Democrats want to cut your taxes. A Republican is standing in the way
Bills repealing the overtime tax and the grocery tax are very popular among voters. One man is in the way of their passage.
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House approves grocery tax reduction bill
The bill now heads to the Senate, but any delay could leave it on the cutting room floor.
House committee approves bipartisan grocery tax bill, with a few changes
The bill would reduce the sales tax on SNAP eligible foods by 2 percent as early as 2025.
Historic Education Budget passes Senate
As changed in committee on Wednesday, Gov. Kay Ivey's proposed tax rebates were cut from $400 to $100 per filer.
Senate committee cuts rebate from $400 per filer to $100
The change comes as lawmakers put their support behind reducing the state's grocery tax.
Alabama Arise supports Senate bill to reduce grocery tax
SB275 is co-sponsored by all 35 members of the Senate and would phase the grocery tax down from 4 percent to 2 percent over the next three years.
Senate bill to reduce grocery tax by two percent has bipartisan support
Alabama is one of 13 states in the country that still impose taxes on groceries.
Alabama has the second-lowest tax revenue in the country
Only Tennessee had lower tax collections per capita, and that is excluding the state lottery, which would put Alabama dead last.
Alabama Arise backs Coleman, McClammy bills to untax groceries
The bill would replace lost revenue to the Education Trust Fund by eliminating a deduction for federal income tax.
ALGOP poll: Majority of Alabamians want to cut grocery tax
There has been growing support among Republican lawmakers for the tax cut.
April 12, 2023