The 2009 regular session of the Alabama Legislature adjourned May 15. According to the summary report on the Legislature’s Web site, lawmakers considered more than
Many people associate April more with taxes than with rain showers. It is a good month to think about how much we pay, particularly in
The critical problems of Jefferson County’s government have received statewide attention for months. Its sewer system is deeply in debt, and the major tax that
Proration is the process of across-the-board cutbacks mandated by Alabama law to resolve shortfalls during the state’s budget year. The state’s two big budgets, providing
The state of Alabama has a budget for public education services and another, the General Fund budget, for most other services. Spending is limited by
In the 15 years from 1991 through 2005, an average of 1,073 people died in crashes on Alabama’s highways. The death toll peaked in 2006
Alabama’s state prisons house more than 25,300 inmates but were designed to hold only 13,400. Severe overcrowding, therefore, represents a major challenge. Since maintaining an
On Nov. 4, Alabamians will participate in a nationwide election for the president and vice president. We also will vote on five state officials (a
