Tag: Trip Pittman
Prison reform bill faces more opposition in Senate committee
The Senate Committee on General Fund Finance and Taxation took up the Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative Act during a hearing Wednesday when, again, lawmakers were...
Senate committee green-lights 2 Medicaid bills
The Senate Committee on General Fund Finance and Taxation gave a favorable report on two Medicaid-related bills Tuesday, one aimed at curbing fraud and another...
Senate passes $1.8 billion general fund budget framework
The Alabama Senate passed a taut $1.8 million budget framework for non-education spending on Thursday, level-funding most state agencies and passing no tax increases that...
Bill proposes Alabama lottery limited to multi-state gaming
A Senate committee will debate a proposal to have Alabama join multi-state lottery games like Mega-Millions and Powerball.
The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee will...
Alabama community colleges to seek funding hike
An electronics instructor at Northwest-Shoals Community College recently retired. One of his former students who works in private industry in Huntsville applied for the...
Trip Pittman: Education is an investment in Alabama’s future
In the special session that starts on Tuesday, Governor Bentley and the legislature will continue to work to pass a General Fund (GF) budget...
As special session resumes, still no agreement on budget
The Alabama Legislature on Monday resumed a special session on a budget shortfall the same way it began three weeks ago: with absolutely no...
Robert Bentley swears in new board for 2-year colleges
Gov. Robert Bentley has appointed the state's first commission to oversee Alabama's 25 community and technical colleges.
Senate Bill 191, sponsored by Sen. Trip Pittman was signed...
Not so puny anymore: Alabama set to honor brown shrimp
Alabama has an official bird, official folk dance and official nut. Now the state is poised to have an official crustacean.
The Montgomery Advertiser reports state...
Senate approves education budget
The Alabama Senate has approved a nearly $6 billion education budget that includes more money for prekindergarten and additional middle school teachers.
Senators unanimously approved...
