Alabama state legislature

A special tax rebate payment won't fill the pockets of Alabama residents until later this year. State lawmakers in May passed the rebate plan that calls for $150 rebates for single people and $300 for married couples. Some 1.9 million people in the state are expected to qualify for the one-time payments.

Alabama lawmakers say they're trying to satisfy a landmark Supreme Court order to draw a new district giving a voice to Black voters, but with hours to go before a court-ordered deadline Friday, experts say Republican proposals fall far short of what the law requires.

Governor Kay Ivey recently signed a bill into law that could strengthen the role of Alabama’s clinical social workers.

Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday concluded the 2023 legislative session that was marked by tax cut measures and ended with the shelving of some controversial measures, including a bill that would make it a crime to help a non-family member fill out an absentee ballot.

Alabama lawmakers approved legislation to exempt at least a portion of a worker's overtime pay from state income taxes.

The Alabama House and Senate gave final approval to a one-time tax rebate that will give $150 to single people and $300 to married couples. Legislators in both chambers approved a late-night conference committee compromise.

Democrats in the Alabama Legislature are seeking to repeal Alabama's abortion ban or add exemptions for pregnancies resulting from rape and incest.

State legislators are currently meeting in Montgomery to decide how to spend a surplus in the state education budget. One option is giving back a one-time tax rebate.

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