MONTGOMERY, AL (AP) -The Alabama House has voted to give public school teachers a 2 percent pay raise, less than the 5 percent raise supported by Democratic lawmakers.

The vote came Wednesday night as the House was debating bills related to the proposed $5.7 million education budget.     

House members voted 62-37 against a proposed amendment by Democratic Rep. Richard Lindsey of Centre to increase the raise from 2 to 5 percent.     

Education budget committee chairman Republican Rep. Jay Love of Montgomery says the state couldn't afford a 5 percent raise, partly because of money borrowed last year from the education budget and given to the General Fund.     

From Birmingham-Southern College:

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Bill Rancic, entrepreneur and winner of the first Apprentice, will present the 2013 Stump Entrepreneurship Lecture at Birmingham-Southern College on Monday, April 1, at 7 p.m. in the Bruno Great Hall of the Norton Campus Center.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

Rancic will share his views on how to succeed in business and in life. He will also share his experiences on NBC’s primetime show “The Apprentice,” of which he regularly appears in its board room.

Several years after his introduction to America on the show, Rancic continues his commitment to entrepreneurship throughout the country. Currently, he is developing real estate in Chicago, producing and appearing in several television programs, and speaking to businesses and organizations on motivational and business topics.