It is apparent the Alabama Legislature’s regular session will be short and sweet. That is par for the course in an election year, when all 105 House seats and all 35 Senate seats are up for election. Therefore, it is an inherent historical reality that nothing consequential or controversial is addressed in a quadrennium ending election year. However, the Legislature is constitutionally required to enact two budgets — the Special Education Trust Fund Budget, which encompasses two-thirds of Alabama’s tax revenues, and the General Fund Budget, which has one-third of all revenues. Even though crafting the state’s budgets is difficult...

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