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After decades of attempts, major Alabama bill to cut state’s 4% grocery tax wins final passage

Alabama families could soon pay less at the grocery store after lawmakers gave final passage Thursday to a landmark bill that would gradually remove half of the 4% state sales tax on food, capping decades of fruitless attempts at such a tax cut.

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After decades of attempts, major Alabama bill to cut state’s 4% grocery tax wins final passage

Alabama families could soon pay less at the grocery store after lawmakers gave final passage Thursday to a landmark bill that would gradually remove half of the 4% state sales tax on food, capping decades of fruitless attempts at such a tax cut.

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Lawmakers approve tax cut on overtime pay

The Alabama Senate voted 34-0 to approve a compromise version of the legislation to exempt overtime pay from the 5% state income tax. Senators concerned about the budget impact placed a $25 million aggregate cap on the annual amount of the tax cut. The House of Representatives voted 103-0 to accept the change. The bill now goes to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey.

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Lawmakers approve tax cut on overtime pay

The Alabama Senate voted 34-0 to approve a compromise version of the legislation to exempt overtime pay from the 5% state income tax. Senators concerned about the budget impact placed a $25 million aggregate cap on the annual amount of the tax cut. The House of Representatives voted 103-0 to accept the change. The bill now goes to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey.

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Legislative briefs for June 1

A lot happened in the State House yesterday that didn't get headlines. Read more about what bills moved and why from Mary Sell, Alexander Willis and Anna Barrett.

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Legislative briefs for June 1

A lot happened in the State House yesterday that didn't get headlines. Read more about what bills moved and why from Mary Sell, Alexander Willis and Anna Barrett.

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How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was advice that Mitch McConnell had offered to Joe Biden once already: To resolve the debt limit standoff, he needed to strike a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — and McCarthy alone. But after the first meeting of the top four congressional leaders with the president in early May, the Senate minority leader felt […]

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How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was advice that Mitch McConnell had offered to Joe Biden once already: To resolve the debt limit standoff, he needed to strike a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — and McCarthy alone. But after the first meeting of the top four congressional leaders with the president in early May, the Senate minority leader felt […]

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