House Speaker Mike Hubbard was chosen to lead the Southern Legislative Conference, which announced it would hold its next annual meeting in Mobile, bringing lawmakers from across the South to the coast.
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State Officials to Meet South Alabama Farmers Over Immigration Labor Shortage
State agriculture officials scheduled a meeting with south Alabama farmers and agribusiness owners in west Mobile to seek solutions to labor shortages that had followed the state’s new immigration law.
Local News
Mobile Water Board Keeps Service Policy Unchanged Under New Immigration Law
As Alabama’s tough new immigration law took hold, the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System said it saw no need to change how it signed up customers, even as utility boards elsewhere in the state revised their policies.
Mobile
Mobile Begins Enforcing Its New Nighttime Youth Curfew
Mobile police began enforcing the nighttime portion of the city’s new juvenile curfew, targeting teens 17 and younger, as officials rolled out an assessment center and a broad public awareness campaign.
Local News
Alabama Immigration Law Squeezes Owners of Mobile Homes
Under a provision of Alabama’s new immigration law, owners of mobile homes who could not verify legal presence would be unable to renew their registrations, raising the prospect of moving or selling their homes.
Baldwin County
Insurance Reform Panel to Hear Coastal Voices in Mobile
The Alabama Affordable Homeowners Insurance Commission scheduled a public forum in Mobile, and Sen. Ben Brooks urged a strong coastal turnout on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Mobile
Should Mobile Pay Its Mayor Like a CEO? A Council Idea Stirs Debate
A Mobile city councilor is expected to propose more than doubling the mayor’s salary to $200,000, making the case that the city must pay a market rate to attract executive talent.
Local News
California City Votes to Boycott Alabama Over Immigration Law
Leaders in Carson, California, adopted a resolution calling for a boycott of Alabama in protest of the state’s tough new immigration law, directing staff to review contracts with Alabama businesses.