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Lawmakers promise to change a law that allows a teacher to collect her paycheck from prison. more ]]> WKRG.com Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 14588 http://wkrg.com/news/article/severe_storms_rock_midwest/14409/
Storms force Illinois State Lawmakers to flee to the basement, seeking shelter more ]]> CBS News Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 14409 39.8000959563484 -89.65255737304687 http://wkrg.com/news/article/lawmakers_hope_to_prevent_more_teacher_layoffs/14277/
Legislatorts on both sides of the aisle are hoping to pass a education budget quickly. Some teachers have been fired because of the uncertainty over funding for the upcoming school year. more ]]> Associated Press Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 14277 http://wkrg.com/news/article/reaction_coming_in_to_call_for_special_session/14222/
Governor Riley hopes legislators can pass an education budget in one week more ]]> WKRG.com Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 14222 http://wkrg.com/news/article/us_senate_renews_natl_flood_insurance_program1/13888/
In a 92-6 vote, the US Senate passed a renewal of the National Flood Insurance Program until 2013. The Senate bill will also create a commission to study how available and affordable catastrophic insurance is in places prone to hurricanes and earthquakes. more ]]> Billy House, Media General News Service Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 13888 http://wkrg.com/news/article/do_or_die_for_insurance_bills/13554/
House Insurance Committee could dodge a vote on two insurance reform bills. more ]]> WKRG.com Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 13554 http://wkrg.com/news/article/alabama_lawmakers_may_ban_mind_altering_plant/13551/
Tuesday is the last day of the 2008 Alabama legislative session, and lawmakers will have to work fast if they plan to ban the psychoactive drug Salvia divinorum. Two bills are waiting to be voted on. more ]]> Associated Press/ WKRG Staff Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 13551 http://wkrg.com/news/article/should_we_restrict_toy_guns/13487/
Bills seek punishment for use, display of fake weapons. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 13487 http://wkrg.com/news/article/insurance_reform_all_eyes_on_montgomery/13465/
Gulf Coast homeowners will have their eyes on Montgomery next week as Alabama representatives take their turn in the battle over insurance reform. more ]]> WKRG.com Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 13465 32.39851580247402 -86.319580078125 http://wkrg.com/news/article/abortion_ultrasound_bill_fails/13354/
A bill that would have required all women seeking an abortion to first have an ultrasound and be given the opportunity to view the image failed narrowly in the Florida Senate on Wednesday. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 13354 http://wkrg.com/news/article/florida_lawmakers_debate_christian_license_plate/13155/
If approved by the legislature, Florida would be the first in the nation to have a license plate that explicitly promotes a specific religion. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 13155 http://wkrg.com/news/article/congress_takes_closer_look_at_merger/13150/
Lawmakers to hear from Delta, Northwest on proposed merger more ]]> Associated Press Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 13150