Riley still pushing tax compromise

BY LARRY GIERER - lgierer@ledger-enquirer.com --

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley continues urging legislators to vote on this compromise tax relief proposal that cuts the state sales tax on groceries while preserving the federal income tax deduction for more than 98 percent of taxpayers.

On Thursday, the Senate didn't take up a bill that would remove the state sales tax on groceries. However that bill would also eliminate taxpayers' ability to deduct the federal income taxes they pay from their state income taxes.