7-Day News Digest

Arise Daily News Digest 5-17-2013

AL.COM  - State to market growing biotechnology industry.

AL.COM  - Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant subject of intensive federal safety inspection.

AL.COM  - Alabama Accountability Act architect Sen. Del Marsh says Gov. Bentley's changes to law DOA.

AL.COM  - Former Alabama court system IT chief pleads guilty to stealing state computer code.

AL.COM  - Rep. DeMarco on current legislative session: what law enforcement community can expect.

AL.COM  - Bentley's amendment to Alabama Accountability Act drawing opposition from some Republican lawmakers.

AL.COM  – Op-Ed:  After Solomonic ruling on school act, Bentley should take aim at gun bill.

AL.COM  – Columnist Joey Kennedy:  Last day of the legislative session looking like a mad scramble -- or make that, an angry scramble.

AL.COM  – Columnist John Archibald:  Best session ever?  At mansion, Alabama's First Lady now doubting 'best pot roast ever' compliment.

AL.COM  – Contributor Michael Saltsman:  The summer of Alabama teens' discontent.

ALABAMA SCHOOL CONNECTION  -  The Alabama Accountability Act – Does Anybody Care What Parents and Families Think?

ALABAMA POLITICAL REPORTER  - Alabama Delegation Members Comment on IRS Persecution of Conservative Political Groups

(FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY  - Student loan proposal may mean higher rates.

ANNISTON STAR  - Randy Wood counts legislative term as a success.

ANNISTON STAR  - Coming up dry: Munford representative winless in session marked by alcohol sales debate.

ANNISTON STAR  - Local Democrats hear from former state chairman Mark Kennedy.

ANNISTON STAR  – The Anniston Star:  Conservatives or radicals – Politics in Alabama could use prudence.

ANNISTON STAR  – The Anniston Star:  Another bipartisan accomplishment.

ANNISTON STAR  – Contributor Gov. Robert Bentley:  Improving the Alabama Accountability Act.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER  - Shelby provision in water bill would benefit state docks.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER  - Columnist Vanzetta McPherson:  Accountability Act's premises are false.

WASHINGTON POST  - House  votes to repeal Obamacare for 37th time.

WASHINGTON POST  - Senate group hopes bipartisan support will help immigration bill.

NEW YORK TIMES  - G.O.P., Energized, Weighs How Far to Take Inquiries.

NEW YORK TIMES  – The New York Times:  Scandal Machine

Arise Daily News Digest 5-16-2013

AL.COM  - Gov. Robert Bentley wants two-year delay on school tax credits established by Alabama Accountability Act.

AL.COM  - Rep. Mo Brooks: Immigration amnesty program would undermine job market for African-Americans.

AL.COM  - Superintendent Tommy Bice calls proposed delay of private-school tax credits a 'welcomed opportunity.'

AL.COM  - Did fiscal cliff deal hurt Alabama's recovery?  Evidence suggests partly yes.

AL.COM  - ASU fights to overturn jury's finding that it allowed a racially and sexually hostile work environment.

AL.COM  - Unrepentant Scrushy blames Karl Rove for bribery conviction, says government witness took 'snitch deal.'

AL.COM  - Alabama foreclosures cripple market, despite national trend.

AL.COM  - Help wanted: Alabama Democratic Party looking for a chairman but does anyone want the job?

AL.COM  – Columnist Joey Kennedy:  Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners not real happy about sunshine.

AL.COM  – Columnist John Archibald:  Lowell Barron lawyer: Treat him special; hide details.

ALABAMA POLITICAL REPORTER  - Changes to voter registration process may be in store.

ALABAMA POLITICAL REPORTER  - Alabama Tenth Highest State in Energy Related Per Capita CO2 Emissions

AL.COM  - Sen. Dick Brewbaker says Republicans likely to disagree over Bentley amendment.

DECATUR DAILY  – The Decatur Daily: Insurance exchanges are effective.

GADSDEN TIMES  - State reviews school leader's 'no confidence' vote.

ANNISTON STAR  – The Anniston Star:  The great unraveling – Credit Bentley for trying to slow the Alabama Accountability Act.

ANNISTON STAR  – The Anniston Star:  The war that won’t end - Still waiting for serious negotiations between Alabama, Florida, Georgia

OPELIKA-AUBURN NEWS  - Alabama governor: Budgets basically look fine.

DOTHAN EAGLE  - The Dothan Eagle:  Fancy footwork.

TROY MESSENGER  -  Columnist Steve Flowers:  Senate leadership wraps up session.

WASHINGTON POST  - Acting director of IRS forced to resign amid furor over targeting of conservative groups.

WASHINGTON POST  - Groups that sought tax-exempt status say IRS dealings were a nightmare.

WASHINGTON POST  - Contributor Jim Roumell:  The rich can save Social Security, by giving up their checks.

NEW YORK TIMES  - A Focus on Border Security and Temporary Visas as Senators Return to Immigration

NEW YORK TIMES  – The New York Times:  Take Politics Away From the I.R.S

Arise Daily News Digest 5-15-2013

AL.COM  - Gov. Robert Bentley signs bill creating a 'crown jewel' conference center in Gulf Shores.

AL.COM  - Alabama State taps former federal judge for help with forensic audit.

AL.COM  - Alabama AG Luther Strange calls for special prosecutor in IRS scandal.

AL.COM  - Sen. Jeff Sessions "gets slapped down" as Senate panel rejects his amendments to immigration bill.

AL.COM  - Rep. Mo Brooks vows to oppose any 'Gang of 8' immigration amnesty plan.

AL.COM  - Senate panel rejects Sessions amendment to use fingerprints, iris scans to track visa holders.

AL.COM  - A look at Sessions' 49 amendments on immigration reform.

AL.COM  - Mark Kennedy:  'The Alabama Democratic Majority has no intent to sabotage the state party.'

AL.COM  – Columnist Joey Kennedy:  State Democratic Party is in a mess that'll take a while to clean up.

ALABAMA SCHOOL CONNECTION  - A Funny Thing Happened at the Board Meeting Last Night

SENATE SKETCHES  - “Senate Sketches,” Sen. Hank Sanders’ weekly message to his constituents.

ALABAMA POLITICAL REPORTER  - Governor rumored to be casting a wary-eye at so-called campaign reform.

ALABAMA POLITICAL REPORTER  - Joint conference committee compromises on gun bill.

WSFA  - Ala. to collect millions in drug manufacturer settlement.

DECATUR DAILY  – The Decatur Daily:  ‘School choice’ repeal needed.

DECATUR DAILY  – The Decatur Daily:  Nobody taking Americans’ guns.

(FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY  - Board recommends lowering threshold for drunken driving.

ANNISTON STAR  – The Anniston Star:  Wrong number - It’s time to examine prosecutors’ sweeping powers to collect data.

ANNISTON STAR  – The Anniston Star:  No, Legislature.

WASHINGTON POST  - Columnist Jennifer Rubin:  Gang of Eight moves forward.

NEW YORK TIMES  - House to Vote Yet Again on Repealing Health Care Law

NEW YORK TIMES  - U.S. Budget Deficit Shrinks Far Faster Than Expected

NEW YORK TIMES  – The New York Times:  Grotesque Speed for Florida Capital Cases

Arise Daily News Digest 5-14-2013

AL.COM  - Gov. Robert Bentley considering possible executive amendments to Alabama Accountability Act.

AL.COM  - Report: Reynolds, Anniston civil rights leader beaten in 1963 library protest, dies at 82.

AL.COM  - Alabama tea party groups targeted by IRS.

AL.COM  - DHS Systems, a military shelter manufacturer in Tanner, lays off workers, suspends part of expansion.

AL.COM  - If U.S. recovery is slow, Alabama's economic recovery even slower.

AL.COM  - Auto supplier expands in Enterprise, adds 100 jobs.

AL.COM  – Columnist John Archibald:  Alabama: Give us your tarred, your poison, your puddled morasses.

ALABAMA POLITICAL REPORTER  - Hubbard’s House Conference Hauls in Cash

ROME (GA) NEWS-TRIBUNE  - Tri-state water feud plays out in Congress.

(FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY  - Budget surpluses spur tension in some GOP states.

(FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY  - Bentley: Reforms coming.

(FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY  – The Times Daily:  Packin’ problems.

ANNISTON STAR  – The Anniston Star:  N. Q. Reynolds - Anniston pastor was cornerstone of city’s civil rights movement.

ANNISTON STAR  – The Anniston Star:  Scrambling to the finish.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER  - Bentley: 'Good possibility' Airbus supplier jobs will come to Montgomery.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER  - Study: Black students suspended more often than others.

OPELIKA-AUBURN NEWS  - Auburn University explains Gogue's annual salary.

OPELIKA-AUBURN NEWS  - New Ala. law to speed road, bridge improvements.

WASHINGTON POST  - Poll: More than half of Americans support legal recognition of same-sex marriage.

WASHINGTON POST  - The Washington Post:  The IRS’s turn to answer questions.

NEW YORK TIMES  – The New York Times:  The I.R.S. Audits Are Condemned

NEW YORK TIMES  – The New York Times:  No Time to Cut Food Stamps

Arise Daily News Digest 5-13-2013

AL.COM  - Attorney for Shelby County residents is only black lawyer Supreme Court justices see this term.

AL.COM  - The Alabama Democratic Party: "We're broke, broke, broke.”

AL.COM  - Legislators' to-do list for final day includes bills on guns, campaign finance, drug testing welfare applicants.

AL.COM  - Auburn President Jay Gogue No. 2 on the top 10 list of highest paid public university leaders.

WASHINGTON POST - IRS targeted groups critical of government, documents from agency probe show.

WASHINGTON POST  - Columnist Robert J. Samuelson:  The jury’s still out on whether Dodd-Frank will save capitalism.

WASHINGTON POST  - The Washington Post:  U. S. food aid runs into hurdles on the Hill.

NEW YORK TIMES  - Columnist Timothy Egan:  E. Pluribus Me

NEW YORK TIMES  - Cabinet Secretary Solicits Large Donations to Publicize Health Care Law

NEW YORK TIMES  – Contributors David Stuckler and Sanjay Babu:  How Austerity Kills

NEW YORK TIMES  -  The Great Divide:  Student Debt and the Crushing of the American Dream

LOS ANGELES TIMES  - Clock is ticking, slowly, on rules for coal-fired power plants.

Arise Daily News Digest 5-12-2013

AL.COM  - Almost all over but the shouting: A look back at the 2013 legislative session so far.

AL.COM  - Martha Roby delivers Weekly Republican Address for second time this year.

AL.COM  - Fewer young voters supported President Obama in 2012 than in 2008, study shows.

AL.COM  - Race and healthcare: Congresswoman defends record in heated radio exchange with staunch critic.

DECATUR DAILY  – The Decatur Daily:  Not too late for Medicaid expansion.

DECATUR DAILY  – Columnist Eric Felischauer’s Capital Considerations:  Accountability Act’s silver lining.

(FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY  - GOP mingles with lobbyists after talking reform.

(FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY  – Reporter Mary Sell’s Capital Notebook:  Lawmaker questions issue of bonds.

GADSDEN TIMES  – The Gadsden Times:  Clearing obstacles to adoption of foster children.

ALABAMA SCHOOL CONNECTION  - How Do You Define and Measure Success in Your Neighborhood Schools?

(FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY  - Pistol packin’ simpler :Law would clarify weapon regulations.

(FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY  – Editor Mike Goens:  Common sense bill likely to fail.

ANNISTON STAR  – Contributor State Sen. Hank Sanders (D-Selma):  Reasons to expand Medicaid.

ANNISTON STAR  – Editor Bob Davis: An image that doesn’t define us.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER  - Local governments get windfall from Alabama Trust Fund.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER  - Alabama refusing to repay U.S. Forest Service $94K:Sequestration behind request for repayment, official says.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER  - Reporter Sebastian Kitchen: Lawmakers have completed some heavy lifting, have more to do on session's last day.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER  - The Montgomery Advertiser:  No ret4reat on PAC-transfer ban.

WASHINGTON POST  - The Navigator: Fee-happy airlines raise the bar again.

WASHINGTON POST  - Will Obama suffer the ‘second-term curse’?

WASHINGTON POST  - Report: Top IRS officials knew in 2011 that conservative groups were targeted.

WASHINGTON POST  - The Washington Post:  Playing politics with tax records.

WASHINGTON POST  - Contributor Nina Easton:  A Mother’s Day plea to stop equating adoption with abandonment.

NEW YORK TIMES  - The Long Shadow of Bad Credit in a Job Search

NEW YORK TIMES  – Columnist Gail Collins:  Is Yours More Corrupt Than Mine?

NEW YORK TIMES  – The New York Times:  First Steps to a Better Immigration Bill