Panel vetoes plan for charter schools
A House committee blocked Gov. Bob Riley's efforts to create charter schools in Alabama. The House Education Ap­propriations Committee voted 13-2 Wednesday to in­definitely postpone a bill by Republican Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin of Pelham to au­thorize creation of charter schools. The vote means the bill is probably dead for the current session. Bob Johnson, The Associated Press, Feb. 12, 2010