Audit finds GDOT financial mismanagement
Audit finds GDOT financial mismanagement By Richard Belcher ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Transportation spends more than $2 billion in taxes every year, but the agency’s financial management has ranged from terrible to poor for years, according to auditors. Every year, GDOT spends hundreds of millions of dollars, nearly all of it from state
11Alive Poll | T-SPLOST would not pass today
11Alive Poll | T-SPLOST would not pass today By Eve Chen ATLANTA — Two weeks ahead of the primary election, an exclusive 11Alive News poll shows a majority of voters oppose a tax increase for regional transportation projects. The Transportation Special Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) would equal one cent for every dollar spent in a given
How Will Operations & Maintenance be Paid for in the Long Term?
ARC representative, Cain Williamson, does not have an answer for that. Hear him state the fact in this video.
TSPLOST Advocates Defy Reality and Reason
TSPLOST Advocates Defy Reality and Reason By Mike Lowry Last Thursday AJC editor Kevin Riley moderated a one hour TSPLOST discussion with Commissioner Steve Brown, Norcross Mayor Bucky Johnson, GA Public Policy Adjunct Scholar Baruch Feigenbaum and Brookings Visiting Fellow Christopher Leinberger. Bottom line up front: Steve and Baruch dominated the hour with facts, reason,
Get wise, Cobb County, to the real goal of transportation systems
Get wise, Cobb County, to the real goal of transportation systems By Don McKee Increasingly, we’re told t-splost isn’t about reducing traffic congestion, but rather economic development and rail transit. And t-splost proponents aren’t happy that isn’t selling well to voters. Attacking opponents instead of making the case for the tax plan seems to
Senator takes to the pulpit over TSPLOST vote
Senator takes to the pulpit over TSPLOST vote By Erica Byfield “I’m going to make sure when you leave here this morning you are going to have the truth about voting on July 31,” Fort told the congregation. Less than 30 seconds after walking to the podium, Fort jumped right into the Transportation Special-Purpose Local-Option
TSPLOST Myth: “It’s only a penny tax…You can afford a penny…”
TSPLOST Myth: “It’s only a penny tax…you can afford a penny…” By Political Vine How many times have you heard the claim that “it’s only a penny” to guilt you into voting for T-SPLOST? The pro-TSPLOST side thinks they can diminish the promotion in favor of getting people to vote for it by equating 1%
TSPLOST Myth: “Georgia loses jobs to other states like North Carolina”
TSPLOST Myth: “Georgia loses jobs to other states like North Carolina” By Political Vine “Nobody wants to come here. Companies definitely look at transportation and we have lost out because of our transportation challenges.” PV has heard this claim by just about everyone on the pro-TSPLOST side, from the Governor to the cadre of Chamber
Leinberger Admits Rail About Economic Development, Not Congestion Relief
Leinberger Admits Rail About Economic Development, Not Congestion Relief By Steve Brown Fayette County Board of Commissioners, Post 4 It should be noted Commissioner Brown was on the panel with Mr. Leinberger at the AJC PNC Bank t-splost Forum on July 12, 2012 Reading Chris Leinberger in the Marietta Daily Journal today and watching the
PeachPundit Saturday T-SPLOST Pro & Con Thread
PeachPundit Saturday T-SPLOST Pro & Con Thread By Charlie This post by Charlie contains a video and several radio ads by the pro-tsplost campaign. It also contains a copy of an email by Representative Ed Setzler who opposes t-splost. In part, the email reads: This project list is a trap for taxpayers that consumes 52% of
