by AAHA | Jun 15, 2015 | articles
Regular Session Ends With No General Fund Budget On Thursday afternoon, the 29th day of the Legislative Regular Session, the Alabama Senate passed a severely-cut General Fund Budget by a vote of 20-13. The version passed by the Senate was as austere as the...
by AAHA | Jun 2, 2015 | articles
As Legislative Day 26 came to close on Thursday, two facts were clear: there is still no consensus, between the Legislature and the Governor, between the House of Representatives and Senate, on how to fix the problematic General Fund and a special session this summer...
by AAHA | May 31, 2015 | articles
As Legislative Day 24 ended, both the General Fund budget and Education Trust Fund budget moved closer to passage, although not without controversy. The House sent a severely-cut General Fund budget as a vehicle for the Senate to begin deliberations. It contained no...
by AAHA | May 31, 2015 | articles
With only eight legislative days left, time is running out for lawmakers to agree on a solution to the General Fund crisis. In the last week, the House, after hearing the Senate would not approve any tax increases, put forth a stripped-down budget proposal that...
by AAHA | Apr 30, 2015 | articles
The halfway point of the 2015 Alabama Legislative Session was marked by a familiar scenario in the State Senate: a Democrat filibuster that slowed legislative activity to a virtual halt. Legislators in both chambers and on both sides of the aisle continue to consider...
