Alabama lawmaker delays legal contracts in protest of online sales tax lawsuit

Alabama senator continues to delay legal contracts over Internet sales tax lawsuit

Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore (top) speaks to Sen. Lance Bell, R-Pell City in the Alabama Senate on May 6, 2024 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. Albritton has held legal services contracts for a second straight month over a lawsuit regarding the simplified sellers use tax. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)An Alabama legislator Thursday extended a delay of state agencies’ legal services contracts in protest of a lawsuit filed by se…

Alabama lawmaker delays legal contracts in protest of online sales tax lawsuit

A state senator delayed six legal contracts for state agencies on Thursday to express his opposition to a lawsuit challenging Alabama’s tax on online sales. Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, put a hold on the contracts at the monthly meeting of…