April | 2024 | Alabama Bank News

Capitol Notes: Legislature Considers Workforce Bills, Opioid Settlement Allocation

Breaking, Capitol Notes

Working for Alabama Package on Goal Line Lawmakers in Alabama are making progress on a legislative package called “Working for Alabama” designed to increase the number of people participating in the state’s workforce. Streamlining Workforce Development: Gov. Kay Ivey signed SB247, which creates a ...Read More

General Fund Budget Passes Senate

Capitol Notes, Politics, Publications

Senate Passes Record General Fund Budget The Alabama Senate approved a hefty $3.3 billion General Fund budget for fiscal year 2025 (FY2025) as well as a General Fund supplemental appropriations bill on Thursday. This marks the largest budget in state history, according to Sen. ...Read More

Legislature Returns from Break to Work on Education and General Fund Budgets

Breaking, Capitol Notes

Lawmakers Prioritize Budgets for Final One-Third of Session With two-thirds of the 2024 session complete, the Alabama Legislature is focusing on its most crucial task: passing the General Fund and the Education Trust Fund (ETF) budgets – along with supplemental funding bills for each. ...Read More

Monthly Archive:: April 2024