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Senate does not pass ETF after tensions with House

The Alabama Senate did not pass the Education Trust Fund and adjourn for the year on Wednesday after tensions between the House and Senate reached a boiling point. After surviving filibusters and delay tactics over the economic developer bill and the deer baiting bill, the Senate began to take up House bills that needed to … Continued
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March 29, 2018

Hunting over bait bill flops on Senate floor

Feral hog and deer hunting over bait was nixed for this year after a long morning in the Senate that threatened to derail the chamber during what was supposed to be its pivotal last day this session. The bill’s trajectory has let it clear the House earlier this year, and a Senate committee gave its … Continued
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March 29, 2018

Senate sends General Fund budget to governor’s desk

The Alabama Senate unanimously passed the General Fund budget on Wednesday after a long debate over the funding of the Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs, affording the bill final passage and sending it to the governor for her signature. Smitherman said that funding to the office has declined in recent years with the loss of … Continued
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March 22, 2018