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Sparks wants lottery, gambling taxes

MONTGOMERY — State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks fashioned a campaign platform for governor that calls for taxes on the gambling industry and the creation of a state lottery to provide … more

By Phillip Rawls
Associated Press Writer | 7/3/09 | 145 views | 1 comment

POLICE REPORTS

Thefts 1900 block Shepherd Drive Southwest, car stereo, $2,000. 1200 block Fifth Avenue Southwest, drinks and candy, $2,000. 2300 block Raleigh Street Southwest, TV/DVD player for … more

7/3/09 | 217 views

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Unemployment pay increases The maximum weekly unemployment compensation benefit amount will increase by $10 for claimants who file new claims on or after July 5, the state Department of Industrial … more

By Compiled from wire reports | 7/3/09 | 60 views

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Head Starts get $268,225 grant WASHINGTON — Rep. Parker Griffith, D-Huntsville, announced Thursday a $268,225 grant for the Community Action Agency of Huntsville/Madison and Limestone … more

7/3/09 | 47 views

Shutting down a lucrative business

HUNTSVILLE — A man investigators believe was turning a $500,000 profit on drug deals is now behind bars. The arrest follows the confiscation of drugs and marijuana valued at between $250,000 … more

By Bayne Hughes
Staff Writer | 7/2/09 | 368 views

Capital all ears as Cobb reveals plans

MONTGOMERY — When Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb finally decided Wednesday not to run for governor in 2010, she called court system staff together at the state Judicial Building. “We had a … more

By M.J. Ellington
Staff Writer | 7/2/09 | 146 views

Program for at-risk youths spared

MONTGOMERY (AP) — A decades-old program that helps troubled youth stay out of juvenile detention has been spared for now, but advocates and directors say its financial woes are far from … more

7/2/09 | 47 views

POLICE REPORTS

Thefts 400 block Fourth Avenue Southwest, check in the amount of $7,200. 1200 block Brookline Avenue Southwest, electronics, $3,800. 2000 block College Street Southeast, laptop, purse … more

7/2/09 | 249 views

Space station will be visible Monday night

Monday at 9:41 p.m., the International Space Station will be visible as it passes over North Alabama, NASA announced. It will approach from the southwest and depart to the northeast, being visible … more

7/2/09 | 104 views

More than 120,000 haven’t gotten Alabama tax refunds

MONTGOMERY (AP) — The longest U.S. recession since World War II has caused Alabama’s tax collections to plummet so badly that more than 120,000 taxpayers are having to wait for their state … more

7/2/09 | 68 views