The proposed rebates are about one-fourth the amount that Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey proposed in her State of the State address.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Senate on Thursday advanced tax rebates of $105 for single people and $210 for couples as part of an appropriations package that also includes a teacher pay raise.proposed in her State of the State address
“We are concerned about the future of the economy and we have a lot of programs we need to keep funding,” Orr, a Republican from Decatur, said. He said the savings account is needed to ensure the state doesn't have “to hit that pause button” on efforts to boost math and reading scores, raise teacher pay and expand prekindergarten availability.
“If you go into the store to buy groceries with $100, you come out with one bag,” Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, a Democrat from Birmingham, said.
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