http://wbhm.org NPR News and Classical Music en Copyright 2005, wbhm.org webmaster@wbhm.org http://www.wbhm.org/pics/smalllogo.gif http://www.wbhm.org WBHM 90.3 FM The 2012 Alabama legislative session is kicking off and lawmakers have a full agenda. A slow economy means budgets will be tight. Republicans promise to tackle job creation and education. Democrats will look to have their issues heard in their second year as a minority party. It's a lot to keep tabs on. WBHM's Andrew Yeager speaks with Don Dailey, co-host of Alabma Public Television's Capitol Journal every Friday as we discuss the big legislative action of the week. http://wbhm.org/News/2012/legislature2012.html Each Wednesday we hear an update on political happenings in Birmingham and Jefferson County from the Second Front's Kyle Whitmire. http://wbhm.org/News/2012/Whitmire.html Public Media began in education, so you might say it's in our DNA. So who better than a team of public media reporters to explore the challenges and opportunities confronting education in the southern United States in the 21st century? http://wbhm.org/News/2011/WBHMEdDesk.html The Birmingham marketplace is connected by people who have to grapple with numbers and projections and spin. We try and slice through the psychobabble that can be business news with our weekly segment featuring the editor of the Birmingham Business Journal. http://wbhm.org/News/2012/Magic_City_Marketplace.html WBHM 90.3 and Alabama Public Television are joining forces to enhance coverage of state politics in Alabama. http://wbhm.org/About_Us/Press_Releases.html Residents along the north side of Birmingham are digging out after a line of storms rumbled across the state early Monday morning. A tornado killed at least two people in Jefferson County. And as WBHM’s Andrew Yeager reports, the damage is a reminder of the killer tornados which struck the state just last spring. http://wbhm.org/News/2012/jantornado.html Alabama is chock full of big news stories these days. From the April 27th tornadoes to the gambling corruption trials, the immigration law, and Jefferson County's bankruptcy. It's a lot for journalists to keep up with and a lot of great materials for columnists like the The Birmingham News' John Archibald. He discusses the city, county and state politics in forums large and small. Instead of being unplugged as he is in the newspaper, we offer him a bullhorn. Sort of. http://wbhm.org/News/2012/Archibald.html