Montgomery, AL – Republican leaders in the Alabama Legislature say their priority at the start of the 2012 regular session next month will be to pass bills that will encourage businesses to create jobs.
Senate President Pro-Tem Del Marsh said the first bills he expects to come up for consideration in the Senate are measures that will provide incentives for businesses that create new jobs and for new industries that bring jobs into the state.
A Republican from Anniston, Marsh said he doesn't expect legislators to pass budgets until later in the session when members may have a better idea of what the economy will do.
One bill to be considered early by Rep. Duane Bridges, R-Valley, would increase incentives for companies that hire veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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