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Alabama's $3.7B Budget: Pay Raises, Corrections Oversight

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Alabamas Senate General Fund Budget Committee has approved a $3.72 billion budget for fiscal year 2027, including a 2% pay raise for state employees and strict oversight for the Department of Corrections. The budget allocates $981 million for corrections, with $40 million contingent on progress at two facilities. The committee chair emphasized the importance of accountability and transparency in government spending.

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Alabama's $3.7B Budget: Pay Raises, Corrections Oversight

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Birmingham's stories making news on March 11. Last week, the Alabama House of Representatives passed House Bill 360, creating an annual Second Amendment sales tax holiday. The measure would exempt state sales tax on firearms, ammunition, and related accessories during the last weekend in August each year. Sponsored by state representative Chris Cells from Greenville, the bill now has 57 co-sponsors and strong backing from the National Rifle, Association, which rallied members to contact legislators in support. Meanwhile, Bama Carrey, Alabama's no-compromised gun rights group, is urging members to fight the proposal. They view it as a temporary gimmick that lets local governments decide whether to join in. The group wants the Senate to amend the bill for a full, permanent repeal of state and local sales taxes on guns, ammo, suppressors, magazines, and other firearms. The legislation heads to the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee soon, while

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