Proposed state and county gasoline tax increases for road improvements failed to make it through the legislative process in the 2017 Alabama Legislature regular session. Alabama House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, R-Capshaw, said it would be at least 2019 before a statewide…
Legislation that would have allowed counties to ask voters to raise gasoline taxes in their county by as much as 5 cents for specific local road projects never received floor debate in the 2017 regular session. At the session’s end, SB386…
Limited refunds of a 15-cent increase in a provider tax that pharmacies paid between Sept. 1, 2015, and June 17, 2016, would be possible under SB416 by Sen. Paul Bussman, R-Cullman. The Alabama Senate approved the bill on a unanimous…
For Jennifer and Patrick Cooper, owners of five Gigi’s Cupcakes locations, business has never been sweeter. In February, the husband and wife team opened their newest location at 3794 Pepperell Parkway in Opelika. It’s the only franchise location in the…
Alabama Retail Association-backed delivery license reform needs your help to see House action as the Alabama Legislature’s 2017 regular session draws to a close. Only six working days remain. Since it takes at least five days for legislation to make it through the…
On May 1, Alabama Retail Association member Jodie Ray Stanfield, owner of Local Joe’s Trading Post in Rainbow City, was awarded the 2017 Alabama Small Business Person of the Year award in Washington, D.C., during National Small Business Week. As part of…
On a voice vote and with bipartisan support, delivery license reform cleared the House State Government Committee on Wednesday. The committee amended SB316 to set a $10,000 annual threshold before a $100 delivery license is required. The legislation could be…
Lawmakers introduced federal legislation this week that would require online sellers to collect sales tax the same as local stores. U.S. Sen. Michael Enzi, R-Wyo., reintroduced the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 976), legislation that passed the Senate in 2013 but never…
While broader delivery license reform became law this year, legislation to reduce business license costs specifically for pharmacists and those in the durable medical equipment industry did not make it through the process. Both could return in 2018. Other legislation that…
The full House never gave final consideration to legislation that would have increased the annual fee for child labor certificates from $15 to $25. The legislative journey for SB297 by Sen. Steve Livingston, R-Scottsboro, ended with approval by the House Ways…