Alabama Notes » politics http://alnotes.com Alabama News Optimized for Mobile Devices | BETA Thu, 24 May 2012 02:54:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Alabama House panel OKs Senate redistricting plan http://alnotes.com/alabama-house-panel-oks-senate-redistricting-plan/ http://alnotes.com/alabama-house-panel-oks-senate-redistricting-plan/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 02:28:08 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/alabama-house-panel-oks-senate-redistricting-plan/

The full House and Senate could take up redistricting plans shortly after midnight. Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/alabama-house-panel-oks-senate-redistricting-plan/feed/ 0 Legislature names Baldwin County site for Alabama military museum http://alnotes.com/legislature-names-baldwin-county-site-for-alabama-military-museum/ http://alnotes.com/legislature-names-baldwin-county-site-for-alabama-military-museum/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 21:47:44 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/legislature-names-baldwin-county-site-for-alabama-military-museum/

Supporters still have to design and raise money for the facility, but the act is a major step in establishing a tribute for Alabama’s veterans and the state’s contribution in America’s wars, said Rep. Joe Faust, R-Fairhope, sponsor of the bill.

» Read more from Mobile’s Press-Register

]]> http://alnotes.com/legislature-names-baldwin-county-site-for-alabama-military-museum/feed/ 0 Artur Davis eyes a return to politics (George Talbot) http://alnotes.com/artur-davis-eyes-a-return-to-politics-george-talbot/ http://alnotes.com/artur-davis-eyes-a-return-to-politics-george-talbot/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 13:56:47 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/artur-davis-eyes-a-return-to-politics-george-talbot/

Artur Davis, once a rising star in Alabama politics, is feeling the itch again.

» Read more from Mobile’s Press-Register

]]> http://alnotes.com/artur-davis-eyes-a-return-to-politics-george-talbot/feed/ 0 U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus legal defense fund shows no activity http://alnotes.com/u-s-representative-spencer-bachus-legal-defense-fund-shows-no-activity/ http://alnotes.com/u-s-representative-spencer-bachus-legal-defense-fund-shows-no-activity/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 10:17:49 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/u-s-representative-spencer-bachus-legal-defense-fund-shows-no-activity/

Congressman cleared of insider trading allegations. Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/u-s-representative-spencer-bachus-legal-defense-fund-shows-no-activity/feed/ 0 Report: Unnamed sources say former Rep. Artur Davis pondering run for office in Virginia http://alnotes.com/report-unnamed-sources-say-former-rep-artur-davis-pondering-run-for-office-in-virginia/ http://alnotes.com/report-unnamed-sources-say-former-rep-artur-davis-pondering-run-for-office-in-virginia/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 21:07:52 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/report-unnamed-sources-say-former-rep-artur-davis-pondering-run-for-office-in-virginia/

Speculation about whether the former Democratic congressman from Birmingham will run as a Republican. Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/report-unnamed-sources-say-former-rep-artur-davis-pondering-run-for-office-in-virginia/feed/ 0 A case for saving Huntsville’s postal facility (editorial) http://alnotes.com/a-case-for-saving-huntsvilles-postal-facility-editorial/ http://alnotes.com/a-case-for-saving-huntsvilles-postal-facility-editorial/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 15:55:48 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/a-case-for-saving-huntsvilles-postal-facility-editorial/

Huntsville’s mail processing facility braced for an official shutdown notice May 15. But instead of being merged into Birmingham by the end of the year, the Huntsville operation will remain in service at least until February 2014. Area mail handlers and community leaders must use this time …

» Read more from The Huntsville Times

]]> http://alnotes.com/a-case-for-saving-huntsvilles-postal-facility-editorial/feed/ 0 Stacy Rakestraw appointed to Alabaster City Council http://alnotes.com/stacy-rakestraw-appointed-to-alabaster-city-council/ http://alnotes.com/stacy-rakestraw-appointed-to-alabaster-city-council/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 14:51:51 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/stacy-rakestraw-appointed-to-alabaster-city-council/

Term ends in November Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/stacy-rakestraw-appointed-to-alabaster-city-council/feed/ 0 After NATO summit in Chicago, questions about protest mindset http://alnotes.com/after-nato-summit-in-chicago-questions-about-protest-mindset/ http://alnotes.com/after-nato-summit-in-chicago-questions-about-protest-mindset/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 07:25:51 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/after-nato-summit-in-chicago-questions-about-protest-mindset/

In their effort to maximize turnout, organizers were quick to welcome a wide variety of interests, including Occupy protesters, immigration groups, the nation’s largest nurses union and others.

» Read more from The Huntsville Times

]]> http://alnotes.com/after-nato-summit-in-chicago-questions-about-protest-mindset/feed/ 0 Alabama House passes plan to shift education money to General Fund http://alnotes.com/alabama-house-passes-plan-to-shift-education-money-to-general-fund/ http://alnotes.com/alabama-house-passes-plan-to-shift-education-money-to-general-fund/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 23:26:08 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/alabama-house-passes-plan-to-shift-education-money-to-general-fund/

In return, the General Fund will be picking up costs of children’s insurance program.

» Read more from The Huntsville Times

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MONTGOMERY — The House passed a GOP-backed House redistricting plan on Monday and voted down alternative plans proposed by Democrats, who continued to accuse GOP lawmakers of partisan, racial gerrymandering. Read more from The Birmingham News

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