Gov. Robert Bentley quietly signed the state’s two budgets into law Monday, budgets that include a two percent pay raise for teachers but no equivalent increase for state employees. Besides the raise, the $5.765 billion Education Trust Fund budget includes a relatively small $3.9 million increase for the two-year college system, an extra $1.5 million [...]
The administrator of the state’s court system said Thursday morning the system will be forced to lay off at last 150 employees under a compromise General Fund budget approved by the Legislature Thursday. The House and Senate approved changes to the budget made by a conference committee late Thursday evening. The House approved the changes 74 to [...]
The House of Representatives Tuesday night approved a $1.7 billion General Fund budget that includes slightly more money for Corrections than a committee initially approved last week. The House voted to pass the budget 75 to 27. The budget will likely go to a conference committee with members of the Senate. The budget includes an [...]
The Senate Tuesday approved a $1.747 billion General Fund budget that includes money to hire additional correctional officers but not funds to provide wage increases for state employees. The budget closely follows Gov. Robert Bentley’s budget recommendation made last month, with about $3 million more for the state’s court system than Bentley initially recommended, and [...]
The Senate Tuesday afternoon debated a $1.747 billion General Fund proposal that was expected to pass this evening. The budget closely follows Gov. Robert Bentley’s budget recommendation made last month, with about $3 million more for the state’s court system than Bentley initially recommended, and an increase of $17 million for the Department of Corrections. [...]