Next week, Alabama voters will cast their votes for the 2022 Primary Election. While the races for U.S. Senate and Governor are getting most of the media attention, who walks the halls of the State House for the next four years will have just as ...
State parks Amendment is more of legislature’s fiscal malfeasance
In less than two weeks, Alabama voters will head to the polls to cast their votes in the 2022 Republican and Democratic primary elections. One question that both ballots will have in common is whether to approve a constitutional amendment that w ...
When it comes to spending, Alabama is ‘bluer’ than New York and California
When you rank states in terms of their political leanings, places like California and New York are probably near the top of the list of liberal states. And that’s certainly true in terms of social issues. And while Alabama may be one of the most social ...
Do the priorities of the Legislature match those of the people?
When the Alabama Legislature returns from its spring break next week, there will be just seven legislative days remaining in the 2022 Regular Session. In the final days, there is likely to be a flurry of activity. The largest budgets, and largest exp ...
Rush to spend ARPA funds is feeding government rather than taking less from the people
On Wednesday, the Alabama Legislature convened a special session within the 2022 Regular Legislative Session, that will determine how the state spends $772 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The session comes after a Tuesday proclamation fr ...
Tax cuts seem to be everywhere – except in Alabama’s future
Kansas, one of a handful of states alongside Alabama that still fully taxes the sale of food, recently announced a bipartisan plan to “Axe the Food Tax”. Just before Thanksgiving, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a budget into law that will make swee ...
Alabama Lawmakers Must Choose the People Over Bigger Government
Despite the pandemic, the business of state government is booming in Alabama. It is past time for the state to give some of its newfound wealth back to citizens. A recent court ruling should pave the way for Alabama’s elected officials to do so, if they c ...
Biden Vaccine Mandate Could Impact Auburn and Alabama but They Should Not Give In
On September 9th President Joe Biden issued a wide-ranging COVID-19 vaccination mandate that requires all federal employees, contractors, and private sector workers at businesses employing more than 100 people to be fully vaccinated. As much as two-thirds ...
Mobile Radio: Justin Bogie on the Jeff Poor Show
This Tuesday, API's Senior Director of Fiscal Policy Justin Bogie spent some time on 106.5's the Jeff Poor Show discussing Alabama's growing budgets.
Follow the Money and See Where It Goes: Alabama Citizens Pay for Big Government
This report, entitled “Follow the Money and See Where It Goes: ALABAMA CITIZENS PAY FOR BIG GOVERNMENT,” examines the alarming rising tax revenue and spending from the state’s General Fund and Education Trust Fund budgets over the past several years. In ...