Alabama Senate committee OKs $10.5 billion education budget; floor vote expected Thursday

Alabama Senate committee OKs $10.5 billion education budget; floor vote expected Thursday

Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, speaking to senators at the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee meeting on April 1, 2026, about the fiscal year 2027 Education Trust Fund budget in the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. The committee approved the $10.5 billion budget with minor changes and a vote on it is expected on Thursday. (Anna Barrett/Alabama Reflector)An Alabama Senate committee Wednesday approved a $10.5 billion Education …