1.   Alabama counties are barred by state law from imposing income taxes, and so several have come up with occupational taxes that have the same effect.

2.   Last February, during a debate on barring counties from offering domestic-partner benefits to gay couples, May lashed out at insulting comments by another representative.

3.   The bill would have set up a referendum for voters to decide whether to bar the county from conducting much of its business in any language other than English.

4.   The court rejected a request Wednesday by Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris to bar three counties from conducting a manual recount of ballots cast in the presidential election.

5.   Thirteen metro counties are barred from spending federal money on new road projects because the region lacks a plan to meet emissions standards.

6.   They cited an ordinance barring the county from doing business with those who have dealings with Cuba.

7.   They said Cuban artists would be part of the event and cited a law barring the county from doing business with those who have dealings with Cuba.

8.   U.S. District Judge Howell Cobb continued a temporary restraining order barring the county from notifying the residents of a challenge to their voting rights.