The Alabama Senate approved an education budget on Tuesday that included funding for a 2 percent pay raise for educators, the first since 2007, and $40 million to fund the Alabama Accountability Act, the law that allows parents with children in failing schools to earn a tax credit to use at a private school or [...]
The Alabama Senate on Thursday passed controversial gun legislation that is adamantly opposed by law enforcement and business interests in the state that believe it could lead to more violence and an infringement on private property rights. The bill would not allow employers to stop employees from storing a firearm in a vehicle on company [...]
Democratic leaders in the Alabama Legislature plan to introduce legislation next week that would repeal the controversial education act that gives tax credits for parents of students in failing schools and would reinstate the original flexibility language in the proposal. “The accountability act cannot be repaired or corrected,” House Minority Leader Craig Ford said. He [...]
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 [...]
Sen. Roger Bedford, D-Russellville, issued a statement Wednesday urging support for an amendment aimed at shoring up the state’s General Fund. If approved by voters next Tuesday, the proposal would transfer $437 million over the next three years from the Alabama Trust Fund to the General Fund, which faces significant revenue shortfalls. Supporters of the [...]