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Killing overtime tax exemption is class warfare

Some Alabama lawmakers want to repeal the OT tax exemption to pay the private school tuition for rich families.
December 11, 2024

They’re scaring me

Alabama has more than its share of Donald Trump apologists and sycophants. And they’re kind of scary. Why can’t we have at least one or two Republicans who understand that Donald Trump is just scamming voters and isn’t a true Republican and aren’t afraid to say it? Why isn’t there one Republican from Alabama who … Continued
September 26, 2019

If GOP economics work, why do Alabama leaders tax the working class?

The Mobile toll bridge is dying.  You can feel that things have turned. The opposition has become too organized, indicating that there’s a powerful force behind it, and the fringe politicians have made public statements supporting the protestors — because, why not? There’s no political downside to being against a tax that doesn’t really affect … Continued
August 22, 2019

In Alabama, money is god

If you have ever participated in an organized cleanup effort of pretty much any piece of land anywhere in this country, you know one thing is true: plastic grocery bags are everywhere. They’re stuck in bushes, half buried, clinging to other trash, in trees, floating in every body of water, and clinging to every barbed-wire … Continued
April 11, 2019

Taxation without representation: Clearing up the confusion between cities, counties caused by exterritorial jurisdictions

Just before the Revolutionary War and largely in response to the Stamp Act imposed by the British on the American colonies, the Massachusetts lawyer James Otis famously proclaimed, “Taxation without Representation is Tyranny.” Today, Alabama is one of only three states that permits municipalities to impose police, planning, and other exterritorial jurisdictions in areas well … Continued
February 13, 2019

Jones partners with GOP senator to stop tax refund theft

Tax filing season has officially begun, and that means tax returns and tax refunds — not all of which are real. Tax filing season creates an opportunity for con artists to file fraudulent tax returns in an effort to steal real refunds that are owed to other taxpayers. Theft of tax refunds cost victims a … Continued
January 30, 2019

Morrow critical of Budget Committee

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Since 1990, no fewer than ten formal legislative committees, commissions, task forces, and other entities have been created by the Legislature to study budget and tax reform. This number, however, according to the Legislative Fiscal Office (LFO), doesn’t include “any task force or group created informally by either House … Continued
December 16, 2016