Alabama lawmakers approve tax rebates and education funding.

Alabama lawmakers have approved a one-time tax rebate of $150 for single people and $300 for married couples, which will cost the state an estimated $393 million. The bill now goes to Governor Kay Ivey, who will decide whether to sign the legislation into law. Ivey had earlier called for larger rebates of $400 for singles and $800 for married couples. The rebate bill was approved as part of an appropriations package that also reached final passage Thursday night, which included a nearly $9 billion education trust fund budget and a plan to lower the state sales tax on food from 4% to 2%.