You wanted action on food prices. You got ‘enemies of Alabama.’

By: Brian Lyman

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: July 6, 2026

Words: 899

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

You paid less for groceries in May and June. You probably didn’t notice.

I sure didn’t. As far as I could tell, our food was as expensive on Wednesday as it was on April 30.

But yes, there was a small break. The Legislature this spring approved a two-month suspension of the state portion of the grocery tax.

And I stress “small.” It amounted …

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