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Video Special…Kerrey’s Budget Plan: Spending Cuts First, then Higher Taxes
Add higher taxes and term limits to Bob Kerrey’s Washington to-do list. As he heads across the state on day one of his Senate battle with Republican Deb Fischer , Kerrey tells Nebraska Watchdog (see exclusive video below) that anyone who won’t consider higher taxes—Kerrey insisting the hikes come only after major spending cuts—is part of the problem not the solution.
A group called Ending Spending – which is headed up by Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts – has unleashed an ad urging Nebraskans to vote for “anybody but Jon” on Tuesday. The ad portrays Bruning being showered in money and says, “The world expects Jon Bruning is our Republican candidate for the Senate” but says as attorney general, he’s “made millions” and bought a $600,000 vacation home with the owner of a company (Nelnet) he officially oversees
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Jon Bruning launched a negative ad today going after Sen. Deb Fischer for the first time in the U.S. Senate campaign – indicating his lead is not as secure as it was a few months ago
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According to House Appropriations and Budget Chairman Earl Sears (R-Bartlesville), there are only two bond proposals that he predicts have enough support to be passed this year: one for the State Capitol complex and the other for a new office for the Department of Veterans Affairs. (see video below) Sears expects three other bond proposals to come from the Senate, one for the Native American Cultural Center in Oklahoma City, one for the Popular Music Museum in Tulsa and the other for the Medical Examiner’s Office in Edmond, but he doesn’t think there’s majority support on the House side for those
Continue reading …Below are edited notes taken during the House Floor Session on Monday, May 7, 2012. It is not a complete transcript of everything that was said
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On a vote of 62-49, the bill was re-referred to the joint Health committee. With just over one week left in the 2012 session, House Bill 2690 will die, having literally met its makers
Continue reading …Press release from the Tennessee Firearms Association ; May 2, 2012: May 1, 2012 marks the day that the 107th ended session The 107th General Assembly has declared that it is finished and adjourned. It is the first time since the Civil War that Republicans have so dominated state government. Perhaps, looking back, now we know why.
Continue reading …Press release from the Tennessee Senate Democratic Caucus; May 1, 2012: NASHVILLE – Senate Democrats ended the legislative session Tuesday having achieved several jobs initiatives while stopping bad ideas that threatened Tennessee families and workers. “The differences in priorities between the two parties was often very clear,” said Senate Democratic Caucus Chairman Lowe Finney. “We were able to find bipartisan solutions and work together to put Tennesseans back to work
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The Tennessee Legislature has passed a bill to require roll-your-own tobacco shops and their customers to pay more in taxes, but they’re refusing to call the plan a tax increase. The measure, HB1054/SB1738 , would require owners of corner stores that offer roll-your-own cigarette services to pay a $500-per-machine licensing fee, pay the same tax per pack as pre-rolled cigarettes, and pay into a massive settlement between cigarette makers and the states.
Continue reading …Herron Laments Missed Opportunity to Slash Food Tax, Lift Scholarship Funding
May 1, 2012 No CommentPress releases from the Office of State Senator Roy Herron ; April 30, 2012: DRESDEN – State Senator Roy Herron fought on the Senate floor to slash the sales tax on food, a move that would have benefited all Tennesseans, especially working families.
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