MONTGOMERY – Alabama Retail Association PAC, the Alabama Retail Association’s federal political action committee, this week made endorsements in two Alabama congressional races. In advance of the March 3 primary, the Alabama Retail Association’s PACs have made endorsements in the…
Spending in Alabama during the holiday months of November and December reached an all-time high in 2019. Estimated taxed sales in our state totaled $13,251,574,690.54 in those two months, a jump of 9.79% over 2018 holiday sales estimates. That growth…
Legislation to allow pet dogs in outdoor dining areas is first on the House’s special order calendar for Tuesday, March 3. HB209 by Rep. Steve McMillan, R-Bay Minette, sets several conditions under which dogs would be allowed in an outdoor dining…
Legislation that would place micro markets under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, rather than the Alabama Department of Public Health, awaits debate in both chambers of the Alabama Legislature. At its Wednesday, Feb. 19, meeting,…
At noon Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, Gov. Kay Ivey declared a state of emergency in all 67 Alabama counties related to flooding. The statewide emergency proclamation prohibits price gouging and eases transportation restrictions for the movement of emergency supplies throughout…
The Senate Tourism Committee on Tuesday amended and approved legislation to allow tastings and the sale of wine at authorized wine festivals. SB87 by Sen. Andrew Jones, R-Centre, now goes to the full Senate for consideration. On Feb. 4, the…
The Alabama House canceled most of its committee meetings Wednesday to attend the funeral of one of the legislator’s spouses, but met Tuesday and Thursday. Meanwhile, the Senate had a regular legislative week. The Alabama Retail Association made endorsements in…
In a qualified 7-4 vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation Wednesday, Feb. 12, to create a separate crime of shoplifting in Alabama. The bill now goes to the full Senate for consideration. Several committee members indicated changes to SB62…
In 1999, Bette Powell was on the tennis court when she learned the current owner wanted to close The Cook Store in Mountain Brook. She immediately thought of her daughter. At the time, Bette’s daughter, Wesley Powell Lassen, was working…
The Alabama Legislature began its 2020 regular session this week in the “best of times” economically, yet the “worst of times” as a federal takeover of Alabama’s prisons looms. Coming up with an “Alabama solution” to overcrowded prisons will consume…