Gas taxes go up Sept. 1

Alabama drivers will see a 6-cent state gas tax increase starting Sept. 1, the first increment of the 10-cent hike approved this year by lawmakers and Gov. Kay Ivey. When fully implemented, the increase will generate about $320 million a year for road and bridge projects. The first five state

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UNA cashing in on trust fund overflow

By Lisa Singleton-Rickman Staff Writer Aug 21, 2019 A robust year for state revenues — predominantly sales and income taxes —has boosted the value of the Education Trust Fund to $7 billion, freeing up $199 million from its rolling reserve to be handed out to school districts, which is nearly

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Gas tax increase coming

Some lawmakers who voted against the increase were first-time lawmakers and saw that they had to make a difficult choice for their first official vote in the Legislature. “I had just run a successful campaign on smaller government and less taxes,” Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, told ADN. “I

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