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Archive of Alabama on Wednesday July 01, 2009
AL: Ex-governor of Alabama seeks retrial
Lawyers for Donald E. Siegelman, the former Alabama governor convicted on corruption charges in 2006, have asked for a new trial based on "newly discovered evidence" of prosecutorial misconduct in the case. Read More
AL: Ala. closes in on Miss. as most obese state
WASHINGTON -- Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. Read More
Financial crisis torments states
(Updated 11:29 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2009) California may begin issuing IOUs this week because of the state’s unresolved budget crisis. But government disruptions were averted at least temporarily in five other states that missed a July 1 deadline for closing billion-dollar budget gaps. Read More
AL: Priscilla Dunn wins runoff for Alabama Senate 19 seat
State Rep. Priscilla Dunn of Bessemer is heading to the Alabama Senate. On Tuesday, she defeated state Rep. Merika Coleman of Hueytown in the Democratic primary runoff to fill the state Senate District 19 seat vacated by the federal conviction of E.B. McClain. Read More
AL: Siegelman seeks new trial in bribery case
Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman has asked for a new trial in his bribery case, citing claims by a whistleblower in the federal prosecutor's office that a key government witness was heavily coached. Read More
AL: Riley hails A&M president choice
Gov. Bob Riley praised the Alabama A&M University trustees Tuesday for selecting Dr. Andrew Hugine Jr. as the university's president. Read More
AL: Ford embraces 'opportunity' to run in Senate District 28
Former Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford launched a bid to return to the Alabama Legislature on Tuesday. Read More
US: Colorado the least obese state
WASHINGTON—Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. Read More |
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