Sales Tax Hike Falls 3-3-1 as Mobile Council Rejects Jones, and Layoffs Loom
Buried under hundreds of angry emails and calls, Mayor Sam Jones's penny sales tax died in a 3-3-1 vote on Tax Day. As many as 300 city jobs are now…
Counting to Five: The Sales Tax Vote Rests on One Council Member
Mayor Sam Jones has made his case for a penny sales tax. The measure was laid over Tuesday, and the arithmetic on a seven-member council now points to a single…
Baldwin County Forum Examined Proposed School Sales Tax in 2010
Baldwin County residents and school leaders discussed a proposed one-cent sales-tax referendum at a Bay Minette forum in March 2010, focusing on jobs, spending priorities and accountability.
A Facebook Page and a Promise: Nathan Davis Challenges Jim Barton in District 104
Republican Nathan Davis launched a primary challenge to veteran state Rep. Jim Barton with a Facebook page and a platform built on one very local promise: no more annexation of…
Baldwin Leaders Revisited Sales Tax Option as School Cuts Mounted
Baldwin County leaders discussed renewed support for a temporary sales tax in 2009 as school budget cuts and potential personnel reductions continued.
Baldwin School Board Sought One-Cent Sales Tax During 2009 Budget Crisis
Facing a $38 million shortfall and projected revenue losses, the Baldwin County Board of Education voted in 2009 to seek a one-cent sales tax increase.
Perdido Beach Considered Incorporation in 2008
In 2008, Perdido Beach residents discussed incorporating their waterfront community to guide future growth and preserve its character.
Mobile Confronts Possible $85 Million Refund in Police Jurisdiction Tax Case
A class action brought by businesses just outside the Mobile city limits could force the city to refund an estimated $85 million in gross receipts taxes and license fees collected…
Semmes Incorporation Talk Simmered, With Wilmer’s Collapse as the Cautionary Tale
Leaders in fast-growing west Mobile County kept talking about turning Semmes into a city, with early estimates of 40,000 residents and a $20 million budget, while eyeing the neighboring town…
Mobile’s Sales Tax Receipts Jumped More Than 20 Percent in the Month of the Tax Holiday
City figures showed Mobile collected $9.7 million in August 2006 sales taxes, up more than 20 percent from the prior year, in the month of Alabama's back-to-school sales tax holiday.