2021 budget

The president called on Congress to increase payments from $600 to $2,000. Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she's on board.

The package contains a number of provisions impacting Alabama.

This bill funds the federal government through fiscal year 2021.

Sorrell is serving in his first term in the Alabama House of Representatives.

The API Policy Warrior Awards are now in their second year.

Thursday, State Representative Bill Poole, R-Tuscaloosa, told reporters: “I am very worried about our four-year universities.” Poole is the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Education Committee that crafts that annual Education Trust Fund budgets (ETF). The House passed a record ETF budget, HB187, one a 76 to 1 vote on Thursday. HB187 passed … Continued

Alabama Superintendent of Education Dr. Eric Mackey spoke to the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee. Mackey addressed the committee on the state department of education’s efforts on improving literacy. We have a literacy task force,” Mackey said. “We are very proud and happy to have the Literacy Act.” “A task force is meeting,” Mackey … Continued