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Montgomery, Alabama – (AP) - Gov. Bob Riley's administration has launched a state Web site that details state spending, including contracts, leases and bids that have been awarded.
Riley says the Web site (http://www.open.alabama.gov) is another step in bringing greater transparency to government spending.
The site includes thousands of expenditures. The spending is not yet searchable by topic, but Riley says that feature will be added by Sept. 1.
The Web site also provides links to other sites that provide

Montgomery, Alabama – (AP) - A summary of action in the Alabama
Legislature on Wednesday, a committee meeting day:
COMMITEES
-Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would prohibit
a judge from imposing a death sentence in a capital murder case if
the jury recommended life in prison without parole. Goes to Senate.
-Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to provide a 180-day
moratorium on foreclosures on some types of home loans. Goes to
Senate.
-Senate Confirmations Committee delayed consideration of the

Montgomery, Alabama – Listen,now, to some of the stories making headlines this hour in the WVAS newsroom.

Huntsville, Alabama –
(AP) - State Rep. Laura Hall has scored an easy
victory in the Democratic primary to choose a new District 7 state
senator, while attorney Sam Givhan led on the Republican side but
was headed for a runoff.
Hall took about 80 percent of the vote against Alabama A&M
graduate student Anthony Daniels, the other Democratic candidate.
There were six Republican candidates in the contest to succeed
Democrat Parker Griffith of Huntsville, who won a congressional
seat last November.

Montgomery, Alabama – PREPAID TUITION

Montgomery, Alabama –
(AP) - A summary of action in the Alabama
Legislature on Tuesday, the ninth meeting day of the regular
session:
HOUSE
-Debated, but did not vote on a bill to place stiffer penalties
on truck drivers and companies that don't properly tie down steel
coils on the back of trucks.
-Passed a bill to require DNA testing of all suspects arrested
on felony charges. Goes to Senate.
-Approved a bill that allows gourmet beers with higher alcohol
contents to be sold in Alabama. Goes to Senate.

Montgomery,Alabama – The Montgomery Mayoral elections will be held next week, but tonight you can hear from each of the candidates on WVAS.

Beginning at 6:00 p.m., each candidate will appear on 90.7 Perspectives answering questions about what they would do if elected Mayor of Montgomery.

You can join in the discussion this evening by calling WVAS at 269-6785 or 800-631-2893. You can also hear the show on wvasfm.org.

Montgomery, Alabama – Listen,now,to some of the stories making headlines this hour in the WVAS newsroom.

Montgomery,Alabama – Listen,now,to some of the stories making headlines in the WVAS newsroom.

Montgomery,Alabama – In July of 2007, Micah J. Day of Millbrook ran his vehicle into a car on Hayneville Road and the Western Boulevard;the driver was not injured.

Day kept driving and minutes later ran his vehicle into another one; this time slamming it into a utility pole on Old Selma Road, killing the driver, off duty Montgomery Police Officer Robert Edward McCory.

Day must serve 35 years in prison for reckless murder. Prosecutors say at the time of the fatal traffic accident, Day was under the influence of alcohol, cocaine, and marijuana.