Redistricting plan takes JeffCo seat, pits Dems against each other
Rep. Demetrius Newton and Rep. Patricia Todd have fought side by side, but a redistricting plan to be considered by the Legislature next week would put them in the same district.
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House committee amends JeffCo bill to exclude residents of other counties
A bill that would allow Jefferson County to reinstate its lost occupational tax might have been poisoned again Tuesday. The House County and Municipal Government committee passed the bill to the full House, but not before adding an amendment the bill’s supporters believe is illegal.
Birmingham Business Alliance endorses Financially Distressed Counties Act
The Birmingham Business Alliance has endorsed a bill in the Alabama Legislature that would give the county commission the authority to raise up to $60 million per year with a reinstated occupational tax.
The quick and the undead: With little time left, JeffCo’s hopes are back from the grave
Last week, the county’s hopes for righting its finances were dead, but a show of leadership by Sen. Jabbo Waggoner has revived a bill thought hopeless a week ago.
JeffCo occupational tax Hail Mary comes up short
Confusion of professional exemptions have spooked the sponsors of a statewide bill to give Jefferson County more taxing authority, and now the long-shot attempt to right the county’s general fund is dead.
The Cost of Doing Nothing: JeffCo legislators still stuck on go
As an old friend once told me, government exists to do shitty things to people. But what’s worse is when it does nothing at all.
New county tax bill could bypass splintered JeffCo delegation
A bill proposed by Rep. Jack Williams, R-Vestavia Hills, would allow any county that has declared Chapter 9 bankruptcy to raise an assortment of taxes to right itself financially, including a 0.5 percent occupational tax.
Jefferson County legislative commitee kills two occupational tax bills
Alabama state representatives on the Jefferson County legislative committee killed two occupational tax proposals, one in a 12-3 vote and another in a 12-2 vote.
Jack and the Fat Man
Rep. Jack Williams shows leadership with occupational tax plan, while Rep. John Rogers waits to show the county who’s the boss.
Bond Buyer sees JeffCo default leading deadbeat trend
The county’s general obligation debt should be affordable, but Montgomery lawmakers have refused to give the county the revenue it needs to pay that debt.
