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Alabama likely facing 25 percent budget cut

Alabama Notes — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:40:11 +0000

MONTGOMERY | Lawmakers received bad news as they arrived Tuesday for the start of the 2012 legislative session: State agencies likely face cuts in this year’s budget. Even worse, the cuts for next year could be much bigger, possibly more than 25 percent for many programs, and would tear holes …

Alabama likely facing 25 percent budget cut

Alabama Notes — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:40:11 +0000

Alabama legislators get gloomy budget forecasts

Alabama Notes — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:03:27 +0000

The forecast for the education budget was not as gloomy. It should drop from $5.63 billion this year to $5.48 billion next year. That’s a decline of nearly $152 million.

» Read more from NBC 13

AT&T’s White Pages to go optional in Alabama after PSC decision

Alabama Notes — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:02:27 +0000

AT&T’s plan to eliminate White Pages distribution in Alabama will be gradually introduced throughout the year. Read more from The Birmingham News

Paul W. Greene, Northern District of Alabama chief US magistrate judge, to retire

Alabama Notes — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:28:50 +0000

Paul W. Greene, the chief U.S. magistrate judge for the Northern District of Alabama, will retire later this year after serving nearly a quarter century on the bench. The process is already under way to find his replacement. Read more from The Birmingham News

Raytheon follows up Hackleburg High donation to promote math skills

Alabama Notes — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:55:39 +0000

The company donated 100 computers to tornado-damaged Marion County’s Hackleburg High School last fall to help students beginning the year in temporary classrooms have on-campus Internet access.

IRS encouraging early tax filing

Alabama Notes — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:44:05 +0000

Even though the deadline for filing taxes is April 17 this year instead of April 15, the Internal Revenue Service wants you to file as early as you can.

» Read more from the Dothan Eagle

Mobile police investigated 30 violent deaths in 2011, 6 cases still open

Alabama Notes — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:56:45 +0000

MOBILE, Alabama — Mobile police investigated 30 violent deaths in 2011, which was five more than the year before but not the highest single-year number in the past decade. Of the 30, six of the cases are still open.

Local pastor honored by national sheriffs group

Alabama Notes — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:17:09 +0000

The National Sheriffs Association has named the Rev. Terry Hallman Chaplain of the Year for his assistance to the community during and after the April 27 tornado.

Judge cuts Richard Scrushy’s sentence by a year

Alabama Notes — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:05:40 +0000

The move is likely to mean Scrushy will be released to a halfway house later this year. Read more from The Birmingham News