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The Associated Press
Published: Wed, April 30, 2008 - 7:00 pm
Last Updated: Wed, April 30, 2008 - 7:03 pm
Last Updated: Wed, April 30, 2008 - 7:03 pm
from groceries has stalled in the state Senate due to opposition
from Republicans.
The Senate voted 16-11 to begin debate on the measure Wednesday,
but that was one vote short of the number needed for debate to
start. The vote broke along party lines, with Democrats supporting
consideration of the bill and Republicans opposing it.
The bill is a constitutional amendment sponsored by Democratic
Sen. Hank Sanders of Selma. It would remove the state's 4 percent
sales tax on groceries. It would pay for that tax break by
repealing the state's income tax deduction for federal taxes paid.
Republicans said they were opposed to considering it unless the
Senate also agreed to pass a bill ending annual property tax
reappraisals.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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