Details of Gov. Kay Ivey’s proposed 2020 General Fund and education budgets won’t be released until lawmakers dispense with proposed gas-tax increase.
Author: Mary Sell (Mary Sell)
Gas tax to get first vote Thursday
By Mary Sell and Caroline Beck, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The proposed 10-cent-a-gallon gas tax increase to fund infrastructure improvements is expected to get its first vote in committee Thursday morning. A new version of Gov. Kay Ivey’s priority bill was filed Wednesday afternoon in the special session dedicated to the issue. The...
Changes coming in gas tax bill released today
By Mary Sell and Caroline Beck, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Proposed gas tax legislation is being revised to reduce and clarify fees on electric and hybrid vehicles, according to environmental groups. The bill’s sponsor confirmed changes are being made to the legislation, which is expected to be re-filed today. Changes will lower a proposed...
‘Heavy lifts.’ Gas tax, lottery, teacher pay raises are issues to watch in 2019 legislative session
Gov. Kay Ivey's first legislative session since winning a term in her own right will feature a laundry list of contentious issues when it begins Tuesday.
Data on Alabama universities coming soon, step toward performance-based funding
By Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News More information about how well Alabama colleges and universities are meeting their missions will soon be more easily available to the public. State House leaders say data like graduation and retention rates could eventually be tied to institutions’ state funding. Starting this year, higher education “accountability metrics” will be...
State House Dems want new party leadership
Democratic leaders in the Alabama Legislature are looking for new management within the Alabama Democratic Party as its election re-do approaches.
Lawmakers argue for greater new gas tax spending in their districts
A gas tax increase and infrastructure bill hasn’t yet been filed in the Alabama Legislature, but some lawmakers are already arguing that their areas need more of the new revenue than others.
Bill would put more retired law enforcement in Alabama schools
Two North Alabama lawmakers are sponsoring legislation they say would allow for more armed school resource officers (SROs) inside schools at a reduced cost to the systems.
Alabama Republicans want change in program that puts Central American teens in Alabama
By MARY SELL and TODD STACY, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. and WASHINGTON, D.C. — As President Donald Trump pushes for a wall, some Alabama Republican leaders want changes in a federal program that’s seen thousands of teen immigrants apprehended at the southern border placed in the state. Most of these unaccompanied minors come from...
‘Proud Boy’ suing Southern Poverty Law Center for hate designation
The Southern Poverty Law Center is being sued for defamation by the founder of Proud Boys, an organization SPLC designated a hate group.