Alabama Special Session

Alabama lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a spending plan to use $1 billion in federal coronavirus funds, which Governor Kay Ivey signed. Ivey also signed separate legislation to take $60 million from a budget surplus to finish repaying money borrowed a decade ago during a budget shortfall.

It’s been almost one week since the Legislature ended a special session without a general fund budget.Governor Robert Bentley is expected to call another…

Alabama’s lawmakers are back in Montgomery for a special session to work on the budget.Governor Robert Bentley is seeking a 25-cent-per-pack cigarette tax…

Governor Robert Bentley has released his tax and budget proposals ahead of next week's special session on a budget shortfall.Bentley spokeswoman Jennifer…