MONTGOMERY – On Tuesday,February 27 the Alabama State Senate approved Governor Kay Ivey’s request for a pay raise for all state employees. Senators voted 28-1 Tuesday to approve a three percent pay raise for state employees. The bill now goes to the Alabama House of Representatives for debate.
Governor Ivey released the following statement about the Senate’s action.
“We depend on state employees every day – after a decade without a pay increase, it is time we honor their hard work and commitment with a sensible raise. State employees are vital to good government and I appreciate the work they do for the people of Alabama each and every day. I commend sponsor Senator Clyde Chambliss, General Fund budget chairman Senator Tripp Pittman and the members of the Senate for adopting the full three percent raise I proposed. I urge the House to move quickly and follow the Senate’s lead.”
