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In his column this week, the Birmingham News's John Archibald writes that the just concluded legislative session was a bit like high school. Also, we discuss the new intermodal transit hub for downtown building, to be constructed on the site of one built just 14 years ago.
The Alabama legislative session that wrapped up Monday saw heated debate on issues such as education and guns. But something we didn't hear much about this year is Jefferson County. The last few sessions Jefferson County issues made waves in the legislature. But this year most local bills quietly died. We talk a look with AL.com and The Birmingham News' Kyle Whitmire.
The Alabama statehouse is quiet again after lawmakers closed out this year’s regular session late Monday night. The final day had some extra drama though due to an executive amendment Governor Robert Bentley made to the Alabama Accountability Act. Plus there was the usual haul bills of trying to make the midnight deadline. We have an end-of-the-session report from Alabama Public Television’s Don Dailey.
Many people think of poverty as an urban issue, but a new analysis finds poor families are increasingly living in suburbs. In fact, in the last decade, poverty rose more than twice as fast in suburban communities as it did in urban centers. It’s a trend in Birmingham as well, although the metro area is not at the leading edge of the shift.
Our Southern Education Desk reporter Dan Carsen recently appeared as a guest journalist on Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” a highly regarded program analyzing the week's significant stories. Among other things, Dan discusses the controversial Alabama Accountability Act, which will be a subject of debate in the final session of the state legislature today as lawmakers address Governor Bentley's call to delay establishing tax credits for families sending students to private schools.
The last couple of years have been rough for the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover. Vacancies were up. One of the mall’s owners went into bankruptcy. But now officials at Alabama’s largest indoor shopping center say things are looking up. We hear why in today’s Magic City Marketplace.
With just one day remaining in the legislative session, it’s not clear what bills will make it out of the state legislature, including revisions to the Alabama Accountability Act. We talk about that and other legislative matters with Don Dailey. He’s host of Alabama Public Television’s Capitol Journal.
Gov. Robert Bentley wants a two-year delay before implementing the Alabama Accountability Act, and the Alabama Democratic Party is broke. We talk politics with Kyle Whitmire, political reporter with AL.com and The Birmingham News.
As the housing market tries to recover from the recession, one obstacle has been access to credit for first time home buyers. Not surprisingly, lenders are skittish and are denying home purchase applications at a bit higher rate around Birmingham compared to the pre-recession boom. But the denial rate varies widely depending on exactly where you live. We hear more in this week's Magic City Marketplace.
There is now just one meeting day left in this year's Alabama legislative session. So lawmakers spent the week advancing key bills while there's still time. Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey updates us about changes to the Alabama Accountability Act, the education budget, an overhaul for Medicaid and a victory for homebrewers.
In his column this week, John Archibald of the Birmingham News and AL.COM writes that the Jefferson County Courthouse has more drama than CSI, but that the best drama is not in the courtroom but in County Commission Chambers.
