In a surprising and historic move, the Alabama state legislature passed the state’s first private-school choice plan Thursday evening. Governor Robert Bentley (R), who is expected to sign the bill next week, called it “the most significant piece of legislation that’s been passed in this Legislature in years,” and Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, [...]

MONTGOMERY – Today, the Alabama Legislature passed the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013, sponsored by Representative Chad Fincher (R-Mobile) and Senator Bill Holtzclaw (R-Madison). The bill has full support of Governor Robert Bentley and will be signed early next week. “Passage of this law provides school systems across the state with the tools they need [...]

Attorney General Luther Strange today expressed his support for legislation to streamline law enforcement in Alabama, consolidating a multitude of agencies for more effective operations and more efficient use of scarce resources. Senate Bill 108, sponsored by Senator Del Marsh, has been approved by the Alabama Senate and this morning passed the Public Safety and [...]

MONTGOMERY – A bill passed Thursday by the Alabama Senate will mandate the automatic structured repayment of $437 million recently borrowed from the Alabama Trust Fund. An amendment added in the Senate to House Bill 94 by Senator Bryan Taylor (R-Prattville) provides for an automatic annual appropriation to the Alabama Trust Fund ensuring that each [...]