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Economy

Southern breakfast chain Waffle House announces company wide raises

The Union of Southern Service Workers has taken credit for Waffle House increasing base pay and introducing seniority bonuses.

June 10, 2024

House committee passes $9 billion education budget, pay raise for teachers

The proposed budget includes a 2 percent pay raise for teachers.

April 10, 2024

Alabama lawmakers set to receive pay raise

Thanks to a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2012, lawmakers' salaries are tied to median income levels.

October 12, 2023

Annual Legislative Session successful

It began on a high note and ended positively. Why? There was plenty of money to spend.

July 12, 2023

Governor signs historic Education and General Fund budgets

Altogether, the state's budgets represent $15 billion in appropriations.

June 2, 2023

Woodfin to bring proposed pay raise for city employees before Birmingham City Council

Woodfin will bring the proposal to a committee Monday, with full approval from the council possible as soon as Tuesday.

March 28, 2022

Breaking the partisan gridlock: teacher, state employee pay raises

With Democrats and Republicans both in support and prioritizing these pay raises, I believe we will see them become a reality.

January 25, 2022

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin speaks during a livestreamed press conference.

Birmingham City Council approves Woodfin’s 2022 budget

The council approved the budget on an 8 to 0 vote.

June 30, 2021

Birmingham City Council supports higher pay for city employees

The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved a one-time premium payment of $5,000 for city employees.

June 2, 2021

Lottery, sentencing reform, and medical marijuana all dead for this year

Thursday, the Alabama Legislature made the decision to kill all statewide legislation in a move to end the 2020 regular legislative session as quickly as possible. The decision was made to deal only with budgets and members prized local bills. The decision kills all of the prison and sentencing reform bills, the medical marijuana bill, … Continued

April 24, 2020