Senate sends largest General Fund budget in state history to conference committee
At approximately $2.7 billion, it is the largest General Fund budget ever passed by the House.
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"The Senate was deliberate, effective and efficient as it took up a longer-than-usual list of issues."
Marsh’s budget hearing compared to revenge porn
Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, R-Anniston, has scheduled a general fund budget hearing for early July — purportedly to prepare for the 2021 Legislative Session that begins in February. But that is not the real reason for the budget hearing, according to Senate insiders who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid provoking … Continued
Ivey’s response to controversy surrounding “wish list,” CARES Act
Suspicion and controversy surround the recently passed General Fund Budget, which includes around $1.8 billion given to the state to combat the economic ravages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Money appropriated by the U.S. Congress under the CARES Act and signed into law by President Donald Trump was directly sent to the State Treasurer by … Continued
State finance director recommended waiting to debate state budgets
Alabama’s finance director said that he recommended to Gov. Kay Ivey and to the Alabama Legislature that they wait to debate the state’s budgets until there was more information about the impact COVID-19 was having on Alabama’s economy and the government’s tax revenues. But lawmakers made the decision to move forward with the budgets. Most … Continued
MARC gets legislative report
Saturday, the Mid-Alabama Republican Club received a briefing by legislators on the 2019 legislative session in Vestavia Hills. State Senator James t. “Jabo” Waggoner, R-Vestavia, said, “Thursday, was the ninth legislative day out of thirty. Right around seven hundred bills have been introduced. The good news is that the majority of those bills will never … Continued
Secretary of State initiates legal action to recover unpaid campaign finance fines
The Secretary of State’s Office has begun legal action to recover unpaid campaign finance fines incurred by political action committees and candidate committees during the 2018 election cycle, Secretary of State John Merrill said Tuesday. The Secretary’s office has issued 1,180 penalties over the course of the election cycle for a total amount of $201,893.28. … Continued
Governor Ivey announces new Medicaid long-term care program
Monday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that the federal government has approved a new statewide care-management program to complement and enhance the state’s current system of long-term care services provided to approximately 23,000 Alabama Medicaid recipients. The Integrated Care Network (ICN) program was approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on … Continued
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Hold on to your hat. I’m about to tell you a story that you won’t believe. It will be so farfetched, so incredible that you’ll be convinced that I’m making it up. But I’m not. This is a true story, every word of it. And here it goes. Every day in Alabama, elected politicians get … Continued
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See recent postsThe most important decision our government will make: Who will be our next state superintendent of education
The Legislative Session has come to an end, but legislators won’t be the ones making the most important decision our government will make this year. The State Board of Education will make that decision in April when they choose our next State Superintendent of Education. For all of the high-profile issues that have been raised … Continued