The South Alabamian News Podcast
The South Alabamian Newspaper provides local news for Jackson, Alabama.
The South Alabamian News Podcast
Corridor project locks in future funds
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Perhaps they thought no one would notice. Last week, the Alabama Senate fulfilled its constitutional obligations for the 2026 legislative session by passing a series of bills related to the state's general fund budget. The grand total when it was all said and done came to .72 billion. As of late, this is an unremarkable feat given Republicans' consolidation of power, which includes a hold on the governor's office and supermajorities in both chambers of the Alabama State House. Throughout Kay Ivey's tenure, the governor has presented her proposed budgets with no expectation of significant changes. At some point in the...