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Commissioner praises prison employees for putting lives on the line during pandemic

Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn on Thursday praised the department’s employees for “literally putting their lives on the line” coming into work during the COVID-19 crisis. Dunn was speaking to the Alabama State Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee, which is holding budget hearings in Montgomery. “I cannot praise them enough,” Dunn … Continued
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July 10, 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

Clouse urges governor not to veto budget

The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday, passed the State General Fund (SGF) budget; but there is worry that Gov. Kay Ivey (R) may veto the budget, Senate Bill 157. State Representative Steve Clouse, R-Ozark, who chairs the House Ways and Means General Fund Committee and carried the budget on the House floor urged Gov. … Continued
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May 9, 2020

Alabama Legislature passes state general fund budget

The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday passed the 2021 state General Fund budget, which funds non-education state agencies. The 2021 SGF is $2,391,206,601, which is $168,860,692 more than the $2,222,345,909 in the 2020 budget. The 2021 general fund budget goes into effect Oct. 1. Alabama has an arcane budgeting system in which over 90 … Continued
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May 8, 2020

Pressure grows on Ivey for a wider opening of the economy

An estimated 82 protestors from the Small Business Coalition, that opposes the state’s “safer-at-home” restrictions, marched from Montgomery’s Crampton Bowl, to the Statehouse and on to the front steps of the Alabama Capitol Building on Tuesday. The protestors carried flags and signs while urging Gov. Kay Ivey to lift the restrictions placed on the economy … Continued
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May 6, 2020

Alabama Senate passes state general fund budget

Tuesday the Alabama Senate passed the 2021 state general fund budget (SGF). Despite the economic fallout from the forced economic downturn, the Senate passed a $2,391,206,601 SGF budget, a $168,860,692 increase over the 2020 budget of $2,222,345,909. The Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee is chaired by Senator Greg Albritton (R-Atmore). As Chair, Albritton … Continued
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May 6, 2020

State will not need to prorate the 2020 budgets

Two Senate committees met Monday on the 2020 budgets and moved the 2021 budgets. Despite the massive economic shutdown that has crippled the state economy and thousands of businesses, reporters were assured that there will not be any need to prorate either the general fund or the education trust fund budgets in 2020. Senate President … Continued
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April 29, 2020
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Analysis | New guidelines, old opinions raise questions about Poarch Creek status

Is the Poarch Band of Creek Indians’ federally recognized status in serious question?  This is a question I would have laughed at a few years ago. In fact, I did laugh at it when the state of Alabama raised questions about PCI’s federal status in a lawsuit challenging its right to operate electronic bingo casinos.  … Continued
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March 12, 2020

Senate delays vote on bill that would reallocate judges

The Alabama Senate delayed a vote on a bill Tuesday that would reallocate judges from areas in decline to areas of the state that are experiencing growth. Senate Bill 255 is sponsored by Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore. “Why is this needed? Some counties in South Alabama and North Alabama have grown rapidly,” and need judges, … Continued
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March 11, 2020