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State Still in General Fund Budget Chaos

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In February, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that the State faced a general fund budget shortfall and his answer to that would be to raise taxes. Gov. Bentley said then, “We have to face the problems and we have to do it with boldness. I am going to … Continued
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April 29, 2015

Bentley Revenue Announcement

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, February 27 at 11:00 am Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) spoke to reporters about his plan to increase state revenues to deal with expected shortfalls in the state’s general fund. Gov. Bentley began, “Good morning! As we begin the 2015 Legislative Session, the most serious issues we … Continued
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March 4, 2015

House Passes Bill to Deal with Changing Energy Sector

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama, like other states, funds its interstate, road, and bridge construction and maintenance with taxes on gasoline and diesel.  We pay for the roads that we need to go to work, to church, to get groceries, etc. when we fuel up at the pump. The vehicles that we drive … Continued
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March 20, 2014