Auditor

Ivey submits $7.1 billion education budget, $2.1 billion state general fund budget

Wednesday, state Finance Director Kelly Butler briefed the Alabama Capital Press Corps on the state budgets. The economy has been doing really well and this means that Gov. Kay Ivey is anticipating substantially larger state revenues in the coming fiscal year. The legislature passes two budgets each year. One is for schools, the Education Trust … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 21, 2019

Trump supporters defend his signing of Bibles for tornado victims

On Friday, President Donald J. Trump (R) and his wife, Melania, visited southern Lee County which was ravaged by a tornado touchdown that killed 23 Alabamians. “I know it means a lot to the people in Lee County to have President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visit their community today,” Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 12, 2019

Gas tax opponents hold rally in Montgomery

Saturday, the Conservative Coalition held a rally in front of the State House in Montgomery to express their opposition to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s plan to raise gas taxes on Alabama motorists by ten cents a gallon. Dr. Lou Campomenosi with the Coalition for Common Sense emceed the event. He said that the Alabama Business … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 4, 2019

The state auditor and his staff’s parking place were taken away

State Auditor Jim Zeigler learned on Friday that his parking space was being eliminated along with the spaces for his staff. The parking places were taken on Monday. Zeigler said that he had “no inkling that there was a move afoot to take my parking space and the spaces of my staff.” “This precipitous action … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 1, 2019

Opinion

New quadrennium, launch of 2020 campaigns

A lot has happened politically in the first quarter of 2019. The governor and all of our constitutional officials have been sworn in and have begun their four-year terms in office with Kay Ivey as Governor, Will Ainsworth as Lt. Governor, John Merrill as Secretary of State, John McMillan as State Treasurer, Rick Pate as … Continued

Steve Flowers

February 27, 2019

Zeigler supports public hangings for the murder of law enforcement officers

Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) said that public hangings would be more effective than the standard death penalty for the killers of law enforcement officers. “It would be more of a deterrent to the killing of officers if would-be killers witnessed others hanging in the public square,” Zeigler said. “Nothing else makes them think. … Continued

Brandon Moseley

February 6, 2019

Zeigler releases plan to better fund roads without a fuel tax increase

Monday, Alabama State Auditor and U.S. Senate candidate Jim Zeigler released a plan to fund Alabama’s road and infrastructure needs without raising fuel taxes on Alabama motorists. Zeigler calls his proposal “Plan Z,” which he said stands for “zero tax increases and zero congestion on our roads.” “Plan Z can provide about $900 million in … Continued

Brandon Moseley

January 29, 2019

Zeigler: Federal $12 million red snapper study is money wasted

The federal government is spending $12 million of taxpayer money to estimate how many Red Snapper live in the Gulf of Mexico, and State Auditor Jim Zeigler says that he could have saved that money. “I could have saved the federal government $12 million on this study of red snapper in our Gulf,” Zeigler said. … Continued

Brandon Moseley

January 22, 2019

Senate rejects ban on federal funding of abortions

The U.S. Senate rejected a bill that would have permanently banned federal funding for abortions Thursday. Alabama’s Sen. Richard Shelby, a Republican, voted for the measure, while Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, a Democrat, voted against the pro-life bill. The measure required the support of 60 Senators.The bill also would have banned Obamacare subsidies for insurance … Continued

Brandon Moseley

January 18, 2019

Zeigler completes year-end audit

As 2018 closes, State Auditor Jim Zeigler says that his office, which he calls “the watchman for the people” suffered adversities in 2018, but overcame them with solid improvements. The biggest setback was when the Auditor’s staff were kicked out of Alabama State House. In April, the Legislative Council notified Zeigler that his staff must … Continued

Brandon Moseley

December 26, 2018