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MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On Tuesday afternoon, the Alabama Senate passed by a 26-2 vote a $2 billion General Fund budget for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) that increases funds for prisons and state troopers, and protects taxpayers by avoiding any new taxes. The General Fund is the state budget for all non-education state spending. “This budget […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – In February of 2015, Marshall James Walton of Mobile was working in a construction zone along U.S. Highway 45 near Citronelle. A F-150 pickup truck, driven recklessly through the area, struck and killed Mr. Walton. This past week, Senator Trip Pittman (R-Montrose) sponsored the Marshall James Walton Highway Safety Act, which establishes […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Late Thursday night, the Alabama Senate fulfilled its constitutional duty and passed a responsible General Fund budget for Fiscal Year 2018 by a 24-4 vote. The $1.8 billion budget level-funds most agencies, with a targeted $3.3 million increase for the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). It contains no tax increases on the […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama State Senate has wasted no time in the 2017 session approving legislation to protect taxpayers. On Tuesday, Senator Trip Pittman (R-Fairhope) passed an Alabama Senate Republican Caucus priority – Senate Bill 85, which strengthens penalties for committing Medicaid fraud. It will serve as a further deterrent to health care […]
Proposal contains no new taxes, provides near-level funding for every state agency Today, the Alabama Senate passed a lean $1.8 billion budget for the State General Fund (SGF), the budget for all non-education state spending. The Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) budget level-funds most state agencies, including state troopers and Corrections, and contains no tax increases. […]
In the special session that starts on Tuesday, Governor Bentley and the legislature will continue to work to pass a General Fund (GF) budget before the start of the 2016 fiscal year on October 1st. The challenges facing the GF budget are exploding costs associated with Medicaid, prisons, mental health, public safety and human […]
On Thursday, March 19th, the Alabama Senate passed legislation by Sen. Trip Pittman to create an independent board of trustees to lead Alabama’s two-year college institutions. Currently, the State Board of Education oversees K-12 and community colleges. Senate Bill 191 has 21 co-sponsors and will set up an independent Alabama Community College System in lieu […]