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General Fund Budget goes to a conference committee

Tuesday the Alabama Senate approved the fiscal year 2020 state General Fund Budget. The general fund budget funds all non-education state spending: including prisons, Medicaid, mental health, state law enforcement, forensics, courts, public health and dozens of other state agencies. All education funding meanwhile is in the education trust fund budget. Most states do not … Continued
May 22, 2019

Senate Committee approves pay raises for corrections officers

The Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee gave a favorable report Wednesday to a bill to raise pay for Alabama Corrections officers. House Bill 468 is sponsored by State Rep. Christopher John England, D-Tuscaloosa. “We have already paid for this one,” England said. “This is the compensation package for corrections officers.” The money is … Continued
May 9, 2019

Ivey submits $7.1 billion education budget, $2.1 billion state general fund budget

Wednesday, state Finance Director Kelly Butler briefed the Alabama Capital Press Corps on the state budgets. The economy has been doing really well and this means that Gov. Kay Ivey is anticipating substantially larger state revenues in the coming fiscal year. The legislature passes two budgets each year. One is for schools, the Education Trust … Continued
March 21, 2019

House of Representatives passes measure to reverse federal employee salary freeze

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday giving federal workers a 2.6 percent pay increase, nullifying President Donald Trump’s administration’s December 2018 decision to freeze federal employee salary rates. This pay increase will put executive branch employees at an equal level with military members in terms of pay raises. The measure reverses … Continued
January 31, 2019

Americans for Tax Reform: Tax reform produced good news for Alabama

Americans for Tax Reform are promoting the benefits that Americans received from passage of the Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which passed the Congress and signed by President Donald J. Trump (R) last year. Ninety percent of wage earners have higher take-home pay today due to the landmark legislation. Senator Richard Shelby (R) voted … Continued
October 5, 2018

Fighting for those who fight for us

When we go to bed at night, whether we think about it or not, we are safe knowing that our servicemen and women stand at the ready throughout the world; ready to defend our nation, our values, and us here at home. But, without the appropriate funding, our military does not have the necessary equipment … Continued
October 2, 2018

Ivey signs pay raises into law

Thursday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law bills providing pay raises for state employees, education employees and a one-time bonus for retired state employees; joining her for the signing were the sponsors of the bills. “We cannot have an effective state government without excellent employees. I am proud to have proposed the first raise … Continued
March 23, 2018

House passes 2.5 percent pay raise for education employees

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House of Representatives voted to pass a 2.5 percent across-the-board pay raise for all current education employees. The bill, House Bill 174, was sponsored by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Poole, R-Tuscaloosa. Everyone supported the bill to give the teachers and state employees a pay … Continued
February 14, 2018

Byrne says final NDAA authorizes three Littoral Combat ships

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, announced that he helped secure authorization for the construction of three Littoral Combat Ships in the final version of the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. The NDAA was released today. “Securing the authorization for three more Littoral Combat Ships is a big … Continued
November 9, 2017

Hypocrisy, injustice from the Alabama Legislature

By Rep. Craig Ford State Legislatures and the US Congress typically have the lowest approval ratings of any government branch or agency, and last week the Alabama Legislature showed exactly why that is. The same State Legislators who made their own pay raises part of the State Constitution, and are subsequently receiving more than a … Continued
March 22, 2017