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 ju ...
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 t ...
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 s ...
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 proclamati ...
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 ...
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. ...
API Releases Report on Alabama’s Fiscal Situation, “Follow the Money and See Where it Goes: ALABAMA CITIZENS PAY FOR BIG GOVERNMENT”
Birmingham, Ala. - Today (October 20th, 2021), the Alabama Policy Institute (API) released a new report evaluating the current fiscal state and uninhibited growth of Alabama’s government. The report entitled “Follow the Money and See Where It Goes: A ...
State Government Takes More Revenue From Citizens Than Ever Before
In 2021, Alabama’s state government took more money from taxpayers than ever before. The big question is, what will state government leadership do with it? It should be used to provide tax relief to citizens and businesses, not to continue to grow go ...
Justin Bogie on Huntsville’s Rightside Radio with Phil Williams
Tuesday afternoon, API’s Senior Director of Fiscal Policy joined Rightside Radio host Phil Williams on WVNN 92.5/770AM to discuss what Alabama has done with federal coronavirus relief funds and some better options for spending the influx of cash. ...