Gov. Kay Ivey is calling for eight weeks of paid maternity leave for Alabama teachers and state employees, a move that could make the state more competitive in recruiting and retaining workers.
In the 264 page report, the firm found provisions that raised “serious First Amendment concerns” regarding secrecy agreements amid ethics complaints, vagueness and due process concerns, and issues in who the ethics law applies to.
Gov. Kay Ivey is proposing record budgets for both the General Fund and education budgets in fiscal 2026 with increases for Medicaid, state employees and teachers retirement systems and health insurance.
Fighting crime and illegal immigration will be among the top issues in the Alabama Legislature’s more than three-month regular session that started Tuesday (Feb. 4).
In its last meeting before the 2025 legislative session, the Alabama Veterans Mental Health Steering Committee approved three preliminary recommendations they want lawmakers to adopt this year.
Eric Mackey has long argued that students should not use cell phones in school, pointing to schools with bans that have reported significant improvements in behavior and academics.
Alabama Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, has reintroduced a bill that would establish a tax credit program that could provide up to $30 million a year to the state’s struggling rural hospitals.
While Alabama was slow to embrace school choice, in the past decade, lawmakers have expanded choices beyond traditional public, private and homeschool options to multiple choices among programs, offering families greater flexibility.
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