tax incentives

This a major victory for those concerned about government transparency and accountability.

Officials exchange tax breaks for long-term benefits, but the state does so without letting taxpayers know as much as other states do.

Between 1993 and 2020, Alabama lawmakers gave away more than $4 billion in subsidies to corporations.

The Jobs Act provides hundreds of millions in business incentives to in-state and out-of-state companies.

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

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