Tag: Greg Albritton
Alabama bill would limit prison release for good behavior
Incentives for some Alabama prisoners to follow the rules in order to secure an early release would be restricted under legislation that...
Senate leaders reflect on successful special session
On Thursday, the Legislature passed, and the Governor signed both bills, which were the objectives of the First 2023 Special Session. As the...
Cost estimate on new Alabama prison jumps $300 million
An Alabama prison finance authority on Wednesday increased what the state can spend on building a new 4,000-inmate prison in Elmore County...
Legislature finishes the ARPA special session
On Thursday, the Alabama Senate voted to pass House Bill 1 (HB1), which appropriates $1,060,000,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for water projects,...
House Committee approves bill to pay off debt to Alabama Trust...
On Wednesday, the Alabama Housed Ways and Means General Fund Committee advanced Senate legislation, SB1, to pay off the final balance on...
Alabama Senate Committee amends ARPA funding bill
The Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee met on Wednesday morning to consider the American Rescue Plan Act appropriation bill passed by...
Alabama Senate passes legislation to pay off debt to Alabama Trust...
On Tuesday, the Alabama Senate passed legislation that would authorize a supplemental appropriation to pay off the remaining balance the state owes to the Alabama...
The ARPA Special Session begins
The Alabama Legislature met on Wednesday for the first day of the First 2023 Special Session. The session was called by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to...
Spending, school choice among key session issues in Alabama
Alabama lawmakers began the 2023 legislative session on Tuesday. Here are some issues to watch in the session that can last through...
Alabama lawmakers turn attention to $1 billion relief funds
Alabama lawmakers returned to Montgomery Tuesday with a focus on how to use the state’s remaining $1 billion in pandemic relief funds,...
