Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey recently announced that she will award almost $2.9 million to help five north Alabama counties recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. This…
Category: The Alabama Economy
Alabama ranked high for economic momentum in 2021
By Southern Torch Staff MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Monday, Governor Kay Ivey announced that Alabama ranks among the top states for economic momentum. State Policy Reports, a Washington, D.C.-based publication, ranked…
Gas Prices on the Rise
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Northeast Alabama drivers and motorists across the state will now pay more for gasoline beginning next week as a new tax takes…
Super Tuesday showdown: DeKalb Superintendent
The race to watch this Tuesday: DeKalb County Schools Superintendent By: Tyler Pruett and Joseph Morgan DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.—Alabama’s Presidential Primary is this Tuesday, March 1. In addition to making a…
Specialty boat tags could generate $5 million annually to state parks
Proposal would mirror automobile vanity tags program By Staff Reports MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, Senator Clay Scofield (R-Arab), Senator Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) and Representative Margie Wilcox (R-Mobile) announced they plan to…
A fiscally responsible budget
By State Senator Steve Livingston When I first ran for office in 2014, I promised to keep you up-to-date on the legislative process in Montgomery. With that in mind, I want…
How Your Legislators Voted on recent Tax Bills
by Joseph M. Morgan DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.—Throughout the second special session of the Alabama Legislature several tax increase bills were considered in both the House and Senate. Southern Torch decided to see…
Alabama Legislature's new budget calls for $86 million in new taxes
MONTGOMERY, Ala.—After a 6-month stalemate that has spanned two special legislative sessions, Alabama lawmakers passed a state budget Wednesday night that will cost taxpayers $86 million. With less than two weeks…