Lt. Gov. and Democratic Party nominee for governor Lucy Baxley will hold a press conference at the Birmingham Public Library Thursday, Sept 14, from 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 2100 Park Place, along with Deputy Jefferson County Tax Assessor Grover Dunn.

Dunn will read a statement from Jefferson County Assessor Dan Weinrib which in part reads, "Never in my wildest imagination did I ever believe that this governor would help impose the biggest property tax increases imaginable and do so without the consent of our people."
 
Earlier in the day Baxley will speak from noon to 12:45 p.m. at a WWII Veterans reunion where she will be honored by the gift of one of the only two remaining pieces of the USS Birmingham.
 
Following the 3 p.m. press conference the campaign will unveil the "Tax Truck."

The truck reads, "Thanks Bob Riley for our Tax Increase!" and includes a headline from the Decatur Daily, "Get ready for tax man."

The Tax-Truck will crisscross the city of Birmingham for the next week, after which the Tax-Truck will head out for a state-wide tour. The Tax-Truck will remind the people of Alabama that Governor Riley raised their taxes with the stroke of a pen when he ordered annual property reappraisals. The truck will be parked just outside the Birmingham Library following the press conference.