Montgomery, AL – The state Senate Democratic Caucus says its priorities for next year's legislative session will be removing the state sales tax on groceries, expanding unemployment benefits, and providing $1 billion for highway construction.
All three measures narrowly failed in the legislative session that ended May 15. But Senate Democratic leaders announced Wednesday they will be back with all three when the next regular session starts in January.
Senate President Pro Tem Rodger Smitherman of Birmingham says he expects the proposals to do better because next year is an election year and three vacant Senate seats will be filled by then. Those seats had been held by Democrats.
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