9/18/11)
Commentary: Jefferson County’s fiscal problems attract global attention (Birmingham News,9/18/11)
Alabama bypasses US DOJ in bid for approval of redistricting lines (Birmingham News, 9/18/11)
Opinion: Budget cuts, crises put hurt on poor in Birmingham, Jefferson County and Alabama(Birmingham News, 9/18/11)
Acquitted AL lawmaker questions prosecution’s motivations in bingo trial (Birmingham News,9/18/11)
Jefferson County sewer debt crisis: County looks to Legislature for revenue fix (Birmingham News,9/18/11)
Alabama insurance special session possible in January (Gadsden Times, 9/17/11)
Alabama officials react to news of Paul Hubbert’s plan to retire from AEA (Birmingham News,9/17/11)
AEA begins process of replacing Paul Hubbert (AL.com, 9/16/11)
Bentley says insurance exchange should aim to make coverage affordable (Birmingham News,9/16/11)
Groups update argument against Alabama immigration law (Huntsville Times, 9/16/11)
Sewer debt crisis: Jeferson County, creditors likely to settle (Birmingham News, 9/16/11)
Gov. Robert Bentley, AG Strange commend Jefferson County Commission for debt settlement vote(Birmingham News, 9/16/11)
Alabama unemployment rate dips slightly (WSFA, 9/16/11)
Editorial: Free trade is good business for state (Mobile Press-Register, 9/15/11)
New Alabama military commission gears up for defense cuts (Birmingham News, 9/14/11)
Editorial: Avoiding the real issue – Behind all the shenanigans, state still shortchanges its schools(Anniston Star, 9/13/11)
Editorial: Tackling constitutional reform, one step at a time (Mobile Press-Register, 9/13/11)
Bentley: We need more jobs (Andalusia Star News, 9/13/11)
Tornado response gets on TRAC (Times-Journal, 9/13/11)
Opinion: A familiar battle (Gadsden Times, 9/12/11)
Bentley: When we became a nation at war (Huntsville Times, 9/11/11)
Alabama gambling task force cost put at $3.9 million (Montgomery Advertiser, 9/10/11)
AEA sues state over three Senate bills (Montgomery Advertiser, 9/9/11)
State’s top Democrat criticizes Rep. Mike Rogers for skipping Obama address (Birmingham News,9/9/11)
Video: Gov. Bentley: Obama wrong on autos (WSFA, 9/9/11)
GOP House Speaker blasts AEA-backed lawsuit (Gadsden Times, 9/9/11)
Alabama immigration law my lead to trouble for some churches, new court filing argues (Huntsville Times, 9/9/11)
Jefferson County makes plans for general fund that doesn’t include Alabama Legislature’s help(Birmingham News, 9/8/11)
Editorial: We’d love to see Bentley offer Jefferson County a little more carrot than stick(Birmingham News, 9/7/11)
Immigration law could create problems for out of state residents in Baldwin County (Mobile Press-Register, 9/7/11)
AEA files duit over trio of Senate bills (Gadsden Times, 9/7/11)
Federal judge orders plaintiffs seeking to halt immigration law to revise their lawsuit (Birmingham News, 9/6/11)
Tea Party ‘dog fight’ planned for Jo Bonner in GOP primary (Mobile Press-Register, 9/5/11)
US judge dismisses bingo race bias suit filed by Kamau Afrika (Birmingham News, 9/5/11)
Jefferson County courts may shut down if security staff cut (Birmingham News, 9/4/11)
Alabama weighs pros, cons of offering incentives (Decatur Daily, 9/4/11)
Editorial: Bentley quickly corrects silly policy that turned into PR nightmare (Birmingham News,9/3/11)
Bentley unlikely to call Legislature into special session if Jefferson County declares bankruptcy(Birmingham News, 9/3/11)
Three lawsuits against Ala. immigration law to be decided separately (Huntsville Times, 9/3/11)
Alabama revenue dips shouldn’t alter spending plans, finance director says (Birmingham News,9/2/11)
Top state Democrat spells out plan for party’s 2012 rally (Huntsville Times, 9/2/11)
Stuff you need to know to be governor — or just alive — in Alabama (Birmingham News, 9/2/11)
Editorial: State ethics law went too far and needs to be amended (Huntsville Times, 9/2/11)
PETA plans Montgomery billboard alluding to Alabama immigration law (AL.com, 9/2/11)
Bentley changes policy, sends state flag to soldier in Afghanistan (Birmingham News, 9/1/11)
Rally against Alabama immigration law evokes memory of civil rights era (Birmingham News,9/1/11)
Group plans Birmingham rally against Alabama immigration law (Birmingham News, 9/1/11)
Former AL Gov. Albert Brewer to lead constitutional revision commission (Birmingham News,9/1/11)
Opinion: Fitting end to state flag flap (Gadsden Times, 9/1/11)
Alabama governor over state flags for troops (Forbes, 9/1/11)
Alabama governor names Tornado Recovery Panel (Insurance Journal, 9/1/11)
Doubts raised about Bentley claim on flag policy (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, 9/1/11)
Editorial: State flag (WSFA, 9/1/11)

AUGUST 2011

Bentley changes policy after soldier is refused state flag (Montgomery Advertiser, 8/31/11)
Commentary: Ala. Republicans, the ‘new sheriffs,’ ready for Round 2 (Mobile Press-Register,8/31/11)
ADO Director: Job creation a team effort (Birmingham Business Journal, 8/30/11)
New Chief Justice Malone to announce plans soon (Montgomery Advertiser, 8/30/11)
Pro-business: real or rhetoric? (North Jefferson News, 8/29/11)
Alabama’s new finance chief eyes big picture (Birmingham News, 8/29/11)
Immigration law blocked until Sept 29 while federal judge weighs case (Huntsville Times, 8/29/11)
Lawmaker tells Mobile to ‘quit whining’ about immigration law (Movile Press-Register, 8/29/11)
Bentley appoints tornado recovery commission (Birmingham News, 8/29/11)
Dem lawmaker: Executive branch must end abuse of power in Alabama (Birmingham News,8/28/11)
Editorial: The nation’s cruelest immigration law (New York Times, 8/28/11)
Group protests Alabama’s new immigration law at Lyons Park rally (Mobile Press-Register, 8/27/11)
Gov. Robert Bentley ‘not backing down’ on immigration law (Huntsville Times, 8/26/11)
AL immigration law option to sue police runs counter to national trend (Birmingham News,8/26/11)
Judge delays new bingo trials until Jan. 9 (Birmingham News, 8/25/11)
Editorial: Alabama’s illegal immigration law a lesson why rushing legislation is risky (Huntsville Times, 8/25/11)
As Phase II of Robotics Park opens, Bentley talks of funds for final phase (Huntsville Times, 8/25/11)
Gov. Robert Bentley, in search of ideas, tours a Bayou La Batre shipyard (Mobile Press-Register,8/25/11)
Hearing begins on request for injunction against AL immigration law (Birmingham News, 8/24/11)
Baldwin County probate judge asks for patience on immigration law, not cash (Mobile Press-Register,8/24/11)
AL law enforcement agencies take wait-and-see approach to immigration law; await court ruling(Birmingham News, 8/24/11)
Commentary: Alabama’s law of unintended consequences (Mobile Press-Register, 8/24/11)
Editorial: An immigration argument (Huntsville Times, 8/23/11)
Mobile license commissioner: Compliance with AL immigration law could cost $500K (Mobile Press-Register, 8/22/11)
New immigration law could mean ‘nightmare’ for motorists (Mobile Press-Register, 8/21/11)
OPINION: The state would be wrong not to try State House bingo trial over again (Birmingham News, 8/18/11)
Jefferson County Commission chairman meets with Gov. Bentley over debt settlement (Birmingham News, 8/17/11)
Immigration law causing shortage of legal workers, business owners say (Montgomery Advertiser, 8/17/11)
Election 2012: Dems, GOP weigh merits of early primary (Cullman Times, 8/16/11)
Leader: Alabama Dems to rise again (Times Daily, 8/16/11)
US defense budget cuts would slam Alabama military establishments (Birmingham News, 8/14/11)
COMMENTARY: Government gets goose eggs in bingo trial (Southern Political Report, 8/12/11)
Prosecutors bungled Alabama vote-buying trial (Birmingham News, 8/12/11)
Jury: Verdicts reached on some counts in bingo corruption trial (Montgomery Advertiser, 8/10/11)
Editorial: Whether an alleged violator of state campaign finance laws is Republican or Democrat shouldn’t matter (Birmingham News, 8/8/11)
Lawsuit argues new immigration law violates parts of Alabama Constitution (Huntsville Times,8/7/11)
Farmers told to talk to legislators about effects of new immigration law (Huntsville Times, 8/7/11)
Five GOP officials got $38K bonuses after $100K PAC donation from Cooper (Huntsville Times,8/6/11)
Editorial: The AL legislature wanted to make a statement with nation’s toughest immigration law(Birmingham News, 8/5/11)
Attorney in bingo trial says prosecution witnesses were desperate to cut a deal (Birmingham News,8/5/11)
New Alabama immigration law allows hiring ‘casual domestic labor’ without check (Birmingham News, 8/5/11)
Jury begins deliberating in Alabama bingo trial (Birmingham News, 8/5/11)
Mexico, 15 other countries ask federal court to overturn Alabama’s immigration law (Birmingham News, 8/4/11)
Editorial: The 3-day sales-tax holiday doesn’t offer nearly enough relief, especially for those who need it the most (Birmingham News, 8/4/11)
Commentary: This is what I understand about ‘illegal’ (Birmingham News, 8/3/11)
Commentary: Bentley defies expectations with Supreme Court pick (Mobile Press-Register, 8/3/11)
Closing arguments in AL State House vote-buying trial to begin (Birmingham News, 8/3/11)
Bingo trial: Judge drops several charges in vote-buying case (Birmingham News, 8/2/11)
Commentary: Gov. Bentley, lawmakers turn a deaf ear to their better angels (Birmingham News,8/2/11)
Gov. Bentley to name Chuck Malone as Supreme Court chief justice (Mobile Press-Register, 8/1/11)
Editorial: Someone needs to find out whether law banning PAC-to-PAC money transfers was violated (Birmingham News, 8/1/11)
JULY 2011
Rep. Mo Brooks gets national press challenging White House and House leaders (Huntsville Times,7/31/11)
Editorial: Ala. officials need to break the stalemate over a law that would regulate campaign contributions to state judges (Birmingham News, 7/30/11)
Moody’s puts three AL cities on watch list for possible rating downgrade (Birmingham News,7/29/11)
Editorial: Finding work for our state (Huntsville Times, 7/29/11)
Bingo trial proceeds after judge refuses to dismiss charges (Birmingham News, 7/29/11)
Editorial: A court system in peril (Huntsville Times, 7/28/11)
Editorial: The GOP state leadership PAC gave, and Riley’s AL 2014 PAC received, an illegal contribution (Birmingham News, 7/26/11)
Alabama standoff over judicial contributions draws fire (Birmingham News, 7/25/11)
Opinion: In Dixie, 2011 is the summer of hate (Huntsville Times, 7/25/11)
Commentary: Race still colors so many issues confronting Birmingham community (Birmingham News, 7/24/11)
Rep. Brooks: Empower states to deal with illegal immigration (Huntsville Times, 7/24/11)
Plan would let Ala. voters set lawmakers’ pay at household income level (Huntsville Times, 7/24/11)
Commentary: Disparity threatens Birmingham like a fault line (Birmingham News, 7/24/11)
Riley-led PAC admits to violation of new ethics law ex-gov signed in December (Huntsville Times,7/23/11)
Editorial: New immigration law is pushing people to leave state, but at what cost? (Birmingham News, 7/22/11)
Oil spill fine proposal: Most money would go for economic recovery along Gulf (Mobile Press-Register,7/22/11)
Editorial: Gov. Bentley shouldn’t forget public transit as option to alleviate traffic (Birmingham News, 7/21/11)
Editorial: Revise Alabama’s death penalty law (Huntsville Times, 7/20/11)
Bingo trial: Lobbyist describes offering Ala. senators money for votes (Birmingham News, 7/20/11)
Rep. Mo Brooks won’t back off ‘anything short of shooting them’ illegal immigrant threat (Huntsville Times, 7/19/11)
Editorial: Cleaning up Alabama’s political house (Huntsville Times, 7/18/11)
New AL immigration law has some immigrants already preparing to move (Birmingham News,7/17/11)
AL judges routinely overturn verdicts in favor of the death penalty, report shows (Mobile Press-Register, 7/17/11)
Economists say Alabama’s tough new immigration law could damage state’s economy (Huntsville Times, 7/16/11)
Bingo trial witness: Gilley has questionable reputation for honesty (Birmingham News, 7/15/11)
Alabama AG: BP oil spill accountability No. 1 priority; immigration law ‘golden opportunity’(Mobile Press-Register, 7/15/11)
FBI may be pursuing as many as 20 more people in a corruption investigation (Birmingham News,7/14/11)
Editorial: Don’t mix politics, pension funds (Mobile Press-Register, 7/14/11)
AL Democratic Party joins complaint about Mitt Romney’s state PAC fundraising (Birmingham News, 7/14/11)
Opinion: How to fix the Legislature (Montgomery Independent, 7/12/11)
Lobbyist testifies that AL state senators demanded donations (Birmingham News, 7/12/11)
Editorial: Water management plan would give Alabama leverage in tri-state water wars case(Huntsville Times, 7/11/11)
Lobbyist says he bribed legislator for his vote on bingo bill (Birmingham News, 7/11/11)
Huntsville peace rally and prayer walk calls on lawmakers to repeal immigration law (Huntsville Times, 7/11/11)
Editorial: Alabama needs comprehensive water management plan (Mobile Press-Register,7/10/11)
Alabama official optimistic about joint oil spill recovery talks (Mobile Press-Register, 7/10/11)
Huntsville residents, groups join lawsuit against Alabama’s immigration law (Huntsville Times,7/10/11)
Bentley faces tough call on Supreme Court vacancy (Mobile Press-Register, 7/10/11)
Gov. Bentley names 24 to insurance reform commission (Mobile Press-Register, 7/9/11)
SPLC, other groups file lawsuit challenging Alabama’s immigration law (Birmingham News, 7/8/11)
Alabama AG Strange voices concerns about scope of mortgage foreclosure (Birmingham News,7/8/11)
Ronnie Gilley concludes stay on witness stand in corruption trial (Birmingham News, 7/7/11)
AL officials’ plan to withdraw money from trust fund could mean it will produce less income later(Birmingham News, 7/6/11)
Bingo trial: Lawyer paints Ronnie Gilley as liar and con artist (Birmingham News, 7/6/11)
Editorial: Bingo trial exposes Legislature’s dark side (Huntsville Times, 7/6/11)
Alabama bingo trial defense questions wiretap analysis (Birmingham News, 7/6/11)
Rick Perry a big draw for AL GOP in 2012 presidential election sweepstakes (Mobile Press-Register,7/6/11)
Mobile County is less segregated, redistricting under Voting Rights Act a challenge (Mobile Press-Register, 7/5/11)
National candidates take advantage of Alabama’s lax campaign funding laws (Birmingham News, 7/4/11)
Alabama donors pitch in for GOP presidential candidates and potential candidates (Birmingham News, 7/4/11)
Alabama weighs ‘truth in sentencing’ for convicted felons (Mobile Press-Register, 7/4/11)
Editorial: Alabama immigration law a travesty (Mobile Press-Register, 7/3/11)
Defense lawyers pleased with progress in Alabama bingo trial (Birmingham News, 7/1/11)
JUNE 2011
Parts of Georgia’s immigration law blocked by judge; Alabama’s awaits similar fate (Birmingham News, 6/28/11)
Commentary: Scoring on constitutional reform after years of goose eggs (Birmingham News, 6/28/11)
Bingo trial: Gilley says he offered cash for votes (Birmingham News, 6/28/11)
Bentley’s legal adviser gives Congress upbeat assessment of oil spills Natural Resource Damage Assessment process (Birmingham News, 6/28/11)
Former Gov. Bob Riley seriously injured in Alaska motorcycle crash (AL.com, 6/27/11)
State officials: AL businesses unlikely to face a $36/8M federal unemployment tax increase(Birmingham News, 6/26/11)
Good guys? Bad guys? In Alabama politics, it’s not that simple (Birmingham News, 6/26/11)
Alab. Chief Justice, senators warn of federal takeover of overcrowded state prison system (Huntsville Times, 6/22/11)
4 rising stars in Alabama Legislature; could 1 be a future governor? (Mobile Press-Register, 6/22/11)
Alabama Republicans target Democrats in Machiavellian state legislature plot (Mobile Press-Register, 6/20/11)
Alabama legislator testifies in bingo trial that casino owner tried to buy his vote (Birmingham News,6/20/11)
Gov. Bentley leads Alabama delegation to Paris Air Show (Mobile Press-Register, 6/19/11)
Court challenges loom for new, far-reaching Alabama immigration law (Huntsville Times, 6/19/11)
Vote-buying trial, tribulations prompt real questions (Birmingham News, 6/19/11)
Alabama’s harsh immigration reform law (LA Times, 6/17/11)
It’s hard in Alabama, living in the middle (Birmingham News, 6/17/11)
AL Democratic chairman calls for Beason’s resignation (AL.com, 6/16/11)
AL Sen Beason, witness in vote-buying trial, grilled over ‘aborigines’ remark (Birmingham News,6/16/11)
Bingo trial: Beason wore a wire most days he went to Senate in 2010 (Birmingham News, 6/16/11)
Bob Riley on the road, traveling light and enjoying the ride (Mobile Press-Register, 6/15/11)
Aide: Bentley will sign 20-week abortion ban into law (AL.com, 6/14/11)
Judge: Gov. Riley can’t be subpoenaed for bingo trial (AL.com, 6/13/11)
Alabama Medicaid director way of Dem and GOP plans in Washington (Mobile Press-Register,6/13/11)
Lawmakers reach for new kinds of business tax breaks (Mobile Press-Register, 6/12/11)
Judge in vote-buying case hears arguments, but doesn’t rule on Bob Riley subpoena (AL.com, 6/11/11)
Gov. Bentley praises work of 2011 Alabama Legislature (Birmingham News, 6/11/11)
Social media sites abuzz with commentary about Alabama immigration law (AL.com, 6/10/11)
Big votes on final day of Alabama Legislature (Birmingham News, 6/9/11)
Tough illegal immigration law signed by Gov. Bentley (AL.com, 6/9/11)
AL Legislature approves education budget, operating budget for non-education agencies(Birmingham News, 6/9/11)
AL Senate completes legislative approval of voter photo ID bill (Birmingham News, 6/9/11)
Abortion bill in Ala. Legislature could have sweeping effects on laws (Birmingham News, 6/8/11)
Bentley rejects Huntsville’s alternative redistricting plan (Huntsville Times, 6/8/11)
Bentley signs Congressional redistricting bill into law (WSFA, 6/8/11)
Immigration law makes school officials uneasy (Montgomery Advertiser, 6/8/11)
GOP ends session in control of Alabama Legislature (Montgomery Advertiser, 6/8/11)
Abortion bill in Ala. Legislature could have sweeping effects on laws (Birmingham News, 6/8/11)
Ala. Legislative session winds down to cheers and jeers; what will be its legacy? (Mobile Press-Register, 6/8/11)
Alabama bingo trial needs a red carpet (Birmingham News, 6/8/11)
New Alabama congressional map friendly to incumbents (Birmingham News, 6/8/11)
Huntsville leaders push for revised redistricting plan to add 4th, 5th districts for city (Huntsville Times, 6/7/11)
Witness list in bingo trial sounds like roster of prominent State House players (Birmingham News,6/6/11)
Groups mull plans on Alabama immigration bill (UPI, 6/6/11)
Immigration proposal’s opponents may take battle to court (Montgomery Advertiser, 6/6/11)
Alabama pushes health reforms (Politico, 6/6/11)
Alabama moves to increase Medicaid funding, implement insurance exchanges (FireDogLake, 6/6/11)
Gov. Bentley weighs approval of AZ-style crackdown on illegal immigrants (Fox News, 6/5/11)
Alabama bingo trial could reveal nuggets (Birmingham News, 6/5/11)
ACLU threatens legal challenge on immigration (Gadsden Times, 6/3/11)
Alabama latest state poised to curb immigration (Reuters, 6/3/11)
Undeterred by lawsuits in other states, Alabama moves ahead with AZ-style immigration law(American Independent, 6/3/11)
In Alabama, a harsh bill for residents here illegally (New York Times, 6/3/11)
Ala. House delays vote on bill to redefine a fertilized egg as a person (Huntsville Times, 6/2/11)
House approves congressional redistricting plan (Montgomery Advertiser, 6/2/11)
AL Legislature passes AZ-style immigration bill (Birmingham News, 6/2/11)
Jefferson County may get authority to levy $50 million in taxes (Birmingham News, 6/2/11)
Alabama governor sends budgets back (Bloomberg Businessweek, 6/2/11)
Alabama authorities raid Greenetrack, close bingo operation (Birmingham News, 6/2/11)
Senate passes bill to make public employees pay more for pensions (Birmingham News, 6/1/11)
Ala. Senate committee approves bill giving Jefferson County Commission taxing power (Birmingham News, 6/1/11)
One year later, catching up with the 2010 guber used-to-wannabes (Mobile Press-Register, 6/1/11)
Ala. House OKs taxing authority for Jefferson County, but major hurdle remains in Senate(Birmingham News, 6/1/11)
MAY 2011
Controversial no-bid computer contract cancelled by Bentley administration (Huntsville Times,5/29/11)
Bentley agrees to sign Students First Act (Gadsden Times, 5/29/11)
Budgets sent to governor; balancing work remains (Gadsden Times, 5/28/11)
Editorial: Budget should have never been passed (Montgomery Advertiser, 5/28/11)
Opinion: Budget balanced on backs of poor (Montgomery Advertiser, 5/28/11)
Senate Dems urge governor to fight for Ala. seniors and children (WAFF, 5/28/11)
Former Gov. Bob Riley subpoenaed to testify in bingo trial (Birmingham News, 5/27/11)
Alabama state senator switches from GOP to Democratic Party (Tuscaloosa News, 5/26/11)
AL Senate passes congressional redistricting plan that keeps 6th & 7th districts largely intact(Birmingham News, 5/26/11)
Tenure bill passes, heads to governor (Birmingham News, 5/26/11)
House Speaker Hubbard reacts to party switch (Doc’s Political Parlor, 5/26/11)
Alabama legislator leaves GOP (Montgomery Advertiser, 5/26/11)
AL House passes overhaul of teacher tenure law (Birmingham News, 5/25/11)
Alabama Supreme Court race has lawyers buzzing (Mobile Press-Register, 5/25/11)
Ala. Legislature gives final approval to state budgets (Birmingham News, 5/25/11)
State treasurer has plan to smooth out payments from Legislature to troubled PACT program(Huntsville Times, 5/25/11)
Alabama education budget passes Senate and heads for governor (Birmingham News, 5/25/11)
Compromise budget would cut 1,125 teachers’ jobs (Birmingham News, 5/25/11)
Alabama operating budget passed by Senate may cost hundreds of state workers their jobs(Birmingham News, 5/25/11)
Alabama Legislature tries to complete budgets (AL.com, 5/24/11)
Ala. lawmakers expect votes on immigration and tenure by June 9 (Birmingham News, 5/23/11)
Mobile County GOP enforces party discipline (Mobile Press-Register, 5/22/11)
Some Alabama sales taxes among nation’s highest (Birmingham News, 5/22/11)
Bentley joins Huntsville’s effort to land National Solar Observatory (Huntsville Times, 5/20/11)
Alabama panel OKs redrawn congressional districts (Birmingham News, 5/20/11)
Reapportionment committee scraps draft plan for Alabama’s congressional districts (Birmingham News, 5/19/11)
State panel adopts draft plans for congressional redistricting (Birmingham News, 5/18/11)
Huckabee’s exit puts Alabama in play for GOP presidential hopefuls (Mobile Press-Register, 5/18/11)
Alabama GOP lawmakers indicate they won’t give on tenure reform bill (Birmingham News,5/18/11)
Southern forests threatened by population, climate (Birmingham News, 5/18/11)
State paid legislative staffer $100K after gambling indictment (Montgomery Advertiser, 5/15/11)
Will rest of nation forget about storm-ravaged Alabama? (Montgomery Advertiser, 5/14/11)
Senator concerned about Montgomery County’s congressional redistricting (Montgomery Advertiser,5/13/11)
First Congressional district residents: Don’t redraw our lines (Mobile Press-Register, 5/12/11)
Commentary: Inside the Alabama Democrats’ 5-point comeback plan (Mobile Press-Register,5/11/11)
Former Gov. Siegelman may ask Supreme Court to review his case (Birmingham News, 5/10/11)
Local residents urged to speak out at redistricting meetings (Mobile Press-Register, 5/10/11)
Bending the governor’s ear (Anniston Star, 5/10/11)
Redistricting committee gets local input on drawing maps (Huntsville Times, 5/9/11)
Huntsville first stop on statewide redistricting tour (Huntsville Times, 5/9/11)
Editorial: Bentley must assemble a tornado task force (Birmingham News, 5/8/11)
Disasters challenge GOP governors in Alabama, Mississippi (Montgomery Advertiser, 5/7/11)
Bentley tours tornado damage across state (Montgomery Advertiser, 5/7/11)
Ala. Senate approves bill to change teacher tenure; proposal goes to House (Birmingham News,5/6/11)
Dueling Alabama bills target illegal immigrants (Montgomery Advertiser, 5/6/11)
Immigration bill draws controversy (Fox10TV, 5/6/11)
Alabama Senate passes revised immigration bill (Birmingham News, 5/5/11)
Federal grant to Alabama will assist in providing temporary jobs for those affected by tornadoes(Huntsville Times, 5/5/11)
Control of state troopers a touchy issue in Alabama (Southern Political Report, 5/5/11)
Alabama House OKs bills that would raise business income tax (Birmingham News, 5/5/11)
Legislature approves bill that could shorten the year for schools hit by last week’s storm(Birmingham News, 5/5/11)
GOP senator, governor clash over proposed changtes to DPS, ABI (Montgomery Advertiser, 5/5/11)
Sen. Bryan Taylor responds angrily to Gov. Bentley (Montgomery Advertiser, 5/5/11)
AL Senate passes proposed constitutional amendment to extend Forever Wild for 20 years(Birmingham News, 5/5/11)
Republicans reject Democrats’ proposal to turn redistricting over to citizens board (Huntsville Times,5/4/11)
Alabama Senate bogs down over Forever Wild renewal (Mobile Press-Register, 5/4/11)
Alabama revenue reports likely won’t change this year’s spending outlook (Birmingham News,5/3/11)
Anti-gambling issue fades in Alabama Legislature (Mobile Press-Register, 5/2/11)
APRIL 2011
Ala. Senate panel OKs immigration bill (Birmingham News, 4/28/11)
Senators continue fighting, adjourn until midnight (Montgomery Advertiser, 4/27/11)
Ala. Senate approves Gov. Bentley’s jobs bill (Birmingham News, 4/27/11)
Senate votes to remove racist language from Alabama constitution (Birmingham News, 4/27/11)
Partisan battle leads to all-night session in the Alabama Senate (Birmingham News, 4/27/11)
Ala. Senate in partisan fight over debate on bills (Birmingham News, 4/26/11)
Cigarette tax increase proposed by Ala. state Rep. Patricia Todd (Birmingham News, 4/26/11)
Poll: Large, national majority wants oil spill fine money sent to Gulf Coast (Mobile Press-Register,4/26/11)
FBI could raid Alabama’s Indian casinos, says gambling expert (Mobile Press-Register, 4/25/11)
Rep. Brooks allies with state lawmakers to push for balanced budget amendment (Huntsville Times,4/25/11)
Opinion: Arizona showing Alabama how to cut revenue (Huntsville Times, 4/24/11)
Opinion: Upcoming cuts to state’s budget may be brutal (Mobile Press-Register, 4/24/11)
Editorial: Billion-dollar chance to restore the coast (Mobile Press-Register, 4/24/11)
Budget cuts won’t just affect employees (Florence Times Daily, 4/24/11)
Oil spill by the numbers: Economic indicators show large dips after oil spill (Mobile Press-Register,4/24/11)
Coastal insurance bills pass Senate committee after unusual procedure (Mobile Press-Register,4/22/11)
Ala. Senate OKs bill to allow officers to detain suspected illegal immigrants (Birmingham News,4/21/11)
Alabama Senate panel OK’s change in tenure law (Birmingham News, 4/20/11)
Senate Committee approves bill making it easier to fire teachers (Birmingham News, 4/20/11)
Ala. chief justice says sentencing bills approved by Senate committee will reduce crime (Huntsville Times, 4/20/11)
AL Senate panel OKs bill for teachers, other public workers to pay more toward retirement(Birmingham News, 4/20/11)
Feinberg: Oil spill claims process ‘working as intended,’ if not perfectly (Mobile Press-Register,4/19/11)
Bills would change boards that control Alabama teachers’ and employees’ retirement systems(Birmingham News, 4/19/11)
Roy Moore exploring run for president (Birmingham News, 4/19/11)
Alabama lawmaker proposes a commission to rewrite state constitution (Birmingham News,4/18/11)
Editorial: GOP is ahead on legislative pay raise issue; Dems should make up ground and take lead(Birmingham News, 4/18/11)
On education reform legislation, score one for the Democrats (Florence Times Daily, 4/17/11)
Alabama House OKs 20-year extension of Forever Wild (Birmingham News, 4/15/11)
Private group gets $13 million in state education funds without school board approval (Huntsville Times, 4/14/11)
Democrats would prefer ending loopholes over teacher layoffs (Birmingham News, 4/14/11)
Proposed bill would change tenure law in Alabama (Birmingham News, 4/14/11)
State legislator wants Jefferson County residents to vote on job tax in referendum (Birmingham News, 4/14/11)
Teachers oppose overhaul of tenure law at legislative hearing (Birmingham News, 4/13/11)
Alabama senators remain divided over pay and may do nothing to cut compensation (Birmingham News, 4/10/11)
Ex-judge now represents bingo interests in Jefferson County (Birmingham News, 4/8/11)
Commentary: Alabama immigration bill is brought to you by, well, a British invasion(Birmingham News, 4/8/11)
Federal shutdown may affect thousands in state’ many could be put out of work (Birmingham News,4/8/11)
Most Alabama state senators decline pay raise (Birmingham News, 4/8/11)
Alabama House shouts ‘No!’ to temporary pay cut (Huntsville Times, 4/7/11)
Ala. House approves bill that would ban elective abortions after 20 weeks (Huntsville Times, 4/7/11)
Ala. House panel approves education budget, which goes to full House for debate next week(Birmingham News, 4/6/11)
Ala. Senate panel OKs Bentley’s first operating budget but full Senate likely to make changes(Birmingham News, 4/6/11)
Bentley forms coastal insurance commission; special session on issue planned (Mobile Press-Register,4/6/11)
Four abortion-related bills move quickly through Alabama Senate committee (Huntsville Times,4/6/11)
Alabama Democrats ready to ‘rumble’ to close corporate tax loopholes (Birmingham News, 4/6/11)
Commentary: In Alabama, the sky is falling…again (Birmingham News, 4/6/11)
More Dems switching tells the tale of two parties (Mobile Press-Register, 4/6/11)
Ala. House passes Arizona-style immigration law (Birmingham News, 4/5/11)
Alabama tax collection for education show little change from last year’s pace (Birmingham News,4/5/11)
Alabama House expected to vote today on bill targeting illegal immigrants (Birmingham News,4/5/11)
Alabama lawmakers’ pay raise to kick in this month (Birmingham News, 4/2/11)
Bentley declares General Fund proration cuts (Birmingham News, 4/1/11)
MARCH 2011
Bentley cuts funding for many state government agencies by 15 percent (Birmingham News,3/31/11)
Ala. House member proposes eliminating federal income tax deduction to raise revenue (Huntsville Times, 3/31/11)
Opposition gathers for Alabama’s proposed illegal immigration bill (Birmingham News, 3/30/11)
Alabama voters feel voiceless in Legislature, according to poll (Mobile Press-Register, 3/28/11)
Cuts in corporate tax loopholes could save Ala. tens of millions, Bentley’s office says (Birmingham News, 3/28/11)
Alabama prison bills may save state $106 million over 5 years (Birmingham News, 3/28/11)
Gov. Bentley wants to cut costs, so here’s a start (Birmingham News, 3/27/11)
Alabama won’t apply for high-speed rail money, but advocates still interested (Birmingham News,3/27/11)
Long-debated government transparency bill finally clears Alabama House (Huntsville Times,3/24/11)
Bentley predicts dire future for state’s General Fund budget over next two years (Huntsville Times,3/23/11)
Democrats appeal to Gov. Bentley to save  DROP (Birmingham News, 3/23/11)
Union members, Democratic lawmakers blast proposed eduction cuts in Legislature (Huntsville Times, 3/23/11)
Mobile County property tax renewals overwhelmingly approved by voters (Mobile Press-Register,3/23/11)
Alabama AG to appeal Bessemer bingo ruling (Birmingham News, 3/23/11)
Alabama Legislature passes bill to end deferred retirement program (Birmingham News, 3/23/11)
Jefferson County sales tax increase would make Birmingham the tax titan (Birmingham News,3/22/11)
Mobile County residents go to polls to vote on school renewal tax vote (Mobile Press-Register,3/21/11)
Raising pension contribution rates would cut Ala. teachers’ pay $2600 over next 3 years (Huntsville Times, 3/20/11)
DROP favors rich, GOP says; Dems say it helps average teachers, state employees (Birmingham News, 3/14/11)
Bentley and state schools superintendent spar over budget (Birmingham News, 3/13/11)
Alabama Legislature: GOP bills would weaken lawmakers’ power (Birmingham News, 3/13/11)
Bentley signs education-funding bill into law (Birmingham News, 3/11/11)
Black legislators fire up Statehouse rally opposed to immigration bill (Huntsville Times, 3/10/11)
Ala. House OKs killing ‘cadillac’ pension plan for state workers (Birmingham News, 3/10/11)
Commentary: Is everything in Alabama about bingo? (Birmingham News, 3/9/11)
Jefferson County expected to run out of cash by July without job tax (Birmingham News, 3/9/11)
AL House panel OKs bill to potentially charge illegal immigrants with trespassing (Birmingham News, 3/8/11)
Chief justice warns of hundreds of layoffs in court system in 2012 state budget (Huntsville Times,3/8/11)
In the Alabama Medicaid budget, there’s not much room to cut (Birmingham News, 3/6/11)
Alabama tourist attractions grappling with Bentley’s proposed budget cuts (Huntsville Times,3/6/11)
Alabama constitution rewrite up to voters if representative’s plan passes (Birmingham News,3/5/11)
Alabama bill to ban Islamic law mirrors bills in other states (Birmingham News, 3/4/11)
Bentley’s budgets would boost benefits costs for teachers, could trigger layoffs (Birmingham News,3/2/11)
Bentley: Strict rules for insurers should be ‘on the table’ (Mobile Press-Register, 3/2/11)
Alabama Legislature to focus on cuts in spending (Birmingham News, 3/1/11)
AEA sues state, argues singled out by GOP lawmakers (Huntsville Times, 3/1/11)
FEBRUARY 2011
Bentley declares 3% education cuts – general fund next (Birmingham News, 2/28/11)
Senate GOP leader predicts a pro-business agenda for legislative session (Birmingham News,2/27/11)
GOP Speaker plans reign in AL House without apologies (Birmingham News, 2/27/11)
Ala. Legislature: Bigger class sizes, state worker layoffs possible this session (Birmingham News,2/27/11)
New census figures will shake up AL congressional boundaries (Birmingham News, 2/26/11)
Republican, Democratic senators offer different plans to alter Alabama’s 1901 constitution(Huntsville Times, 2/25/11)
Census 2010: Birmingham loses 30,000 people; Montgomery closes gap (Birmingham News,2/24/11)
Bradley Byrne’s group seeks transparency in Alabama government (Birmingham News, 2/24/11)
Despite losing GOP nomination for governor, Byrne still pressing for reforms (Huntsville Times,2/24/11)
Alabama GOP sees internal tensions building (Mobile Press-Register, 2/23/11)
Bentley tells insurance reform group he still supports change (Mobile Press-Register, 2/17/11)
Ala. prisons may be in line for big budget hit with loss of federal stimulus money (Huntsville Times,2/9/11)
Editorial: Reservations about reservoirs: Bentley should be cautious (Anniston Star, 2/9/11)
Bentley says No. 1 priority is creating jobs (Montgomery Advertiser, 2/9/11)
Alabama concerned over Georgia water decisions (Georgia Public Broadcasting, 2/9/11)
Bentley promises statewide business incubator emphasizing worker training (Birmingham News,2/8/11)
Bentley: ‘State of the State’ talk to be about jobs (Montgomery Advertiser, 2/8/11)
Bentley joins other GOP governors in calling for changes in health care law (Birmingham News,2/8/11)
Division defines Alabama A&M trustees as board meets with Bentley (Huntsville Times, 2/7/11)
GOP insiders advising Riley to run for president (Birmingham News, 2/6/11)
Bentley wants to talk water with Georgia (Georgia Public Broadcasting, 2/4/11)
Bentley ready to negotiate water issues (Atlanta Journal Constitution, 2/4/11)
Bentley: dramatic changes coming for state govt (WBRC, 2/4/11)
Alabama Gov tells Georgia: Don’t build reservoirs (Gainesville Times, 2/3/11)
‘Unclear’ new law frustrates Alabama ethics commission (Birmingham News, 2/3/11)
Editorial: Bentley’s appointment of Sparks is interesting and strangely fitting (Birmingham News,2/1/11)
JANUARY 2011
Bentley calls meeting of Ala. A&M trustees to discuss accreditation issues (Huntsville Times, 1/31/11)
State house access may be limited during legislative sessions (Gadsden Times, 1/31/11)
Dems name Mark Kennedy as new state party chairman (Montgomery Advertiser, 1/30/11)
Opinion: Bentley and his Democratic friend (Anniston Star, 1/28/11)
Ala. agencies eye impact of 15% budget cuts (Bloomberg, 1/28/11)
Bentley spent $8.3 million on winning campaign (Birmingham News, 1/28/11)
Bentley paying back his $1.9 million loan to campaign (WHNT, 1/28/11)
Bentley: Alabama’s budget is in dismal shape (Birmingham News, 1/28/11)
Funding cuts threaten Alabama schools’ progress (Montgomery Advertiser, 1/28/11)
Bentley’s appointment of Sparks seen as mainly positive (Anniston Star, 1/28/11)
Bentley selects ex-rival Sparks for new office (Montgomery Advertiser, 1/27/11)
Bentley warns that no one speaks for him but himself (WHNT, 1/27/11)
Bentley unsure on education budget cuts (Gadsden Times, 1/27/11)
Video: Barkley won’t run for gov (TMZ, 1/26/11)
Glenn Beck criticizes Bentley over remarks on non-Christians (Mobile Press-Register, 1/24/11)
Despite Inauguration Day controversy, many pleased with Bentley’s first acts in office (AL.com, 1/24/11)
Bentley’s first week gets mixed reviews (Montgomery Advertiser, 1/23/11)
Bentley to get honeymoon until session starts (Gadsden Times, 1/22/11)
Editorial: We’ll give the governor a mulligan (Mobile Press-Register, 1/21/11)
Opinion: Bentley should take to hear the lesson he’s just learned (Birmingham News, 1/21/11)
Video: How will AL Democrats rise again? (Left in Alabama, 1/21/11)
Commentary: The foolish ‘no-tax’ mantra (Anniston Star, 1/21/11)
Despite Bentley’s apology, opinions remain divided (AL.com, 1/20/11)
Bentley’s short honeymoon (The Daily Home, 1/20/11)
Commentary: Bentley’s apology says good things about him (Birmingham News, 1/20/11)
Tolerance is needed in Alabama (Pensacola News Journal, 1/20/11)
Bentley disbands task force on gambling, expects budget cuts (Montgomery Advertiser, 1/19/11)
Editorial: What Bentley’s new Cabinet tells us (Mobile Press-Register, 1/19/11)
Editorial: Governor’s optimism soon will be tested (Montgomery Advertiser, 1/19/11)
Editorial: Bentley learns a hard lesson on choice of words (Huntsville Times, 1/19/11)
Editorial: Selling ourselves short: Deciphering Bentley’s speech (Anniston Star, 1/19/11)
Bentley apologizes for ‘brothers and sisters’ comment after inauguration (Birmingham News,1/19/11)
Opinion: Bentley’s states’ rights wrongs (Birmingham News, 1/19/11)
Bentley’s “brothers, sisters in Christ” speech at MLK church making waves (AL.com, 1/19/11)
Contract: BP sets Feinberg’s salary, will get oil spill claims docs (Mobile Press-Register, 1/19/11)
Study: Health care law repeal could cost 2 million Alabamians their insurance (Mobile Press-Register, 1/19/11)
Bentley takes reins at critical time for Alabama (Mobile Press-Register, 1/19/11)
New governor ends gambling task force (Bloomberg, 1/18/11)
Condemnation, sorrow greet Bentley’s definition of ‘brothers and sisters’ (Huntsville Times, 1/18/11)
Bentley already on defensive about his “brothers and sisters” (Birmingham News, 1/18/11)
Faith leaders consider Gov. Bentley’s brother-sister classifications (Huntsville Times, 1/18/11)
ADL criticizes Bentley for comments on religion; calls for apology (Huntsville Times, 1/18/11)
Bentley will be governor of all, but only Christians are his ‘brothers and sisters’ (Birmingham News,1/17/11)
Bentley sworn in as Alabama’s new governor (AL.com, 1/17/11)
Video: Bentley ready to tackle Alabama economy (Birmingham News, 1/16/11)
Bentley tells AL teachers group state faces bleak budget times (Birmingham News, 1/15/11)
Republicans will face many challenges when they take charge (Selma Times-Journal, 1/12/11)
Report: BP not required to fund some economic restoration efforts after oil spill (Mobile Press-Register,1/12/11)
Legislature’s organizational session the last gasp of the old ways (Birmingham News, 1/9/11)
Some North Alabama leaders concerned over merger of state economic development groups(Huntsville Times, 1/9/11)
Riley leaves office with no regrets (Birmingham News, 1/9/11)
Dothan casino operator Ronnie Gilley accused of bribery (Birmingham News, 1/8/11)
Inauguration will include King tribute (Montgomery Advertiser, 1/6/11)
Bentley gives gambling Task Force to AG (Tuskegee News, 1/6/11)
Editorial: It’s nice for gov and AG to be on the same side on bingo (Birmingham News, 1/6/11)
New Development director will be fair to region, legislators say (Times Daily, 1/6/11)
Editorial: A new state head to police bingo (Huntsville Times, 1/5/11)
Most legislators see Hammett’s selection as positive step for state (Gadsden Times, 1/5/11)
Bentley depending on seasoned leaders for his cabinet picks (Wetumpka Herald, 1/5/11)
Bentley to release inaugural donors’ names (WRCB, 1/5/11)
They all want to know what’s next in the Life of Riley (Mobile Press-Register, 1/5/11)
Alabama Emergency Management Agency seeks docs on how BP funds were spent (Mobile Press-Register, 1/5/11)
Cost of Bentley’s inauguration tops $1 million (Gadsden Times, 1/4/11)
Riley does flurry of NY media interviews on Coastal Recovery Commission report (Mobile Press-Register, 1/4/11)
Judge: All PACT participants covered by lawsuit (Bloomberg, 1/3/11)
Editorial: Fair redistricting expected (Montgomery Advertiser, 1/3/11)

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