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The Politics of Ohio's Budget Compromise
1 day ago ago from Third Base Politics
Republicans and Democrats can argue 'til their blue in the face about who "won" the budget debate, whether it's a tax delay or tax cut, or who caved on what. But when it comes to the 2010 election, it's massively shortsighted to focus solely on the past 24 hours as all that matters. What is significant is how the issue played over the course of time and what the public's ultimate perception is on the issue. Let me use an example we all ...
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18 hours ago ago from Blue Virginia
I received the full text of Governor Kaine's budget speech this morning. It's very long, so for now, here are some highlights. *"In a tough time, with much bad economic news, it is easy to overlook the things that are going well and miss the story that Virginia is now uniquely positioned as a leader in virtually every area." *"Now that we have achieved a role of such significant national leadership, we have to hold onto it. We can’t ...
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Related contentKaine proposes stopping car tax payments - $950 million a year
15 hours ago ago from The Shad Plank
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine just wrapped up a half-hour speech in which he announced that his two year budget will not include $950 million a year that helps outset local car tax payments. Kaine said that he had reached a point where further cuts to education, public safety and health care would be too difficult for the state to handle. Kaine proposed deep cuts to k-12 and funding for local governments - totalling about $2.3 billion. But ...
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28 minutes ago ago from The Venner Vox
A couple of thoughts on the the Greater Amsterdam School District Board of Education's decision to include pay raises in the 2010-11 budget that will go before the voters this May. 1. The board went to executive session, apparently to discuss the pay increases (which is allowed by law if you're talking about particular individuals), and then quickly voted in open session to approve the raises. As of Thursday, hard copies of those ...
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Va. gov: End car tax, raise income tax 1 percent
15 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Va. gov: End car tax, raise income tax 1 percent RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The state's hated local car tax would be replaced with a $2 billion-a-year income tax increase under the new budget Gov. Timothy M. Kaine presented Friday. The departing Democratic governor's tax proposal accompanied a budget that prescribes about $1.2 billion in spending cuts in a bid to reconcile a $3.6 billion state revenue shortfall for 2010 through 2012. The plan ...
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19 hours ago ago from Media General - NBC4i.com
Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This Ohio Tax Cut Delay Means Less Cash For Taxpayers Deal Cut On New State Budget Legislators and the Governor came to an agreement that will allow state money to go to state agencies and to school districts all over Ohio. 0 ...
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12 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
"I'm going to have all the [health care] negotiations around a big table. And it will be televised on C-SPAN, so that people can see who is making arguments on behalf of their constituents and who are making arguments on behalf of the drug companies or the insurance companies." - Barack Obama, 2008 2008 was the Year of Change - when voters ushered in a new progressive era. But a year later, health care has been hijacked by extortionists - ...
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14 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Ind. ed board to give schools budget cut options INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The Indiana Board of Education plans to give school districts a list of options on how they can collectively cut at least $300 million from state spending without laying off teachers, including the possibility of wage freezes. The board met Thursday to advise Gov. Mitch Daniels on his decision to cut at least $300 million in state spending on schools over the next 18 ...
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13 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Va. governor proposes mental heath cuts Major provisions of Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's two-year budget proposed Friday: REVENUE: -Eliminates the car tax in favor of phased-in 1 percent income tax increase. -Increases the cost of liquor by 2 percent. -Eliminates the dealer discount, a share of the state's sales tax merchants were allowed to keep for collecting and remitting the tax to the state once a month. PUBLIC SAFETY: -Cuts ...
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