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Posts in category: Fiscal Policy

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Legislature should not seek permanent solutions for temporary problems

July 14, 2022
by Justin Bogie EditorialsFiscal Policy

Last week, the Alabama Legislature held the second in a series of informal budget hearings aimed at determining how inflation and the possibilities of a recession are impacting state agencies. Much like the first hearing, the general theme ...

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Florida is using Covid funds for tax relief

July 13, 2022
by Parker Snider Around the NeighborhoodFiscal Policy

$1.24 billion in tax relief is soon headed to Florida residents. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in May signed a bill that will provide no less than ten statewide sales tax holidays that begin this summer, with some running through 2024.  “In Florid ...

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In the aftermath of Roe, Alabama should not rush to fully expand Medicaid

July 11, 2022
by Justin Bogie EditorialsFiscal PolicyHealthcare

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, will Alabama lawmakers make a renewed push to expand Medicaid in Alabama? The early indications suggest yes, but lawmakers should be in no rush to take action. Governor Kay ...

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Alabama lawmakers should be in no rush to spend additional ARPA funds

June 23, 2022
by Justin Bogie EditorialsFiscal Policy

When Alabama lawmakers came into session in January, one of their first priorities was allocating the first half of Alabama’s $2.1 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. With the second half set to hit the state’s coffers soon, lawmakers s ...

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Mississippi reducing its income tax starting July 1st

June 23, 2022
by Parker Snider Around the NeighborhoodEditorialsFiscal Policy

This legislative session, Mississippi passed the largest tax cut in the state’s history. The state income tax in Mississippi will begin its slow four-year decrease from 5% to 4% on July 1st. The tax, which applies to all income above $5,000, will re ...

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What is a labor union, and what could unions mean for Alabama?

June 16, 2022
by Justin Bogie EditorialsFiscal Policy

Over the past year, unionization has been a hot topic in Alabama. An Amazon facility in Bessemer has twice voted on the issue of unionization, with workers choosing not to form a union both times. Recently, workers at a Starbucks in Birmingham voted ...

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What to expect from four more years of Ivey

May 31, 2022
by Justin Bogie EditorialsFiscal Policy

On Tuesday, among a crowded field of challengers, incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey coasted to victory in the Republican primary election. She will face either Yolanda Flowers or Malika Sanders-Fortier in the November general election, but it is almo ...

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Even California Democrats are considering how to give money back to the people

May 25, 2022
by Parker Snider Around the NeighborhoodEditorialsFiscal Policy

In California, gasoline prices are hovering around $6.50. Inflation is costing California families hundreds of dollars more a month for them to live the same lifestyle they did just a year or so ago. Meanwhile, the state of California, like many othe ...

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Gas, grocery taxes crushing Alabama families; is this the leadership we want?

May 20, 2022
by Justin Bogie EditorialsFiscal Policy

Next week, Alabama voters will cast their votes for the 2022 Primary Election. While the races for U.S. Senate and Governor are getting most of the media attention, who walks the halls of the State House for the next four years will have ju ...

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State parks Amendment is more of legislature’s fiscal malfeasance

May 13, 2022
by Justin Bogie EditorialsFiscal Policy

In less than two weeks, Alabama voters will head to the polls to cast their votes in the 2022 Republican and Democratic primary elections. One question that both ballots will have in common is whether to approve a constitutional amendment t ...

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