Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says she’s looking at other options for prison construction after a plan to lease prisons was set back by financing troubles. Ivey made the statement Wednesday, a day after the June 1 deadline passed for companies to have financing in place for the prison leases. The governor said she plans to meet with legislators to discuss…
Pike Road officials say a new high school for the town is needed but won’t be possible without the community’s support for an increased property tax. On Monday, the Alabama Legislature passed Pike Road’s proposed property tax legislation. Money from the tax would go towards the building of a new high school. “The next step is to go out to…
The approval of a 1% occupational tax ordinance passed the Montgomery City Council by a vote of 5-3 Tuesday night. The city council decided to move forward with that vote– which would require anyone who works within the city limits of Montgomery to pay that occupational tax. “We have to invest in our neighborhoods, we have to invest in public…
A local lawmaker is pushing to repeal the state’s four percent grocery tax. Money from the tax is used to fund the state’s education. But if the repeal passes, that could mean more money in your pocket. The big question is how that money would be replaced. Lawmakers have tried for years to repeal the grocery tax, but have not…
The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a 2.5 percent pay raise for teachers and education employees. House members approved the raise on a 100-0 vote Tuesday. The bill now moves to the Alabama Senate. The approval came after an hour of debate in which Democrats argued the raise should be higher. Rep. Laura Hall and other Democrats said the…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama Senate has passed a bill that would restrict cities and counties from removing historical monuments, including Confederate ones, from public property. Al.com reports that the Alabama Heritage Preservation Act passed despite several Democratic senators calling it an intrusion on local government authority. The bill, which is headed to the House, would prohibit the removal,…
