TSPLOST Tax fight heats up
Mike Lowry from Transportation Leadership Coalition and Eldrin Bell, Clayton County Commissions square off in Clayton County. Coverage provided by WSBTV http://www.wsbtv.com/videos/news/tsplost-tax-fight-heats-up/vcSzp/
Big Companies Strong-arming Employees
Metro Atlanta firms as voter turnout machines 9:00 am June 23, 2012, by jgalloway “You may not know it yet, but if you work for a large company in metro Atlanta, you’re about to become part of one of the most unusual political campaigns this state has ever seen. Most battles for votes are conducted
500 Good Reasons To Trust The T-SPLOST (Dripping in Sarcasm)
500 Good Reasons To Trust The T-SPLOST June 22, 2012 10:00 am by Mike Hassinger “Some of you have expressed opposition to the upcoming T-SPLOST because you don’t believe that raising sales taxes by 1 percent will solve metro Atlanta’s traffic problems. Well, you doubters need to look at the return on investment the folks
T-SPLOST ballot language misleading
Jay Bookman T-SPLOST ballot language misleading June 22, 2012 “However, even those high stakes don’t justify the unfair description that voters will see printed on the July ballot, which claims that the proposal “provides for local transportation projects to create jobs and reduce traffic congestion with citizen oversight.” Opponents of the transportation tax, including the
Key groups join the Transportation Leadership Coalition in its opposition to the preamble of the T-SPLOST ballot question.
From Georgia Pundit (gapundit.com), June 22, 2012 The Atlanta Tea Party and Georgia Conservatives in Action joined the Transportation Leadership Coalition in its opposition to the preamble of the T-SPLOST ballot question. The groups called on the governor, attorney general and secretary of state to remove the offending language, but stopped short of saying if they
Transportation sales tax opponents object to wording of ballot question
Political Insider: Transportation sales tax opponents object to wording of ballot question The Atlanta Journal Constitution sent reporter Aaron Gould Sheinin to Thursday’s press conference a the state Capitol held by the Transportation Leadership Coalition and other opponents to the transportation sales tax. While Sheinin didn’t publish a piece that we’ve seen, Jim Galloway offers
Congress Wrecked America’s Road System
Congress Wrecked America’s Road System Newmax Wednesday, 20 Jun 2012 By Ernest Istook Why are our roads so congested? It’s because of a wreck. By spending fuel tax money on things other than roads, Washington has wrecked the way we pay for highways. With dedicated revenue now drained away, roads are clogged due to wasteful
Rockdale County: TSPLOST debated at Think Tank meeting
TSPLOST debated at Think Tank meeting Local citizens and political candidates gathered this past Saturday to discuss the upcoming Transportation Special Local Option Sales Tax vote during a meeting of the Rockdale County Think Tank. If the opposition voiced during the meeting represents the opinions of a majority of local voters, the one percent tax
Georgia’s ‘Wisconsin’ Moment? “The Georgia Bellwether”
The Georgia Bellwether On July 31st, Georgia voters will decide on a 1% sales tax increase – whether to fund a list of pre-approved transportation projects. This money will be in addition to the over $1B annual G-DOT budget. The politicians and special interests who will benefit from this new tax are using every means
Mostly False: “There is no Plan B” if the transportation referendum is not passed by voters.
T-SPLOST supporter says options are slim if referendum fails Share this story: “Next month’s monumental voter referendum to increase the sales tax rate to pay for dozens of transportation projects across metro Atlanta has brought up an interesting question. “Can we do this over and come up with another list of projects if the referendum
