About Alabama — Balancing the Federal Budget
The federal government has spent more than it has taken in during 44 of the last 50 years. The last
About Alabama — Bringing Jobs to Alabama
Alabama’s unemployment rate in May stood at 9.6 percent, slightly higher than a year earlier and well above the national
About Alabama — State budgets complete but what’s the plan?
On its last session day, the Alabama Legislature completed work on the two large state budgets for the coming fiscal
About Alabama — Revising the Alabama Constitution
The state Legislature has developed a plan for revising the Alabama Constitution, which was adopted in 1901 and is widely
About Alabama — Managing Alabama’s State Government
The state of Alabama is in the middle of its biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s,
About Alabama — Public Opinion on Issues Related to State Government
Each year, the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama conducts a public opinion survey on issues related to state government.
About Alabama — The Alabama Commission on Improving State Government
One of Gov. Robert Bentley’s first acts in January was to issue an executive order creating the Alabama Commission on
About Alabama — Budget Troubles for State Government in 2011 and 2012
The Legislative Fiscal Office brought gloomy estimates of state finances to members of the Legislature at their December orientation meeting.