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Associated Press
06-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Alabama lawmakers approve reduction in state sales tax on groceries
Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to a 1% reduction of the state sales tax on food , as lawmakers in both parties said families are being hurt by soaring grocery prices. The Alabama Senate voted 34-0 for the legislation that now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey for her signature. The reduction, if signed into law, will lower the state sales tax on food from 3% to 2% beginning Sept. 1. Lawmakers in 2023 reduced the tax from 4% to 3%. An additional reduction to 2% was planned but hinged on budget growth that did not materialize . 'We're still one of a few states that taxes groceries. We're headed toward zero taxes, we're headed in the right direction. This is big,' Republican Rep. Danny Garrett, the sponsor of the bill, said. Garrett said the reduction, 'will benefit a broad base of Alabama.' The reduction will cost the state about $121 million annually in tax revenue that would otherwise goes to the Education Trust Fund. The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world's population sees AP journalism every day.
Washington Post
06-05-2025
- Washington Post
Alabama governor signs shark bite alert system into law named after teen who survived attack
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A new shark alert system, inspired by a teen who survived an attack last year, that warns beachgoers when a shark has bitten someone in the vicinity will be established in Alabama under legislation signed by Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday. The system will issue a public notice to cellphones when there's been a shark attack nearby. The law is named after Mountain Brook teenager Lulu Gribbin, who was one of three people bitten by a shark during a string of attacks off the Florida Panhandle last year. She lost her left hand and a portion of her right leg in the attack.
