Alabama State General Fund Budget

If the House tries to take up gambling on the last day of the session, it would likely kill dozens of other priority bills.

Reed said the Senate has already dealt with major topics like medical marijuana, gun bills and gaming.

Budget Chairman Greg Albritton said expansion could cost the state as much as $300 million more than the federal government says.

The 2022 education budget is $7.65 billion and the largest in state history.

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Millions have been slashed from the State’s Attorney General’s Office for fiscal year 2016 budget due to severe cuts in appropriation from the State General Fund Budget (SGF). This might not come as a shock since in 2015 the Office’s budget was zeroed out of the SGF. “Zeroing … Continued

  By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter There is little doubt that the first Special Session of 2015 will be an abject failure. As lawmakers return to their respective chambers on Monday evening, there will have been little consensus made for a solution. It is time to bring in the pain. The Senate has stripped … Continued