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ACTION ALERT: Call your Georgia legislators today!

Are You Ready for an Across-the-Board Service Tax? Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, February 4, 2011 By Sue Ella Deadwyler Good morning, Jim. Last week I reported on the January 7, 2011 report by the special tax reform Council set up by the legislature last year. The Council had eleven fact-finding sessions last [...]

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Are You Ready to Pay Higher State Taxes?

By Sue Ella Deadwyler of GeorgiaInsight.org On January 7, 2011, the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness submitted to the Special Joint Committee on Revenue Structure recommendations that cannot be significantly changed by anyone. Meaning, legislators elected by the people to represent the people’s interests have less influence on changing Georgia’s tax structure than [...]

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ACTION ALERT: Renewed Voter Activism Threatened by Georgia Ethics Reforms

Free Speech to Carry a Heavy Cost in Georgia For Immediate Release – January 4, 2010 The 2010 election-cycle marked the return of the American voice to American politics. That is, everywhere except for Georgia, where the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Act of 2010—a misguided new law set to go into effect next [...]

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Georgia Voting: Citizens Only, Please

Radio Commentary, WMVV 90.7 New Life FM, September 17, 2010 By Sue Ella Deadwyler Good morning, Jim. I have good news today! If you’re a United States citizen and registered to vote in Georgia, you can head to the polls in November. But, non-citizens can’t vote, thanks to the Secretary of State’s lawsuit that nudged [...]

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