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Capital Briefing The legislature gave final passage on Thursday to record state budgets – the Education Trust Fund (ETF) and the General Fund. The ETF allocates funding for education spending… Read More
Capital Briefing The House and Senate worked through three legislative days this week, with several bills of note receiving favorable reports in their respective committees: SB245 by Sen. Sam Givhan… Read More
Capital Briefing The legislature convened for a two-day work week, completing the 20th legislative day on Thursday. The House passed HB378, Rep. Chip Brown’s (R-Mobile) bill to provide for the… Read More
Capital Briefing This week, the House passed Rep. Anthony Daniels’ (D-Huntsville) overtime pay legislation, which would remove the state income tax on overtime pay for Alabama workers. The House Ways… Read More
Capital Briefing Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) joined the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) on Tuesday, April 25, for BCA’s Government Affairs Briefing. Representative Daniels thanked Governor Ivey,… Read More
Capital Briefing Previous Next On Thursday, the economic incentives Game Plan package received final passage in the legislature and was signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey. The bills passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in… Read More
Capital Briefing Rep. Garrett Updates BCA’s Government Affairs Committee Representative Danny Garrett (R-Trussville) joined The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) on Tuesday, April 11, for BCA’s Government Affairs Briefing. Rep…. Read More
Capital Briefing Pro Tem Greg Reed Updates BCA’s Government Affairs Committee Alabama Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Reed (R-Jasper) joined The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) on Tuesday, April 4,… Read More
Angus Cooper, III, is one of the strongest business leaders in our state, driven by the simple mantra – “stay hungry and work hard.” Cooper serves as president of The Cooper Group of Companies, an Alabama-based, innovative organization employing thousands worldwide.
This week, the state legislature returned to regular session after concluding a special session to allocate pandemic relief funds and retire debt owed to the Alabama Trust Fund (ATF). Lawmakers were in Montgomery for a three-day work week, where they introduced 192 bills – 111 in the House and 81 in the Senate.