Alabama Senate sends bill to limit data center tax breaks to governor
The measure aims to trim generous incentives, while including new language to allow longer abatements for community infrastructure investments.
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See recent postsAlabama improves transparency in Economic Tax Incentives
This a major victory for those concerned about government transparency and accountability.
Alabama’s corporate subsidies cost $4 billion over three decades, report says
Officials exchange tax breaks for long-term benefits, but the state does so without letting taxpayers know as much as other states do.
Report: Alabama’s incentives to businesses lack transparency, accountability
Between 1993 and 2020, Alabama lawmakers gave away more than $4 billion in subsidies to corporations.
Senate reauthorizes Jobs Act and Growing Alabama Act
The Jobs Act provides hundreds of millions in business incentives to in-state and out-of-state companies.
State of the art sawmill opens in Henry County
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey attended the official opening of Abbeville Fiber LLC, a state-of-the-art sawmill that will employ 115 people in Henry County once the facility is fully staffed. The $40 million investment is the largest economic development project in the county’s history, with $40 million invested to date. “What I have seen here today … Continued
Senate approves bill intended expand rural broadband access
By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Senate on Thursday approved a bill intended to expand rural access to highspeed broadband internet. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Clay Scofield, R-Guntersville, aims to expand private investment in broadband infrastructure by providing tax incentives to telecommunications and cable companies that invest in rural areas. Senate Bill … Continued