Alabama Lawmakers Advance Voucher Bill that Would Give Parents $6,900 for Private and Homeschool
Alabama lawmakers have advanced a voucher proposal to give parents up to $6,900 per child each year to pay for private school or homeschooling expenses.
Alabama Politics
Alabama Bill Would Enable Review of Some Habitual Offender Sentences
A few hundred Alabama prisoners serving life sentences for crimes such as robbery under Alabama’s stringent habitual offender law could see their punishments reviewed under legislation that advanced Wednesday.
Alabama Senate Advances Smaller Tax Rebate Proposal
The proposed rebates are about one-fourth the amount that Gov. Kay Ivey proposed in her State of the State address.
Montgomery Whitewater Funding Removed from State Education Budget
Money for Montgomery Whitewater has been removed from the proposed state education budget that is working its way through the Alabama Senate.
Bill Would Make It a Felony to Help People Who Vote Absentee
Republicans in the Alabama House of Representatives have approved legislation that would make it a felony to help a voter fill out an absentee ballot.
Alabama Senate Approves Ban on College Level Transgender Athletes
Alabama could soon join other states that ban transgender women from playing on female sports teams in college, under legislation nearing final approval in the state.
Alabama Lawmakers Advance Bill to Exempt Overtime Pay from Income Tax
Alabama workers could see their overtime pay exempt from state income tax, under legislation advanced Tuesday by state lawmakers.
Entire Alabama Senate Supports Cutting State Grocery Tax
Every member of the Alabama Senate is supporting legislation to cut the state sales tax on groceries by half.
Bill Would Give Alabama Parents $6,900 for Private Schools
A proposed educational voucher plan in Alabama would give parents thousands of dollars annually in public funds to pay for private school or homeschooling expenses for their child.
Alabama House Approves Gov. Kay Ivey’s “Game Plan” of Economic Development Incentives
The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a package of economic development bills that would renew and expand the tax breaks and other incentive programs the state uses to lure industries.
