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Ivey signs VA leadership bill, appoints new commissioner

Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed Senate Bill 67, which reorganizes the chain of command within the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs and allows her to appoint the department’s commissioner. She immediately selected retired Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Newton.

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Ivey signs VA leadership bill, appoints new commissioner

Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed Senate Bill 67, which reorganizes the chain of command within the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs and allows her to appoint the department’s commissioner. She immediately selected retired Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Newton.

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State audit: Former Crenshaw Co. official should repay $209K

A recent state report shows the former circuit and district court clerk in Crenshaw County needs to repay more than $209,000 in missing or misspent funds.  The Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts recently demanded repayment. It held a hearing for former clerk Jeannie Gibson to explain why she shouldn’t have to repay the public funds. Gibson did not appear at the hearing. 

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State audit: Former Crenshaw Co. official should repay $209K

A recent state report shows the former circuit and district court clerk in Crenshaw County needs to repay more than $209,000 in missing or misspent funds.  The Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts recently demanded repayment. It held a hearing for former clerk Jeannie Gibson to explain why she shouldn’t have to repay the public funds. Gibson did not appear at the hearing. 

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$192M tax cut package sails through Alabama House; likely spells end to overtime tax cut

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama House advanced with little discussion and strong bipartisan support Tuesday a four-bill tax cut package, including a reduction on the state sales tax on groceries, that would represent an annual savings of $192 million for Alabamians. “With the passage of this tax cut package, the Alabama House of Representatives has […]

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$192M tax cut package sails through Alabama House; likely spells end to overtime tax cut

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama House advanced with little discussion and strong bipartisan support Tuesday a four-bill tax cut package, including a reduction on the state sales tax on groceries, that would represent an annual savings of $192 million for Alabamians. “With the passage of this tax cut package, the Alabama House of Representatives has […]

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‘Second Chance’ bill passes Senate

Sen. Bill Barfoot, R-Pike Road, the measure's sponsor, estimates it would affect just 200 of the approximately 20,000 people in Alabama state prisons who were sentenced decades ago under a 1977 habitual offender law that has since been revised.

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‘Second Chance’ bill passes Senate

Sen. Bill Barfoot, R-Pike Road, the measure's sponsor, estimates it would affect just 200 of the approximately 20,000 people in Alabama state prisons who were sentenced decades ago under a 1977 habitual offender law that has since been revised.

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