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State: Tax Collections Down Again

15 hours ago ago from Tennessee Report

State of Tennessee Press Release, Dec. 14, 2009 : NASHVILLE – State tax collections fell below budgeted estimates in November, for the fourth consecutive month of the fiscal year that began on July 1, 2009. Finance & Administration Commissioner Dave Goetz today announced that state revenue collections for November were $708.2 million, which is 0.52% below November 2008 collections. November collections reflect consumer spending in ...

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South Georgia at the State Capitol

11 hours ago ago from Georgia Senate Press Office

By: State Sen. Greg Goggans ATLANTA (Dec. 14, 2009) – November State Revenues Recap November revenues for the state continued to follow the trend of the last 11 months although the year to date line appears to be flattening out, following a recent pattern.  November makes this the 10 th of the last 11 months we have seen a double-digit decline in state revenue.  Listed below are the figures for November 2009 compared to the ...

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Depp promotes latest movie, but hasn’t seen it

10 hours ago ago from Johnny Depp Online

Actor Johnny Depp highly recommends his latest movie — though he said he hadn't personally gone out to see it yet. Depp, in Tokyo for the Japan premiere of Public Enemies, said Wednesday he was drawn to the movie because of his childhood interest in John Dillinger, the bank robber who in Depression-era America was declared public enemy No. 1 by federal authorities. I haven't seen the film yet, but I hear great things about it, Depp ...

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Dirty Money

9 hours ago ago from happy endings? You Can\'t Clap with One Hand

Two stories were published this past weekend in the Providence Journal.  The first, RI sex lobby weeks larger voice at the General Assembly , went into how there is big money in the sex industry, and some of that money ends up in the hands of RI's politicians.  I don't know how this is any different from the story a few months ago on the Asian massage parlors to the State and local police. I guess the politicians and the police are not ...

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City of Richardson, Texas Association of Counties and The Lobbyist, Fred Hill

23 hours ago ago from Just My 2 Cents Worth

In August of 2009, Fred Hill sent an email to presumably EA Hoppe. He made mention that there were only two vote out of eleven on the Ways and Mean committee down in Austin that could be counted on to oppose caps. He further described this as a problem for the city. There was an interesting presentation given at the meeting titled: To the TAC – “YOU ARE NOT PARANOID………….. THEY ARE AFTER YOU!” The “Enemies” list of the Texas ...

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Mont. oil output drops but high prices soften blow

17 hours ago ago from U.S. News

Mont. oil output drops but high prices soften blow BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Oil production in Montana is off by about 30 percent from its high three years ago, but state officials said rebounding energy prices have staved off a sharp hit to the state's budget. That's a rare bit of good news - or at least not-so-bad news - for state revenue officials tracking a steady decline in corporate and income taxes caused by the recession. ...

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