Alabama on Tuesday June 30, 2009

AL: New state laws to start Wednesday
By The Associated Press, Montgomery Advertiser
New laws taking effect Wednesday in Alabama will provide more care for women with cancer, coordinate services for Alabamians with autism and use state buildings to honor American military missing in action.
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AL: Governor headlines Williams fundraiser
By Steve Campbell, The Huntsville Times
A Democrat who hopes to represent northwest Madison County in the Legislature is counting on a door-to-door campaign to overcome what one expert sees as the advantages of her Republican opponent.
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Furloughs cut into state services
By Pauline Vu, Stateline.org Staff Writer
With states facing a $121 billion shortfall in the next fiscal year, a growing number of them have turned to squeezing their workforce for savings, and effects both great and small will be felt.
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AL: Siegelman asks judge to grant him new trial, charging prosecutor misconduct
By David White, The Birmingham News
Former Gov. Don Siegelman, who was convicted by a federal jury in 2006 of bribery, conspiracy and mail fraud, on Monday asked U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller to grant him a new trial, in part because of ``misconduct" by prosecutors.
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AL: Former Tuskegee mayor Johnny Ford to enter state Senate race
By The Associated Press, Montgomery Advertiser
Former Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford said he's getting back into politics to run for the state Senate as a Democrat.
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AL: Davis adds 2 to campaign for Alabama governor
By The Associated Press, Montgomery Advertiser
U.S. Rep. Artur Davis has added two Alabama political veterans to his campaign staff for next year's Democratic race for governor.
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US: Ruling adds teeth to state oversight of banks
By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post
For years, state governments have had little power to enforce consumer-protection and lending rules at the country's biggest banks. No more.
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US: Obama steers health debate out of capital
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg, The New York Times
WASHINGTON — With Democrats deeply divided over health legislation, President Obama is trying to enlist the nation's governors and his own army of grass-roots supporters in a bid to increase pressure on lawmakers without getting himself mired in the messy battle playing out on Capitol Hill.
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US: A green way to dump low-tech electronics
By Leslie Kaufman, The New York Times
Since 2004, 18 states and New York City have approved laws that make manufacturers responsible for recycling electronics, and similar statutes were introduced in 13 other states this year.
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