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MONTGOMERY, Alabama
A judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Alabama legislators trying to block a $13 million unbid computer contract signed by Republican Gov. Bob Riley.
A state commission headed by the governor took action Tuesday that could clear the way for the state to sell the almost 150-year-old Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa to the University of Alabama.
Robert Sanders scored 21 points and Alabama State snapped a five-game losing streak with a 79-66 win over Auburn-Montgomery on Saturday night.
Alabama's unemployment rate has dropped for the first time in more than two years, providing a positive sign for the state's work force - but one that comes with words of caution.
A judge is hearing a request by Alabama Gov. Bob Riley to dismiss a lawsuit filed by legislators challenging a computer contract issued by Riley's administration.
Democrats in the Alabama Senate will try again in the new year to invest $1 billion from a state savings account in a 10-year boom in road and bridge construction that would be nearly twice the size of the federal stimulus funding for highways.
The governors of Georgia, Alabama and Florida predict that they will have a solution to their three-state water sharing dispute before they leave office in one year.
Alabama's prison commissioner warned Tuesday that a budget shortfall of $15 million this year could lead to employee layoffs, prison closings and inmate releases - all conditions he and the governor are determined to avoid.
Alabama's public schools spent nearly $222 million more than they received in revenues in the last fiscal year, which required raiding their savings accounts and borrowing money to keep doors open and teachers paid during the recession.
For Alabama's anti-gambling governor, Florida oranges are hot potatoes.
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