Alabama lawmakers hope to redirect some money that had been planned to offset costs of teacher health insurance to the construction of the new $400 million statehouse in Montgomery.
Lawmakers need to find $75 million this year to begin paying on the new statehouse, which is expected to open in January 2027.
On Wednesday, the House Ways and Means Education Committee approved $180 million for PEEHIP in the Education Trust Fund, less than initially requested by Gov. Kay Ivey…