Mobile County School Board Fine-Tunes New Teacher Salary Schedule
Mobile County's school board is finalizing a 2014-15 pay schedule covering teachers, substitutes, bus drivers and thousands of other employees.
Coastal Lawmakers Vow to Block a Jefferson-County-Only Special Session
South Alabama legislators warned that Gov. Bentley's proposed special session on Jefferson County's debt was dead on arrival unless it also addressed the coastal homeowners insurance crisis.
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.
State Sen. Ben Brooks Sets His Sights on a Mobile County Judgeship
State Sen. Ben Brooks informally confirmed plans to seek a Mobile County circuit judgeship in 2012, promising to hold off on campaigning until after a special session on coastal insurance.
Talk of a Special Session on Gas Royalties Set Up a Fight With Oil Lobbyists
With an industrial recruitment session no longer needed, speculation in August 2008 turned to a special legislative session on natural gas royalties, a fight expected to test the oil industry's…
Mobile Lawmaker Says Silence on a Special Session Is an Affront to the Coast
State Rep. Joseph Mitchell said the Legislature's refusal to convene on coastal insurance was deliberate, warning that South Mobile County lawmakers would remember it come the regular session.
Riley Refuses to Call a Special Session, Accuses Democrats of Breaking Their Word
Gov. Bob Riley announced he would not call the Legislature back for a fall special session, saying Democratic leaders refused to take up ethics reform or an end to annual…