Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore speaks to an audience in Anniston on Friday. (Photo by Bill Wilson/The Anniston Star)
May 24, 2013 | 
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Money that was set aside to expand Alabama's pre-kindergarten program should have gone to the court system instead, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore said Friday.
Fallen-cop license plate passes as part of catch-all Alabama car tag bill
May 20, 2013 |
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May 20, 2013 |
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Final exam: On last day of session, school tax credit act still hotly debated
May 19, 2013 |
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Alabama Senate passes changes to Accountability Act without adding income test
May 09, 2013 |
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Tim Lockette
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Apr 30, 2013 |
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The Alabama Senate voted 24-4 Tuesday in favor a bill to set up an organization that would work to create a spaceport in Alabama.
Apr 30, 2013 |
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The Anniston Ecotourism Beverage Bill, which gives the Anniston City Council the power to approve alcohol sales on Sundays, was signed by Gov. Robert Bentley Tuesday. Anniston's mayor says the City Council will probably vote on a Sunday sales proposal in June.
Apr 30, 2013 |
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The Alabama Senate voted 24-6 Tuesday in favor of a bill that would "nullify" federal gun laws.
Apr 30, 2013 |
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A bill that would allow the Weaver City Council to legalize Sunday alcohol sales could come up for a vote today in the Alabama Senate. If it doesn't, Weaver residents and visitors will likely have to wait at least another year to buy a drink in their town on Sunday.
Apr 30, 2013 |
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Local Vietnam veterans cautiously supported the idea. “It sounds good to me,” said Bobby George, a Talladega resident who served as an infantryman in Vietnam.
Apr 30, 2013 |
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The bill, introduced in the Senate more than a month ago, was approved by a Senate committee but hasn’t moved yet to the Senate floor for a vote.
Apr 27, 2013 |
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Long before there were allegations of sexual abuse and a Department of Justice investigation, Rep. Barbara Boyd, D-Anniston, was keeping an eye on Alabama's only maximum security prison for women.
Apr 25, 2013 |
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Federal officials said the purpose of the meeting was to inform the public about how the government goes about leasing federal land to oil and gas drilling companies. They were quick to note that the meeting wasn't about any particular park or lease.
Apr 25, 2013 |
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A bill that would allow the Anniston City Council to approve Sunday alcohol sales cleared what may be its final legislative hurdle Thursday.
Apr 25, 2013 |
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The Alabama House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal a 1971 law that determines how Calhoun County distributes its gas tax — a bill that could make the county $300,000-per-year richer, and the county's cities that much poorer.
Apr 24, 2013 |
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Teachers expecting a 2 percent pay raise may need to trim their expectations a bit, after an Alabama Senate committee today approved a budget proposal that would increase their pay only 1 percent. A measure approved by another committee would extend Accountability Act tax credits to some families with children now attending some private schools.
Apr 23, 2013 |
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A bill to ban the state from using its Common Core-based academic standards is on hold in the Alabama Senate, Sen. Del Marsh, R-Anniston, said today. Marsh, the Senate's president pro tempore, said lawmakers need more time to discuss the Common Core issue.
Apr 22, 2013 |
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School superintendents and other educators are expected to rally in Montgomery today in support of the state's academic standards for math and English.
Apr 20, 2013 |
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Lots of policies have been proposed in Alabama since the shootings, but little has changed. Here’s why.
Apr 18, 2013 |
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Four months after the shootings in Newtown, Conn., attempts to impose new gun restrictions have foundered in the U.S. Senate. In Alabama, legislators have responded with several competing bills — from armed-teacher proposals to an omnibus gun bill that would allow people to carry guns openly in public. Most of those bills have yet to pass. What do you think of the progress so far?
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