This week, the Alabama Retail Association testified in favor of continuing to even the playing field between remote sellers and the brick-and-mortar retailers in our state when it comes to sales tax rates. “There is still a disparity,” ARA President…
Act No. 2024-37 By Sen. Billy Beasley, D-Clayton Starting June 1, the state pharmacy board can set the ratio of pharmacy technicians to supervising compounding pharmacists. April 4, the governor signed into law Act No. 2024-37 by Sen. Billy Beasley,…
Taxed sales in Alabama exceeded $18.5 billion in November and December 2023, a record level of spending for the holiday season. Sales in the traditional holiday shopping months grew 2.8% compared to the same two months in 2022. The pace…
Before leaving town for a legislative spring break, the governor and legislative leaders announced a package of sweeping workforce development bills that includes tax credits for employers who build childcare facilities or subsidize childcare for their employees. When the Legislature returns, lawmakers are expected to…
March 20, the Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee approved SB213, which would have brought “some form of accountability to data brokers,” said its sponsor, Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur. The bill would have required consumer data brokers to publicly…
In the fifth week of the 2024 regular session, Alabama’s lawmakers passed a pared-down gambling bill and the governor signed into law IVF immunity and school choice laws. The Alabama Retail Association thanks the House Commerce panel for rejecting legislation…
Legislation to require retail businesses to accept cash when offered by a consumer failed in committee in early March. The Alabama Retail Association thanks the members of the House Commerce and Small Business Committee for leaving it up to businesses…
Legislation related to pharmacy reimbursement rates never reached the House floor for a vote during the Alabama Legislature’s 2024 regular session. HB238 by Rep. Phillip Rigsby, R-Huntsville, would have required pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to reimburse in-network pharmacies for the…
MEAT BOSS, ROOSTERS, SOUTHWOOD KITCHEN AND NOBLE SOUTH FEATURED ON FOOD NETWORK SHOW In June of 2023, Guy Fieri, host of the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” (DDD) show, came to Alabama to attend the grand opening of Chef…
Much of this week’s legislative activity focused on in vitro fertilization services in Alabama, but amid the rallies and fast-tracked bills on that issue, the Alabama House passed country of origin labeling for fish and shrimp and the Senate OK’d a state sales tax…