May 29, 2023 Group Watch: Both AL Budgets Passed by Legislature
The debate over the particulars of Alabama’s two state budgets, the General Fund Budget and the Education Trust Fund Budget, continued through Thursday night and into early Friday morning. The $11.5 billion in education spending is the largest amount in state history, and it includes a $2.8 billion supplemental appropriation. The size of this appropriation was the main bone of contention, while the amount of the tax rebates for Alabamians was the largest difference between the budgets and what Governor Ivey had laid out in March. Read more here and here.
