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 WBHM has a rare opening for a News Director to lead our award-winning team of multi-media journalists. We're looking for an experienced journalist with management skills, radio and media production chops, and a desire to make a difference in a changing media landscape. http://wbhm.org/News/2013/newsdirectorjob 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. http://wbhm.org/News/2013/capjournal05-21-13.html 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. http://wbhm.org/News/cindy_crawford/2013-05-20 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. http://wbhm.org/News/2013/CarsenCJ5 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. http://wbhm.org/News/2013/suburbanpoverty.html 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. http://wbhm.org/News/don_dailey/2013-05-17 In his column this week, the Birmingham News's John Archibald writes that toxic waste is a new business opportunity that deserves more discussion, while more discussion may finally be coming for the Alabama Accountability Act. Meanwhile, Jefferson County continues to wrestle with bankruptcy and filling the top legal job, while former state Senator Lowell Barron is back in the news. http://wbhm.org/News/john_archibald/2013-05-16