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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Grocery tax hike 99 percent dead’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Well, that didn’t take long
Just a few days after the House Ways & Means Committee passed a bill to put the state sales tax back on groceries, a House source said the measure isn’t likely to get to the House floor for a vote.
The AJC reported Tuesday that House leaders said they were planning to put the bill up for a vote Thursday.
But once the idea hit the media, Republican blogs exploded in opposition to the idea of putting the state’s 4 percent sales tax back on groceries. It was removed by a Democrat-run General Assembly in the mid-to-late 1990s. Read the whole post here: http://blogs.ajc.com/gold-dome-live/2009/03/10/grocery-tax-hike-99-percent-dead/
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Senate passes English-only driver’s license exams
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
English would be the only language for a driver’s license exam in Georgia under a bill that passed the Senate Tuesday.
Bill sponsor Sen. Jack Murphy (R-Cumming) said the rule is needed for safety on the highway. The measure passed 37 to 14 and still needs to pass the House before it could be signed into law.
Murphy displayed road signs in the Senate chamber from foreign countries in foreign languages.
“I’m just trying to show a comparison between you driving in that country and someone who doesn’t understand English driving in our country,” Murphy told his colleagues.
“People need to be able to drive safely on our roads and read overhead signs,” Murphy said.
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House adopts massive health overhaul
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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House votes to protect access to generic drugs
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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House bill would deputize county health inspectors
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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