The lowdown

Today's Birmingham News compares the trifecta of proposals -- plans respectively supported by Gov. Bob Riley; Sen. Roger Bedford, D-Russellville; and Rep. John Knight, D-Montgomery -- that would raise Alabama's income tax threshold above its present level of $4,600 annually for a family of four.

I haven't had a chance to review the plans closely yet, and there's a decent shot that none of them will clear the Legislature this year, but I thought you still might be interested in the details.