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Wednesday October 21 2009
Emerald Coast Honor Flight
World War II Veterans return from a trip to their memorial in Washington. more »
Monday October 12 2009
Fairhope Citizens Advisory Committee
Fairhope Police Chief recruiting citizens to advise department. more »
Tuesday October 06 2009
Fate Of The Senior Bowl Could Be Decided Thursday
Senior Bowl owners say they'll decide or not about a new contract this week. more »
Monday October 05 2009
Carnival Games
A nationally known fraud expert shows you the tricks to carnival midway games. more »
Wednesday September 09 2009
Web Wednesday: Making Health Care Reform Crystal Clear
For weeks, some people have said they don't understand what's going on with plans to reform health care in our country. more »
Monday July 06 2009
Bill Would Stop Convicted Teachers From Collecting A Paycheck
The bill was inspired by the case of former Washington County teacher Charlene Schmitz, who continues to draw pay more than a year after she was convicted of luring a student for sex. more »
Hate Crime Bill Awaits a Vote
Congress is discussing a bill to protect from hate crimes, but wonders what the impact will be on preaching. more »
Friday May 22 2009
Alabama Governor Approves Stronger Beer
Alabama has a new law allowing stronger
beer to be sold in the state. more »
Thursday May 07 2009
What’s On Your Plate?
The possible new fish labeling law will allow you to be more informed about what's on your plate. more »
Tuesday April 14 2009
Lawmakers Work To Save PACT Program
A bill has been introduced to use state funds to shore up the financially troubled prepaid college tuition plan and make sure the 48,000 participants receive all tuition payments. more »
Wednesday March 25 2009
Lawmakers Ban Texting While Driving
A bill headed to Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour would ban new teenage drivers from sending text messages from behind the wheel. more »
Tuesday March 24 2009
Lights, Camera, Action!
Gov. Bob Riley has signed into law a bill that Alabama officials hope will mean in the future movies like "Sweet Home Alabama" won't be filmed in Georgia and other states. more »
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WKRG Staff/The Associated Press
Wednesday March 11 2009
Mississippi To Pay For Gastric Baypass?
Senate revives a proposal that would use state health insurance to pay for gastric bypass surgery for up to 100 obese government workers a year. POLL more »
Thursday February 26 2009
Lawmakers Hope To Put The Brakes On Bad Behavior
The Alabama House has voted to give teenagers a good reason to behave in school - if they don't, they will have to wait before they can drive. more »
Thursday February 05 2009
AL Leg Committee Votes To Ban Texting While Driving
If full Legislature passes, drivers would be fined $25 for first violation. more »
Thursday January 29 2009
Texting Ban Supported By AL Lawmakers
Overwhelmingly, Alabama politicians say they'd like to see a ban on sending text messages behind the wheel. more »
Wednesday January 28 2009
House Defeats Bill To Delay DTV Switch
BREAKING NEWS The House has defeated a bill to postpone the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting by four months to June 12. more »
Tuesday January 27 2009
Tim Tebow Inspires Legislation
Florida Gators QB Tim Tebow was home-schooled but played football at a Florida public school. Now a Kentucky state senator is using Tebow's story to push a bill that would allow Kentucky kids to do the same. more »
Republicans Urged To Oppose Stimulus Bill
The House bill includes about $825 billion in tax cuts and spending. Republicans say much of the spending is wasteful and will not stimulate the economy. more »
Monday January 26 2009
Important Bills Face Big Deadline
If bills aren't reported out of committees in the chamber they originated in by Feb. 3, they will die this session. That includes early voting, more charter schools and Medicaid reform. more »
Wednesday January 21 2009
Hillary Clinton Confirmed By Senate
The Senate vote was overwhelmingly in favor of the former first
lady despite lingering concerns by some Republicans.. more »
Sunday November 30 2008
ClintonTo Be Secretary Of State
President-elect Barack Obama will announce Secretary of State, National Security Team, Monday more »
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Associated Press/ CBS News
Thursday November 06 2008
Woman Won’t Pay $600 Sewer Bill
Imagine getting a bill every month for something you don't even use. That's what a Century, Florida woman says is happening to her and so far the grand total the town says she owes, tops 600 dollars. more »
Monday October 20 2008
Woman Goes To Jail Over $7.45
A woman decided to go to jail rather than pay her bill at a Florida Waffle House restaurant. more »
Tuesday September 30 2008
Bush Warns Congress To Act Fast On Bailout
The President took to the airwaves again this morning, asking lawmakers to get the economic relief bill back to the drawing board quickly, waning of dire consequences. more »
Friday September 26 2008
High Gas Bill Fires Woman Up
A woman opens up her gas bill and it's almost one thousand dollars! more »
Thursday September 25 2008
US Senate Passes Cold-Cases Unit Bill
The U.S. Senate has passed legislation named after Emmett Till that would establish a cold-case unit to pursue unsolved crimes of the civil rights era. more »
Thursday June 26 2008
Terrorist Surveillance Bill
The Senate votes today on a surveillance
bill that would protect telecommunications companies from lawsuits.. more »
Wednesday May 28 2008
Sick Prisoners Could Be Released
Committees in both state houses have passed bills that woul all some terminally ill and mentally ill prisoners to be released. more »
Wednesday May 14 2008
US Senate Renews Nat’l Flood Insurance Program
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 »
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Billy House, Media General News Service
Thursday May 08 2008
Senate Blocks Grocery Tax Ban
State lawmakers refuse to debate a bill that would remove state sales taxes on groceries. more »
Wednesday May 07 2008
Immigration Bills Die In Alabama Legislature
With two days remaining in the session, most bills to control illegal immigration have died. more »
Tuesday May 06 2008
Alabama Senior Citizens Push To Abolish Grocery Tax
Representatives of senior citizens groups, including the AARP, have urged the Alabama Legislature to pass the grocery tax amendment. more »
Charlie Crist Signs $1.2 Million Bill For Abused Girl
The Florida governor gives a 9-year-old disabled girl $1.2 million for injuries she sustained due to the state's negligence. more »
2 Mobile Netters Ordered to Court
Two commercial gillnetters have been ordered to appear in court after an officer from the Marine Resources Division says he saw them using a 1,200-foot net in the closed waters of Daphne's D'Olive Creek. more »
Monday May 05 2008
Study: Smoking Bans Reduce Teen Smoking
A new study suggests that restaurant smoking bans may play a big role in reducing the number of teens who become smokers. more »
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The Associated Press via Salon.com
Saturday May 03 2008
Should We Restrict Toy Guns?
Bills seek punishment for use, display of fake weapons. more »
Thursday April 24 2008
State Lawmakers Stalled Over Electronic Bingo
The Senate has continued to debate a bill regulating electronic bingo at the Macon County since February. There are only six days left in this session. more »
Tuesday April 22 2008
Senate Panel OKs Grocery Bill
A proposed constitutional amendment to
remove the state sales tax from groceries cleared another
legislative hurdle today. more »
Thursday April 10 2008
Would You Take A Gun To Work?
Florida residents would be able to keep guns in their cars while at work under a bill that will likely be signed by the governor.
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Monday March 31 2008
No Foolin’
April 1 marks the end of the first half of Alabama's fiscal year and the start of the second half of the state Legislature's session. more »
Sunday March 16 2008
Bill Clinton and Brad Pitt Tour New Orleans
Pitt pushes for energy-efficient rebuilding as part of the city's comeback... more »
Wednesday March 05 2008
Bill Clinton Coming To The Gulf Coast
Clinton will take part in events in Hattiesburg, Meridian and Tupelo. more »
Tuesday February 26 2008
Family Fights For Insurance Reform
Help could be on the way for thousands of Gulf Coast residents faced with skyrocketing insurance premiums. more »
Wednesday January 23 2008
No Expansion on Children’s Health Program
House again fails to override Bush's veto of children's health
insurance bill more »
Wednesday December 19 2007
Energy Bill Boosts Fuel-Economy Standards
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi are all smiles after signing an energy bill that included the first more »
Monday October 29 2007
$53,000 Strip Club Bill
A father wants investigators to pursue fraud and larceny charges against a Panhandle strip club after his son ran up a $53,000 bill in a single night. He was
celebrating his college graduation. more »
Woman is charged in the murder of her father in Saraland.
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Mr. Gambino was taken into custody at 10:08 A.M without…
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Hundreds Have Lined Up At A Birmingha-area Book Store In…
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Police say a Mobile woman is recovering at USA Medical Center…
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CSS matches babies whose birth parents have voluntarily…
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