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Bill filed to combine state’s two main funds

A north Alabama lawmaker has pre-filed legislation that would combine the state’s tax revenues into one fund, and then divvy the money up among the General Fund and Education Trust Fund. The bill from Sen. Paul Sanford, R-Huntsville, would create the Alabama Recurring Revenue Fund. Revenue that currently flows into the General Fund and Education Trust Fund would be diverted to it. – Decatur Daily

Todd: Marital fidelity remark yielded death threats

Rep. Patricia Todd (D-Birmingham) expanded on the threat she made over the weekend in a Facebook update to out marital infidelities of straight anti-gay politicians who threatened to derail marriage equality in the state. “It’s pretty common knowledge in Montgomery that legislators have had affairs with different people [working for them]…clerks, office staff, that sort of thing.” She also said the response to her threat has both “shut down” the rhetoric and, alarmingly, also inspired “death threats” against her. – Huffington Post

United Launch Alliance contract now at $4B

United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has received a $383 million contract modification to deliver additional launch vehicle production services to the U.S. Air Force. The modification also brings the total contract value to $4.08 billion. ULA will perform the work in Colorado, Alabama, Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida through August 2017. – GovConWire.com

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