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Editorial: 2012 Legislative Session

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By Collin Gaston - bio | email

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  • Thursday, May 24 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-05-24 23:20:46 GMT
    Caps and gowns, tears and hugs, high fives and pumped fists – it is that time of year - graduation. All over our state this month young men and women are walking down the aisles with diplomas in hand
    Caps and gowns, tears and hugs, high fives and pumped fists – it is that time of year - graduation. All over our state this month young men and women are walking down the aisles with diplomas in hand

  • Friday, May 18 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-05-18 23:20:53 GMT
    If you text and drive it's a matter of WHEN and not IF you will be involved in an accident. The odds are stacked against you when your eyes and hands are more focused on your cell phone than they are
    If you text and drive it's a matter of WHEN and not IF you will be involved in an accident.  The odds are stacked against you when your eyes and hands are more focused on your cell phone than they are the other motorists on the roadways.

  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-05-15 23:20:31 GMT
    On our editorial suggesting that the governor raise taxes to fund Medicaid, we received these comments: "If the budget is passed at this severely cut rate, the shortage of physicians, hospitals, and clinics
    On our editorial suggesting that the governor raise taxes to fund Medicaid, we received these comments:

  • Tuesday, May 1 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-05-01 23:20:35 GMT
    If your commute includes I-85 in the mornings I'm sure you've noticed men alongside the roadways picking up trash and road debris and thought to yourself "who would want to do that?"
    If your commute includes I-85 in the mornings I'm sure you've noticed men alongside the roadways picking up trash and road debris and thought to yourself "who would want to do that?"

  • Friday, April 20 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-04-20 23:20:42 GMT
    For the next sixty seconds I want you to give yourself permission to push pause on whatever you are doing and listen and reflect for a moment. I did this recently after reading an article titled "Top five
MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) -

The 2012 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature convenes this week with many an issue to tackle – most notably as mentioned in prior editorials  - the $400 million dollar General Fund budget shortfall.  Long gone are the federal stimulus dollars used to fill in our state's budget gaps and now the budget must withstand our current economic situation without any propping up.

The Republican majority and Democratic minority will each have their own ideas and agendas as to how they will deal with this and other important issues concerning our state in the upcoming fiscal year. Like job creation, re-visiting the Immigration law, charter schools and legislative redistricting just to name a few.

We encourage all Alabama Legislators to stay focused and non-partisan. We ask that you communicate regularly with us – those that put you in office – so we know where you stand which gives us an opportunity to voice our concern or our support.

We have much at stake and many challenges to overcome.  Someone once said "challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."  With that – we look forward to a meaningful 2012 Legislative Session.

We appreciate and encourage your feedback.

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