Kansas, one of a handful of states alongside Alabama that still fully taxes the sale of food, recently announced a bipartisan plan to “Axe the Food Tax”. Just before Thanksgiving, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a budget into law that will make ...
Mobile Radio: Justin Bogie on the Jeff Poor Show
This Tuesday, API's Senior Director of Fiscal Policy Justin Bogie spent some time on 106.5's the Jeff Poor Show discussing Alabama's growing budgets.
Follow the Money and See Where It Goes: Alabama Citizens Pay for Big Government
This report, entitled “Follow the Money and See Where It Goes: ALABAMA CITIZENS PAY FOR BIG GOVERNMENT,” examines the alarming rising tax revenue and spending from the state’s General Fund and Education Trust Fund budgets over the past several years. ...
API Releases Report on Alabama’s Fiscal Situation, “Follow the Money and See Where it Goes: ALABAMA CITIZENS PAY FOR BIG GOVERNMENT”
Birmingham, Ala. - Today (October 20th, 2021), the Alabama Policy Institute (API) released a new report evaluating the current fiscal state and uninhibited growth of Alabama’s government. The report entitled “Follow the Money and See Where It Goes: A ...
State Government Takes More Revenue From Citizens Than Ever Before
In 2021, Alabama’s state government took more money from taxpayers than ever before. The big question is, what will state government leadership do with it? It should be used to provide tax relief to citizens and businesses, not to continue to grow go ...
Justin Bogie on Huntsville’s Rightside Radio with Phil Williams
Tuesday afternoon, API’s Senior Director of Fiscal Policy joined Rightside Radio host Phil Williams on WVNN 92.5/770AM to discuss what Alabama has done with federal coronavirus relief funds and some better options for spending the influx of cash. ...
Podcast: Ending the Grocery Tax
On this episode of the 1819 Podcast, API's Bishop Jim Lowe, Justin Bogie, and Parker Snider sit down to discuss the unique opportunity Alabama has now, in light of an influx of federal cash, to eliminate the state's sales tax on groceries.Listen belo ...
Halfway through the legislative session, what have lawmakers done for the people?
Last Thursday marked the 16th workday of the 2021 Regular Legislative Session. With lawmakers over halfway through the regular session, they are pausing this week for Spring Break.Thus far, the legislature’s focus has been on raising revenues and exp ...
Press Release: API States Opposition to Public-Sector Pay Raises: “Now is not the time.”
Birmingham, Ala. – Today (March 15, 2021), the Alabama Policy Institute (API) announced its opposition to legislative proposals to fund pay increases in the public sector at a time when the private sector is still reeling from government action in th ...