2022 AL Governor's race: on Budget & Economy


Kay Ivey: Wants to use $400 million of COVID relief to build prisons

Ivey is defending her proposal to use the state's allotment of coronavirus relief funds to build new prisons after receiving criticism from Democrats. Ivey convened a special session of the legislature to discuss how to fix what she has called a decades-long problem. As part of the solution, Ivey has proposed using up to $400 million of federal Covid-19 relief money, up to $785 million in bonds and no more than $154 million from the state General Fund to add new prisons and renovate others.
Source: CNN Politics on 2022 Alabama Gubernatorial race Sep 29, 2021

Tim James: Cut programs, transition government jobs to private sector

We believe that government should be limited and that the growth of government must be curtailed by a combination of the elimination of programs and transitioning of government jobs to the private sector.
Source: 2022 Alabama Governor campaign website TimJamesGovernor.com Feb 24, 2022

Yolanda Flowers: Invest in community job training and workforce development

It is Yolanda's goal to support small businesses and invite business into our great state to operate and grow. Yolanda will invest in community job training and workforce development to ensure that our workforce is always strong and our industries are always filled with hard workers who are prepared and ready to work. Yolanda will continue to shepherd the businesses that have already selected Alabama as home to their business.
Source: 2022 Alabama Gubernatorial website YolandaForGovernor.org Jul 19, 2022

Yolanda Flowers: Lottery can fund infrastructure, accessible broadband

When we focus our attention on supporting our own lottery, we will gain much. Our money will go to funding our education, making it possible for our children to attend in-state universities and community colleges. Our infrastructure will not be neglected anymore because we will have the money to pay for more staff. Our police departments will be able to hire more officers. Broadband will be accessible to all rural counties and small businesses.
Source: 2022 Alabama Gubernatorial website YolandaForGovernor.org Jul 19, 2022

Yolanda Flowers: Supports state lottery to fund schools, roads, highways

1819 News asked if she supported an Alabama lottery. "Yes, people are gambling anyway," Flowers said. "They are going to gamble. We ought to get some of that money that we are losing to Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and other states." 1819 News asked if Alabama approves gambling where should the money go? "Schools, roads, highways," Flowers said. "The roads have so many potholes here that my car is constantly getting out of alignment. Not in building jailhouses and prisons."
Source: 1819 News on 2022 Alabama Gubernatorial race Jan 31, 2022

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Candidates and political leaders on Budget & Economy:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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