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The Alabama Senate passed a series of bills allocating $3.72 billion in fiscal year 2027 from the State’s General Fund for executive, judicial and legislative expenditures on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth continued his verbal assault on the Ivey administration's decision to borrow $730 million against future tax receipts to finance the West Alabama Highway project, also known as the West Alabama Corridor.
Friday, during his weekly appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," Elliott warned that Gov. Kay Ivey's decision to forgo any federal matching on the West Alabama Corridor will mean more outcomes similar to that of the Tuscaloosa AL-69 project.
House Pro-Tem Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) says the project further proves that the role of director of the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) should be removed from the governor's cabinet and placed under an independent commission.
During Friday's episode of WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) spoke about the continued demand from West Alabama leaders for a four-lane highway they claim will better connect the region with economic opportunities.
On Monday, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth sounded off about the Ivey administration's decision to borrow $730 million against future tax receipts to finance the West Alabama Highway project, also known as the West Alabama Corridor.
Last week, a report from Alabama Daily News via the Bond Buyer revealed that the Alabama Highway Authority is selling $730 million in bonds to fund 80 miles of the West Alabama Corridor project.
Lieutenant Gov. Will Ainsworth made it clear earlier this week that he opposed the Ivey administration's decision to borrow $730 million against future tax receipts to finance the so-called West Alabama Corridor.
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth is joining the chorus of lawmakers voicing strong opposition to the West Alabama Highway saying that Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) director John Cooper, "should be embarrassed."
The Alabama Highway Authority is selling $730 million in bonds starting Thursday to fund 80 miles of the West Alabama Corridor project.
During a meeting of the Alabama Legislature's Contract Review Committee last week, House Pro-Tem Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) made waves with his criticism of the Ivey administration's West Alabama Corridor project, which, if completed, would make a long-envisioned four-lane route between Mobile and Tuscaloosa a reality.
The next governor of Alabama is "going to shut down" the ongoing U.S. Highway 43-State Highway 69 West Alabama Corridor expansion project, according to House Pro-Tem Chris Pringle (R-Mobile).
Despite the hold placed by State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine), the ultimate price tag on the route, which would complete a four-lane corridor between Mobile and Tuscaloosa, remains an unknown.
Alabama Department of Transportation contracts held up by legislators in September over a dispute involving the financing and wisdom of the West Alabama Corridor project will move forward next week.
Fourteen Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) contracts worth well over $100 million are still being delayed over three weeks since legislators placed holds on the contracts over a dispute about the West Alabama Corridor at a committee meeting.
Fourteen Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) contracts delayed by legislators at a Contract Review Committee meeting earlier in the month are still on hold.
Governor Kay Ivey recently broke her silence regarding the West Alabama Corridor project, saying it was a "vital" project that will continue as planned despite it currently being placed on hold by the Contract Review Committee.
State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) said recently he’s concerned about whether the West Alabama Corridor is actually currently eligible for federal funding due to the type of permitting that is being used on the project by the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT).
"This isn’t an Oprah giveaway where she gets to say, ‘You get a car. You get a car. You get a road project. You get a road project.'"
Speculation is rampant as to why Gov. Kay Ivey's Alabama Department of Transportation, under the leadership of director John Cooper, is willing to spend in excess of $1 billion of federally unmatched state gas tax revenue on the so-called West Alabama Corridor project.
While talking about needed infrastructure projects in Alabama Thursday on FM Talk 1065’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth claimed that Alabama Department of Transportation director John Cooper has threatened lawmakers who are pushing for a project on Interstate 65.
Two legislators on opposite sides of an ongoing battle over the future of the West Alabama Corridor project delayed all Alabama Department of Transportation contracts being considered at a committee meeting on Thursday afternoon.
Despite the Ivey administration's best efforts, the so-called West Alabama Corridor that would complete a four-lane route between Mobile and Tuscaloosa with a price tag approaching $1 billion remains a controversial use of public dollars.
Amidst concerns from some state officials over projected costs, multiple West Alabama mayors met in Thomasville to argue for the value of the West Alabama Corridor on Tuesday.
State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) spoke Tuesday to the Common Sense Campaign at the Foley Public Library about top issues facing his constituents.
Governor Kay Ivey has one ally in her bid to finish a four-lane route between Tuscaloosa and Mobile.
A common refrain from members of the legislature is the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is a problematic agency to work with and function with little to no input from lawmakers.