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Don't cut mental health budget, advocates say at rally

MONTGOMERY — Dressed in red, hundreds of state mental health care service recipients and providers rallied today outside the Alabama House. They pleaded with state officials not to cut the … more

2/22/12 | 42 views

Senate OKs Orr bill to revoke felons' pensions

Senate approves Orr’s bill to revoke state-funded pension for felons The Alabama Senate approved Tuesday evening a bill that would revoke the state-funded pension benefits of public officials … more

By Mary Sell | 2/22/12 | 125 views | 2 comments

Democrats introduce PACT fund proposal

Senate Minority Leader Roger Bedford, D-Russellville, and House Minority Leader Craig Ford, D-Gadsden, have a proposal they say will make good on the state’s commitment to Alabamians enrolled in … more

By Mary Sell | 2/22/12 | 185 views | 1 comment

Immigrants who sought exile trickle back to Ala.

BIRMINGHAM — Ana Jimenez and her husband were so terrified of being sent back to their native Mexico when Alabama’s tough crackdown on illegal immigrants took effect that they fled more than … more

By Jay Reeves
Associated Press | 2/20/12 | 787 views | 22 comments

Bill aims to lure TV, film crews

MONTGOMERY — A Decatur lawmaker wants to increase tax rebates and incentives credited with luring more TV and film productions to Alabama. Currently, qualified companies can receive a 35 percent … more

By Mary Sell | 2/19/12 | 163 views | 2 comments

Orr bill OK’d by Senate

MONTGOMERY — A bill that supporters say will allow cities to make improvements to their neighboring military installations — and perhaps help protect the posts and bases during the next Defense … more

By Mary Sell | 2/17/12 | 359 views

Ex-Priceville student shot to death

When Brett Wilson spoke with his old friend Tuesday night, Anna Cardwell was “her typical, happy Anna.” The next morning, he received word that Cardwell was dead. The 20-year-old former … more

By Bayne Hughes | 2/17/12 | 1619 views

Former Priceville student dies in apparent shooting

WETUMPKA — A 20-year-old woman apparently shot to death in Elmore County was a former student at Priceville School. Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin told The Montgomery Advertiser that … more

2/16/12 | 1017 views

Panel OKs higher fine for Alabama cockfighting

MONTGOMERY (AP) — An Alabama Senate Committee has approved proposed legislation that increases the fine for cockfighting from $50 to $6,000 and as much as a year in jail. The Senate Judiciary … more

2/16/12 | 154 views | 1 comment

Orr goes 4-for-4 on bills

MONTGOMERY — State Sen. Arthur Orr was four-for-four Tuesday, getting several of his bills passed out of the Senate and on to the House. Those bills: Extend a capital tax credit for new or … more

By Mary Sell | 2/15/12 | 526 views | 2 comments