November 2016 Group Watch: AL House Speaker Adjusts to New Role
Alabama House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said at the time he took office in August that he felt like he was drinking from a fire hose. Months later, after working through a hectic special session focused on a state budget crisis, he is now settling into the job that became his after former Speaker Mike Hubbard was ousted in June after being convicted on ethics charges. Speaker McCutcheon said budgets will continue to be challenges, as members remain largely opposed to tax increases. He hopes the advisory committee on budgets will provide information to lawmakers if there are any earmarked dollars that can be used to address other needs.
