With a little breathing room in state coffers as tax revenues are up over $400 million over the last year, there has been some speculation that Alabama’s public school teachers could see a pay raise this year.

According to a report from WDHN’s Courtney Chandler, that raise is likely to be three percent.

Speaking to Chandler in his report, Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) said if passed by the legislature, teachers would see that raise on checks after October 1.

Clouse also said there would be an effort to limit increases in health insurance for state employees, which includes teachers, in the upcoming legislative session.

“They wouldn’t see it until October 1 with the new budget year,” Clouse said. “So yeah, they would see it on their paycheck after October 1. I also think that in the budget there will be a proposal to make sure the health insurance doesn’t go up on education employees as well as state employees. So that’s pretty significant, too.”

@Jeff_Poor is a graduate of Auburn University, the editor of Breitbart TV and host of “The Jeff Poor Show” from 2-5 p.m. on WVNN in Huntsville.