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New fiscal year begins, teachers and state employees looking good

The budget includes a 4 percent raise for teachers and lump-sum bonuses for retirees.
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September 28, 2022

Ward says new revenue is needed to reduce the court backlog

The Alabama Political Reporter on Thursday spoke with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Cam Ward, R-Alabaster, about how the state can address the backlog of judicial cases in the Alabama court system. Ward said that the backlog for the courts is due to legislators being unwilling to find sufficient revenue for the state general fund. Anybody … Continued
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May 22, 2020

Governor signs both state budgets

Monday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) signed the General Fund budget (SGF), the Education Trust Fund (ETF), and the PSCA bond bill. “I appreciate the hard work of the Legislature during an unprecedented Regular Session,” Gov. Ivey said in a statement. “While we have yet to know the full impact of COVID-19 on our state, … Continued
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May 20, 2020

House speaker predicts there will be a special session

The legislature wrapped up its business for the 2020 regular legislative session Saturday, but Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, predicted that there would be a special session. “Yes, there will be a special session. There are a lot of needs that will come forth,” McCutcheon said when asked by reporters. A key issue … Continued
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May 13, 2020

Marsh says governor asked for wish list

Senate President Del Marsh, R-Anniston, told reporters Saturday that the governor’s office asked the leadership to prepare the “wish list” that Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey released last week when she denounced legislators for trying to seize control of $1.8 billion into CARES Act funding Congress appropriated to the state to fight the spread of the … Continued
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May 11, 2020