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Georgia Senate Study Committee Discusses TABOR

Friday, June 16th, 2006 by buzzbrockway

From the Gwinnett Daily Post:
A House study committee headed by Rep. Donna Sheldon, R-Dacula, met several times last year to consider whether Georgia should adopt a Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights modeled after a law in Colorado. Under TABOR, tax increases are limited to the rate of inflation plus population growth.
However, the momentum driving the issue [...]

TABOR Study Committee formed in Georgia.

Friday, March 17th, 2006 by buzzbrockway

This past Monday(March 13), S.R. 1091 was introduced in the Georgia State Senate. S.R. 1091 would study the feasibility of TABOR (Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights) style spending and taxation limits for Georgia. The Legislature must pass any such legislation as Georgia does not have a ballot initiative provision like some other states.
The [...]