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2015 Regular Legislative Session: The End is Near

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Unless you’re a devout student of Alabama’s legislative process, you’ve probably never heard of Senate Rule 34. Yet, among the 206 rules that govern the Alabama House and Senate, this particular rule is currently the most important rule of all. Under normal circumstances, a ...Read More

Capitol Notes: Week 11 of the Regular Legislative Session

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With six legislative days remaining in this year’s session, next year’s General Fund and Education Trust Fund budgets are taking center stage at the State House. The FY 2016 Education Trust Fund budget, which appropriates nearly $6 billion in state funds, passed the House ...Read More

Week 10 of the Regular Legislative Session

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Next year’s General Fund budget took the first step of its legislative journey last week as the House Ways and Means General Fund Committee favorably reported a substitute version of House Bill 135. Sponsored by committee chairman Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark), the bill appropriates ...Read More

Week Nine of the Regular Legislative Session

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It is nearly universally acknowledged that a major financial crisis is looming for next year’s State General Fund budget. There appears to be no consensus among legislators on how to solve the problem. There are, however, at least three public solutions being considered. First ...Read More

Week Eight of the Regular Legislative Session

Capitol Notes, Politics

By the end of this week, the 2015 session will be two-thirds complete. Though there are numerous bills that have yet to gain momentum in the Legislature, none are more important than the State General Fund (SGF) budget for the next fiscal year. The ...Read More

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