As budgets move, conflict brews over what's in .8B supplemental
The state's record budgets and rare supplemental spending bills are now halfway through the legislative process, having passed their chamber of ori...
May 21, 2023
5:06 AM
The state's record budgets and rare supplemental spending bills are now halfway through the legislative process, having passed their chamber of origin. Now, lawmakers, lobbyists and locals are rallying for projects to be put in — or put back in — the proposals as they move ahead. This potential funding feud is particularly noticeable in the eye-popping $2.8 billion education supplemental. The proposal from Gov. Kay Ivey in March included several expenditures not related to classrooms and colleges.
Mary Sell