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Senate Passes $1.8 Billion Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, February 25, the Alabama Senate passed a $1.8 billion State General Fund (SGF) budget for fiscal Year 2017. This SGF budget level-funds most State agencies, including State troopers and Corrections, and contains no tax increases. The new Chairman of the Senate General Fund Budget Committee Trip Pittman said, … Continued
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February 26, 2016

General Fund Passes Senate Committee, Pittman Introduces Lottery Bill

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee passed the General Fund Budget on Wednesday. Most agencies were level-funded, and they will receive the same amount of funding as last year, without any adjustments for inflation. In most agencies, this is akin to a cut, since many have been level-funded … Continued
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February 25, 2016

Prisons Want $18 Million Budget Increase

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, January 12, the joint House and Senate Committees on the long troubled State General Fund (SGF). The first state agency to testify was the Department of Corrections. Corrections is asking the legislature for an $18 million increase in their 2017 fiscal year budget. Alabama Department of Corrections … Continued
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January 18, 2016
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We Can Do Better Than Old Solutions to Old Problems: Let’s Look at Public Transportation

By Rep. Darrio Melton The 2016 legislative session is right around the corner, and the Republican Supermajority is already divided on the best approach to the budget blunder: increasing taxes or cutting services. Last session, many legislators considered an increase in the gasoline tax as a way to shore up the general fund, knowing the … Continued
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January 5, 2016

Zeigler Comments on Bentley Statement on Tax Proposals

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Politcal Reporter On Monday, January 4, Alabama Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) issued a statement in response to Alabama Governor Robert Bentley’s statement that he would make no proposals on taxes before the 2016 legislative session. Zeigler said that Bentley has changed positions yet again. Auditor Zeigler said, “Gov. Bentley has changed … Continued
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January 5, 2016
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Remembering Those Who Passed

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers As we close the final page on the 2015 book, my year-end tradition is to reminisce about the passing away of significant players on the Alabama political stage. The first obituary is not a person but an entity. The Alabama Education Association is essentially dead as a political organization. … Continued
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December 30, 2015
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Melton Sends Open Letter to Governor

SELMA, Ala.–Representative Darrio Melton sent the following open letter to Governor Robert Bentley concerning the closure of Paul M. Grist State Park.  Melton is eager to work with the Governor’s office and Dallas County leadership to find a solution to maintain operations at this park. Anyone interested in discussing this issue is invited to join … Continued
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November 10, 2015

Budget Chair Switch

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Friday, a reassignment of Senate budget chairs became official. Since the last Special Session of 2015, plans and negotiations had been underway to swap chairs of the Education Trust Fund, (ETF) and the State General Fund (SGF). After fits and starts, Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) and Sen. Trip … Continued
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November 9, 2015

Who Will Take the Stand?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The long list of witnesses subpoenaed for Speaker Mike Hubbard’s evidentiary hearing may only represent a small token of the people who will be called in his criminal trial. The trial, set to begin on March 28, 2015, almost two-years after his indictment and arrest on 23 felony counts … Continued
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November 4, 2015
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Un-earmarking Is a Common-Sense Approach to Budget Issues

By Sen. Cam Ward Budget cuts. Tax increases. Agency restructurings. We’ve heard and seen it all over the past several months since the Legislature first came to order in early March. Since that time, there has been a regular session and two special sessions. Throughout each, a lot of ideas were bounced off the wall … Continued
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November 2, 2015