An Alabama Senate committee on Wednesday voted down a proposal to give payday lending customers longer to repay their loans.
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Prisons, lottery, raises, mental health on legislative agenda
Alabama's 2020 legislative session begins Tuesday in Montgomery, where the state's prison crisis and another effort to let Alabamians vote on a lottery promise to be must-watch issues. There's also the state's budgets, both with more money and more demands in 2021, and possible raises for state employees and teachers.
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New unemployment compensation law now in effect
Recently unemployed Alabamians will see a slight increase in their weekly unemployment compensation checks, but the number of weeks they are able to receive them has decreased since a new law went into effect January 1.
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Budget hearings preview: Students’ mental health a priority in 2020 session
The legislative session begins Feb. 4, but several of the state’s largest agencies will have budget hearings before lawmakers in the State House on Jan. 22 and 23.
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Matthew Stokes: Recognizing bright lights in the Alabama Legislature
There has been much to criticize and even ridicule within Alabama politics over the last few years. Yet, there are still many folks inside the Legislature doing real work.