Category: Taxes
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Honor Our Veterans with a Stable Economic Future
by Sandra Givens Scott, a state representative in Georgia and a member of the Women Legislators’ Lobby, a program of Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND). As a veteran, I have some particular worries about how our nation is meeting the needs of our men and women in uniform and their families. The political brinkmanship Congress…
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Wilkerson & Alexander Sponsor Tax Accountability Act of 2013
My inbox this morning tells me that one of our favorite State Representatives and newly minted Democratic House Caucus Treasurer, David Wilkerson, along with freshmen State Rep. Kim Alexander, have introduced the “Tax Accountability Act of 2013.”
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T-SPLOST Open Thread
Citing lack of rail spending, Sierra Club comes out against transportation sales tax | Political Insider Fact or Fiction: Chamber of Commerce distributes TSPLOST information | Newnan Times-Herald (Thx Jules!) T-SPLOST raises several questions | Jackson Herald (I didn’t even know Jackson County was included in the T-SPLOST vote.) I know there are differing opinions, so…
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This is how Democracy dies…
Earlier this year we saw a bill fail to come to the floor of the Senate because the Republican Caucus voted not to allow it to be considered… that’s right, any bill that comes before the Senate has to have the approval of the Republican Caucus first… later, that bill, SB 10, was forced to…
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Yeah, what she said.
Maine Librarian Speaks the Truth. Like most US States these days, Maine is facing severe budget shortfalls. On Wednesday Maine’s Appropriations Committee held public hearings regarding Governor Paul LePage’s proposed budget. The 48th speaker of the day was award-winning part-time librarian, Kelley McDaniel. Accompanying Ms McDaniel was her 11-year old daughter, excused from school to observe democracy…