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Walt Maddox Alabama News
Tuscaloosa, Hoover, Montgomery drop SSUT online sales tax lawsuit

The Cities of Tuscaloosa, Montgomery and Hoover announced on Wednesday that they were voluntarily dropping the suit.

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Houston County Commission chairman Shoupe speaks out against Tuscaloosa Mayor Maddox-led online sales tax lawsuit — ‘Potentially the entire program is in jeopardy’

A recent lawsuit filed by Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox would put Alabama’s entire online sales tax program in jeopardy, according to Houston County Commission chairman Brandon Shoupe.

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Tuscaloosa to sue State of Alabama over online sales tax law

The city of Tuscaloosa plans to sue the state over how Alabama’s online sales tax law is divided up between counties and municipalities.

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Nick Saban, Miss Terry endorse Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox in re-election bid

A day ahead of Tuscaloosa's municipal elections, legendary former Alabama football coach Nick Saban and his wife, affectionately known as Miss Terry, have thrust their support behind Mayor Walt Maddox in his bid for re-election.

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Alabama Big 10 Mayors renew push to raise online sales tax

It might be one of the slowest times in the news, but that is not stopping at least two of Alabama's Big 10 Mayors from going on offense to raise the internet sales tax.

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Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox on Biden debate disaster: 'Voters cannot unsee what they saw nor will it be forgotten'

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, the 2018 Democratic Party gubernatorial nominee, isn't buying the damage control campaign underway to rescue President Joe Biden's 2024 reelection bid.

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Months of heated negotiations end with 50-year-old arts festival moving from Northport to Tuscaloosa

For 52 years, the Kentuck Arts Center has held its annual festival North of the Black Warrior River in Northport’s Kentuck Park. Now, it’s coming to Tuscaloosa, but not without a series of controversies. 

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Bill to end requirement for local governments to advertise notices in newspapers advances in House

Legislation by State Rep. Cynthia Almond (R-Tuscaloosa) ending requirements that local governments have to advertise or publish notices in a newspaper narrowly passed a House committee last week.

Maddox Alabama News
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox decries Democrat cancel culture, difficulties distinguishing himself from national party

Despite getting high marks for his "courageous" response to a 2011 tornado outbreak that devastated his city, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox had to face some hard truths about Alabama politics in his 2018 run for governor.