About Alabama

Maybe a better question is, “Why should the finances of a city or county ever get so bad that it can’t pay its bills and

Alabama remains one of the slowest-growing states in the Southeast. Since the 2010 Census, the state’s population has increased at only half the national rate.

Alabama, like other states, is in the middle of a slow recovery from the Great Recession that began in 2008. Recent statistics show signs of

Earmarking is a way of controlling government spending by predetermining how revenues can be used. The more earmarking there is, the less freedom lawmakers have

Chances are that most people who read this column are “homegrown” Alabamians. An estimated 70 percent of those who live in the state today were

A state constitution provides the framework within which governmental decisions are made. Some decisions affect the whole state and should be made by general laws

In broad terms, governments levy three types of taxes to raise revenue. They tax • what we own (property taxes), • what we earn (income

How well are the public schools in your community doing? Whether you are a student, teacher, parent or citizen, you have a stake in the