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Alabama will have to move quickly to comply with a court order to draw congressional districts for the 2024 elections. Judges indicated Friday that they will give legislators until July 21 to adopt a new map.
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The legislation will reduce the tax on groceries in Alabama to 3% on Sept. 1, 2023, and aims to reduce to 2% on Sept. 1, 2024.
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House Bill 77 will lower the state's prepaid sales tax burden. It will also give some businesses the option to no longer prepay taxes.
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The honor reflects record results for Alabama’s economic development team, with companies announcing new facilities and expansion projects involving $10.1 billion in capital investment last year.
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In a press release on Friday, Governor Kay Ivey announced the Yellowhammer State had the lowest unemployment rate in the region in April with more Alabamians in the workforce and heightened wages.
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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey defended her decision announced last week to remove the Secretary of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education.
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A proposed educational voucher plan in Alabama would give parents thousands of dollars annually in public funds to pay for private school or homeschooling expenses for their child.
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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has signed a package of economic development bills into law, acting shortly after lawmakers gave the legislation final approval. The new laws reauthorize and expand the tax breaks used by Alabama to lure new industries.
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Alabama lawmakers have approved harsher penalties for trafficking fentanyl, with punishments of up to life imprisonment, as lawmakers try to respond to the deadly overdose crisis. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed the legislation into law Thursday afternoon.
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Governor Kay Ivey has announced that millions of dollars in state funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various road and bridge projects. The funding is made available through the Annual Grant Program.