Alabama's School Choice Push Gains Momentum

0:00It's March 29th. This is Birmingham News Today, driven by AI. State Senator Arthur Orr broke it down on WVNN's Dale Jackson Show about new funding for Alabama's School Choice Push through the CHOC Act. The bill's sitting in the Senate right now, after the House Greenlit Governor Ivy's budget plan to fully cover year two. That means eligibility sticks to a poverty-level cap for this next year. But after that, it opens wider based on whatever cash the governor and... lawmakers set aside each time. Demands exploding, though, with families filing applications worth about $187 million last week alone. Not all will qualify once income checks hit, but the interest shows how bad folks want options for their kids. Governor Ivy asks for $250 million in her budget, so there's extra room to handle it. Applications wrap up this Tuesday, and we'll get fresh numbers soon. With education savings accounts rolling out as refundable tax credits for K-12 expenses,

1:00this could mean real choice for more Alabama.