Archive for the 'State Budget' Category

Cable Choice debate heats up in Missouri

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

Looks like last year’s Missouri franchise reform debate is heating up again. FreedomWorks Missouri will be ready to engage on this issue again to bring cable choice to Missouri consumers.
From National Journal:
The video-franchising debate has returned to Missouri, and a key player has switched sides.
Almost a year after killing his own bill on the issue, [...]

Support the Freedom and Prosperity Agenda for Virginia!

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

From John Taylor of the Tuesday Morning Group in Richmond:

As you will undoubtedly remember, in the spring of 2005 we introduced the Freedom & Prosperity Agenda, an eleven-plank legislative platform that one might think of as a state version of the Contract with America.

In the 2006 session of Virginia’s General Assembly, ten [...]

Sign the Petition for a Florida Taxpayer Bill of Rights!

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

Our grassroots team in Florida is gearing up to fight for a Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Please join our campaign by signing the petition to Governor Crist.
SIGN THE PETITION. 

Texas Has 9th Highest Property Tax Burden

Thursday, December 28th, 2006 by Brendan Steinhauser

My friend Marc Levin at Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has a great piece on Texas property taxes.
Here is the link.

As a new year dawns, Texans should be looking forward to exploding fireworks and expanding opportunities. Unfortunately, many families cannot help but feel financially deflated by the property tax bill that has come due for 2006. [...]

Return the surplus to Texas taxpayers!

Saturday, December 9th, 2006 by Brendan Steinhauser

Michael Quinn Sullivan of the new group Texans for Fiscal Responsibility penned the following op-ed this week.
He is right on the money. Taxpayers should receive their money back from the state legislature through tax relief.
Here is the article:

When state lawmakers convene this January, they are expected to see $15 billion in surplus revenues – the [...]