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House passes $7.1 billion education budget

The Alabama House of Representatives passed the education trust fund budget Tuesday. Senate Bill 199 is sponsored by State Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur. The bill was carried on the House floor by State Rep. Bill Poole, R-Tuscaloosa, who chairs the House Ways and Means Education Committee. Poole’s committee substituted the budget that came down from … Continued
May 29, 2019

Schools Transportation Association fears Senate bill might lead to aging school bus fleets

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter A bill passed in the Alabama Senate and awaiting action in the House Ways and Means Education Committee could reduce the amount of state funding school systems could receive to offset the costs of new school buses, the Alabama Schools Transportation Association has warned. Local school systems under current … Continued
February 28, 2018

Legislature Passes Alabama Future Workforce Initiative

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, February 12, 2014, the Alabama House of Representatives approved the Alabama Future Workforce Initiative with bipartisan support. The Alabama Future Workforce Initiative is sponsored by State Rep. Mac Buttram (R) from Cullman. The legislation is designed to expand Alabama’s career-tech dual enrollment program by providing opportunities for … Continued
February 17, 2014

Republicans Announce Alabama Future Workforce Initiative

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter House Republicans held a news conference on Tuesday to unveil the ‘Alabama Future Workforce Initiative.’  The dual enrollment bill is part of the Alabama House Republican Caucus’ ‘Commonsense Conservative’ legislative agenda for the 2014 legislative session.  Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R) from Auburn was joined by … Continued
February 6, 2014