Alabama House committee approves repeal of state sales tax on groceries | al.com

Alabama House committee approves repeal of state sales tax on groceries | al.com: "MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A Montgomery legislator and a group representing Alabama's poor have no expiration date on their efforts to remove the state sales tax from groceries. They are trying for the 12th year.

The House Education Appropriations Committee used a voice vote Wednesday to approve a sales tax bill by Rep. John Knight, D-Montgomery. Knight's bill would make up the lost sales tax revenue by raising the income taxes paid by the wealthiest 4 percent of Alabamians. The income tax hike doesn't fly with many Republicans."