In her state of the state address, Gov. Kay Ivey gave support to a one-time tax rebate of $800 to Alabama families. Ivey also called for a special legislative session to allocate Alabama’s remaining $1.1 billion from Congress' American Rescue Plan Act.
Gov. Kay Ivey greets supporters at her annual State of the State address Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Montgomery, Alabama. Sarah Swetlik/AL.comGov. Kay Ivey declared that “Alabama is thriving” and said she would support a one-time tax rebate of $800 to Alabama families.
“A paycheck does not go as far as it did two years ago,” the governor told legislators and others gathered in the Old House Chamber of the Capitol. “That’s why I am calling on you to put nearly a billion dollars back into the hands of hardworking, taxpaying Alabamians through one-time rebates of $400. That means $800 for our working families, and it couldn’t come at a better time.”
Generally, Poole said those who file individual state income tax returns would receive a $400 rebate, which would mean an $800 rebate for a household with two incomes. Senate President Pro-Tem Greg Reed, R-Jasper, said broadband access and water and sewer projects would again be priorities with ARPA. He also said he expected a portion to go to hospitals and nursing homes that had increased costs because of the pandemic. And he said individual lawmakers have cited needs in their districts caused by the pandemic.
The governor advocated for renewal and expansion of the Alabama Jobs Act and the Growing Alabama Act, key laws the state uses to recruit industry. The governor proposed creating the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences to address shortage of workers in the healthcare field. The school would be in Demopolis and would offer students in grades 9 through 12 teaching in science, technology, and math courses and hands-on clinical training experiences.
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