State General Fund
Alabama legislators told to be cautious with record-breaking budget revenues
State Finance Director Bill Poole wondered Tuesday if it was the best of times or the worst of times. On the former, the Legislative Fiscal Office estimates that the state’s two budgets are seeing huge influxes of cash, thanks to income and sales tax receipts from historically low unemployment rates and a growth in the […]
Commissioners of state health agencies cite staffing issues in budget requests
During budget hearings Wednesday, Alabama Department of Human Resources Commissioner Nancy Buckner underlined the difficulties in retaining staff. The Alabama Department of Human Resources had a turnover rate of 64% among its child welfare staff last year, she said. That was up from 46% percent the prior year. Buckner said that hiring and retaining workers […]