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McClendon Says Tax Increase is Unlikely to Pass Legislature

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, Rep. Jim McClendon (R) from Springville told ‘The Alabama Political Reporter’ in exclusive phone comments that the state legislature is very unlikely to pass a new tobacco tax to prevent expected cuts to the Alabama General Fund.  We asked Rep. McClendon about HB712 which would raise the Alabama … Continued
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April 24, 2012

Rep. Joe Hubbard Wants New Cigarette Tax to Pay for Medicaid

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama State Representative Joe Hubbard (D) from Montgomery released a statement announcing that is building bi-partisan support for HB712. HB712 would raise the user fee on cigarettes and ear-mark those additional funds for Medicaid. Rep. Hubbard said, “You ask taxpayers to pay for the services they use.” “Smoking costs … Continued
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April 23, 2012