Tag: General Fund budget
Kay Ivey: 2015 year in review
It began as a challenging, yet rewarding year. On Jan. 19, 2015, I took the oath of office for my second term as lieutenant...
Cam Ward: Un-earmarking is a common-sense solution to budget issues
Budget cuts. Tax increases. Agency restructurings.
We’ve heard and seen it all over the past several months since the Legislature first came to order in...
Governor, lawmakers clash over future budget process
In the wake of a messy conflict between the executive and legislative branches over state spending, Sen. Paul Bussman of Cullman on Tuesday called for a...
Robert Bentley calls license office closures a funding problem
Gov. Robert Bentley on Wednesday said it's up to lawmakers to come up with funding to reopen 31 rural driver's license offices that were...
Greg Lein: Alabama parks face an uncertain future, for now all...
In the wake of the announcement to close five state parks and cut services and hours at other parks around the state, there have...
Greg Albritton: Don’t punish rural Alabama because of waste in Montgomery
All too often, the professional bureaucrats in Montgomery ignore the people of rural Alabama. The recent closure of driver’s license offices in our rural...
Phil Williams: Perfection versus excellence
As I write this opinion, I am a few days removed from the final round of Alabama’s budgeting melee. It was a thorough and...
Katherine Robertson: Legislative session postmortem: three themes
It's only been a few days since Governor Bentley signed the General Fund budget for fiscal year 2016 into law. We don't yet know...
Daniel Sutter: The cost of spend but don’t tax politics
The state legislature’s second special session to decide between spending cuts or tax increases to balance the General Fund budget reflects what I think...
Lawmakers resume talks on budget, education transfer
Alabama lawmakers are resuming budget talks after a late-night meeting failed to get an agreement.
A conference committee will meet Tuesday morning to resume negotiations...