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Task force to explore removing grocery tax

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Want to repeal the tax on food in Alabama? There’s a task force for that. In what has quickly become Gov. Robert Bentley’s go-to move for dealing with complicated issues that are popular with voters, the Governor on Tuesday signed an executive order forming a committee to study the … Continued
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February 22, 2017
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No Accountability in Accountability Act

EDUCATION MATTERS By Larry Lee  The Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) has made public the latest reports of scholarship granting organizations (SGO) participating in the Alabama Accountability Act.  And once again we see how little accountability there really is in this law. There are currently nine SGOs listed by ADOR.  All were supposed to make … Continued
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October 27, 2015

The Disappearing Waiting List: What FL Can Teach AL About SGOs

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY – Since the release of a report on SGO finances earlier this month by the Alabama Department of Revenue, proponents of the Accountability Act have gone to great lengths to defend the numbers reported therein. Showing the distribution of only nine scholarships statewide in 2013 despite nearly $25 … Continued
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July 31, 2014

Statement by Judge Mark Kennedy on Marshall County Republican

Staff Report Montgomery – Last December, the Arab Tribune published a report from the Alabama Department of Revenue that found irregularities in the Marshall County Revenue Office. The state audit revealed that Revenue Commissioner Joey Masters (R) significantly lowered property taxes for friends and neighbors, along with other so-called clerical errors. Despite causing a furor … Continued
June 28, 2013

Some transactions excluded from state’s immigration law

Staff Report The State Revenue Department has changed its position on parts of Alabama’s new immigration law and now says several common transactions at county courthouses are no longer considered “business transactions” where people have to prove their legal residency. Revenue Commissioner Julie Magee sent a letter Tuesday to county officials saying that “the Alabama … Continued
December 22, 2011