Tag: overtime tax

House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) dropped a surprise bill on Thursday, slashing all taxes on overtime pay days after years of feuding with Republican lawmakers over passing legislation that House Democrats believe don’t go far enough.

Back in September, House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) predicted Republican state lawmakers' decision to allow a tax exemption on overtime earnings to lapse in 2025 would come back as a campaign issue.

During this week's episode of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) pledged to take another shot at enacting legislation to eliminate income tax on overtime pay that would make it permanent.

Hourly workers in Alabama will get hit with a tax increase on their overtime earnings starting on Monday.

After being at the tail end of a bevy of criticism for his decision to allow the state’s exemption on overtime tax to expire, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter says he is not opposed to revisiting the issue next year.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently joined his colleagues in filing legislation to create a tax deduction for those earning overtime pay.

Georgia recently joined the growing number of Southern states either cutting back or eliminating the state income tax, while Alabama leaders face continued criticism for letting its overtime tax cut expire.

Is it possible for a budget surplus to be a bad thing? Short answer: Yes. 

Despite gaining support from at least five House Republicans, House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels’ (D-Huntsville) efforts to permanently extend the state’s overtime tax cut are looking all but dead in the water, according to House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville).

Alabama’s overtime tax exemption “has been a game-changer for the state’s frontline workers,” according to The HR Digest.

Those on Goat Hill are acting like a bunch of blue-state bureaucrats, and it’s high time we call these so-called conservatives what they are: RINOs with better accents.

Last week, the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation that, if signed into law, would reduce grocery taxes and increase income and retirement plan tax deductions.

A variety of tax cut bills backed by House Republican leadership are slated to be voted on the House floor on Tuesday including another one-cent grocery tax cut and an increased exemption on retirement benefit withdrawals.

House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) called out his colleagues in the Alabama Legislature for not extending the state's overtime tax exemption, which is due to expire this year.

While promising some kind of tax relief during the 2025 legislative session, House Speaker Nathanial Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) gave dubious hopes for extending the state’s overtime tax exemption, which is slated to expire this year.

State House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) defended his 2023 overtime tax exemption law during an appearance on Tuesday's broadcast of Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show."

Last week, State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) warned the cost of a state income tax exemption for overtime wages passed by the Alabama Legislature in 2023 missed projections by at least $162 million.