Sen. Del Marsh, R-Anniston, filed the bill, called the Open Schools Act, on Thursday. It’s been assigned to the Senate Education Policy Committee and a public hearing is set for 10:45 a.m.Tuesday.
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Inside Alabama Politics – February 8, 2021
How goes the session; What to expect on gambling; Shelby keeps us waiting; Aderholt to the catbird seat; The latest with the Alabama State Bar; Potpourri.
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Alabama’s 2021 session starts with two-week focus
COVID-19 protocols are limiting public access to the State House, the number of committees that can meet at a given time and, some say, the amount of bills lawmakers will be able to consider.
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Inside Alabama Politics – December 3, 2020
By our count, this is fifth edition of Inside Alabama Politics to speculate on the possibility of a special session of the Alabama Legislature to take care of unfinished business from the COVID-curtailed 2020 Regular Session. There are good reasons for that.
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Marsh stepping down as Senate president pro tem; new leaders selected
Sen. Del Marsh, the Alabama Senate’s President Pro Tem since 2010, is stepping down from the top leadership position.
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Inside Alabama Politics – November 6, 2020
Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh rocked the Alabama political world last week by telling The Anniston Star he would not be seeking a seventh term in 2022. (Kudos, by the way, to The Star for the big scoop). This week, we asked Marsh, the Senate’s top leader since 2010, what that means for Senate leadership for the next two years.
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With CARES Act deadline approaching, some state leaders eye extension, reallocations
With a year-end deadline to spend it, changes in how the state is using more than $1.7 billion in federal CARES Act money could be coming, state officials said recently.
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New resources, recommendations available as schools set to reopen
As Alabama schools look toward reopening in less than a month, each public school system will receive a minimum of $170,000 for COVID-19 related wellness preparation and remote learning expenses under two grant programs announced Monday.
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Marsh sends internet spending request to Ivey
Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh on Tuesday sent Gov. Kay Ivey a proposal to spend $300 million in federal coronavirus relief money on internet connectivity in the state.
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Alabama Senate schedules July budget hearings
Alabama Senate leadership has scheduled some rare summer budget hearings to examine COVID-19’s impact on state revenues and prepare for the next legislative session.
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After dispute, Ivey sends lawmakers proposal for $1.8B in coronavirus spending
A week after a public dispute between Gov. Kay Ivey and members of the Legislature about who should control about $1.8 billion in federal coronavirus relief money, the governor on Thursday sent lawmakers a detailed proposal for allocating most of it.
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Marsh’s office: CARES Act money won’t be used for State House
The Republican leader of the Alabama Senate said Wednesday that the state's coronavirus relief funds will not be used to build a new Statehouse, putting to rest an idea that had created an immediate backlash.
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Lawmakers send Ivey $7.2B education budget, plan to return to deal with veto
In a rare Saturday meeting, Alabama lawmakers approved a $7.2 billion education budget, finishing the heavy lifting in a legislative session derailed by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Ivey cedes control of coronavirus funds, chides Legislature for spending ‘wishlist’
After private wrangling between the Legislature and Gov. Kay Ivey over the authority to spend nearly $1.8 billion in federal coronavirus relief money, Ivey on Thursday publicly put the responsibility on lawmakers.
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Senate passes General Fund budget, stakes domain over coronavirus funds
The Alabama Senate on Tuesday passed a General Fund budget totaling $2.389 billion and including modest increases for mental health, public health and state prisons, but no state employee pay raises that were expected earlier this year.