Walt Maddox

Legislature

Online sales tax lawsuit pits Alabama’s biggest cities against counties, some lawmakers

Alabama online sales tax approach is the subject of a lawsuit filed by several large cities, which contend they're unfairly losing millions annually.

December 10, 2025

Big 10 Mayors demand overhaul of Alabama’s flawed online sales tax system

Alabama's largest city leaders are backing lawsuits and legislation to reform the state's outdated online sales tax structure.

July 16, 2025

Tuscaloosa City Board of Education votes to sue state over online sales tax

Alabama's 8 percent online sales tax has no earmarking for local school systems.

July 11, 2025

College students shouldn’t be taxed more just for living in a college town

Students want to live in Tuscaloosa. They want to spend money in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa should let them.

June 6, 2024

Montgomery, state considering citations for misdemeanor marijuana possession

The policies being considered at both the state and municipal level look to the example of Tuscaloosa.

April 3, 2023

Alabama’s Big Ten Mayors are influential

Being mayor of a city is where the rubber meets the road.

November 30, 2022

Walt Maddox wins fifth term as mayor of Tuscaloosa

According to preliminary election results, Maddox won with 6,727 votes, or 54.9 percent.

March 3, 2021

Alabama Democrats plan to learn from defeat, rebuild

There were hopeful gains in some areas, and the numbers, while abysmal in the majority of the state, painted a picture of a pathway back to relevancy.

November 6, 2020

Jones praises Maddox for tough coronavirus decisions

Alabama Sen. Doug Jones on Thursday held a press conference along with Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, and Jones praised the mayor for being one of the first mayors to take steps to slow the spread of the virus, including implementing a mask mandate. Jones said that Maddox “has made a lot of tough decisions — … Continued

August 28, 2020

Governor extends mask order through Oct. 2

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday extended her “safer-at-home” order another five weeks to Oct. 2. This includes the mandate that everyone socially distance and wear masks whenever they are around people not from their immediate household. “Today with the support of Dr. Harris I am extending the Safer at Home order,” Ivey said during … Continued

August 27, 2020