Tag: American Rescue Plan
State Legislature returns on Tuesday
Both Houses of the Alabama State Legislature will be in Montgomery on Tuesday for Day 3 of the 2023 First Alabama Special Session to...
Hayneville receiving funds to upgrade failing sewer system
Federal and state officials on Friday marked the start of a $10 million project aimed at repairing and upgrading an Alabama community’s...
Association of County Commissions of Alabama supports Amendment 2
The Association of County Commissions of Alabama (ACCA) is urging voters to vote to ratify Amendment Two to the State Constitution.
Under the Alabama Constitution of...
Congressional Budget Office says inflation to last into 2023
The Congressional Budget Office released an economic outlook Wednesday, saying that high inflation will persist into next year, likely causing the federal...
State signs prison construction contract, quiet on details
Alabama officials have signed a contract to build a new state prison — part of a $1.3 billion construction plan partly using...
What was approved in the Alabama 2022 legislative session
Alabama lawmakers on Friday ended an election-year session that saw Republicans push through measures ranging from gun legislation to a ban on...
Hundreds of Alabama systems apply for water, sewer grants
More than 400 Alabama water and sewer systems have applied for grants funded by pandemic relief money, according to the Alabama Department...
Alabama lawmakers begin session amid COVID surge, elections
Alabama lawmakers returned to Montgomery on Tuesday to begin the 2022 legislative session against a backdrop of rising coronavirus cases and looming elections, faced...
Special session possible on relief fund spending
Alabama lawmakers say there may be a special session on how to spend the state’s remaining pandemic relief funds.
Lawmakers face decisions on $1.5 billion in relief funds
Alabama lawmakers face decisions in the coming months on how to spend more than $1.5 billion in pandemic relief funds, and legislative...