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• Senate to hear income tax bill in public hearing this afternoon.

  The state income tax bill scheduled for public hearing today at 4:30. SB 6250, which would create a graduated income tax, has been scheduled for a public hearing in the Senate Ways & Means Committee today at 4:30. It is our understanding the an amendment... Posted Mar 04 2010, 11:58 PM by Website Director with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: legislature, taxes, citizens, voters, income tax

• House debating SB 6130 on floor

  The House of Representatives is debating SB 6130 on the floor of the House. SB 6130 would repeal voter protections of I-960 including eliminating the 2/3 requiremnet to raise taxes and the requirement to provide non-binding vote by the public when the... Posted Feb 17 2010, 05:01 AM by Website Director with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: legislature, taxes, citizens, initiative

• Senate to reconsider yesterday's vote on I-960

  SB 6843, which was adopted only yesterday by the Senate, would have retained the transparency provisions of the Taxpayer Protection Act (I-960). However, those voting in favor of the bill didn't know they were preserving the transparency provision... Posted Feb 10 2010, 01:10 PM by Website Director with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: legislature, taxes, elections, citizens, transparency

• Bill of the Day: HB 2872 - allowing time to review the budget

  Today's Bill of the Day is HB 2872 , which would require the Legislature to take a 72-hour timeout before voting on the state's operating, capital and transportation budgets. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Alexander , is being heard by the House... Posted Jan 25 2010, 06:13 PM by Website Director with | with no comments Filed under: government, legislature, taxes, citizens, taxpayers, budget