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- Oklahoma the latest state to pin problems on video games, proposes sin tax
An Oklahoma legislator is proposing a ?what about the children?? bill (HB 2696) that aims to tax violent video games. Former schoolteacher and current Democratic member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, William T. Fourkiller, wants to levy an excise tax rate of one percent on the sale of violent video games; because these games supposedly spawn the obese bullies which plague our society.
california state tax rate 05 Feb 2012 - CNA/NNU announce support for Millionaires Tax of 2012 initiative
With ongoing cuts to healthcare, education, and other basic services, and greater national income disparity than during the Depression, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United today announced its support for the Millionaires Tax of 2012 initiative.
california state tax rate 05 Feb 2012 - State controller: California is running out of cash
California will run out of cash by early March if the Legislature does not take immediate action, Controller John Chiang told budget leaders at the Capitol in a letter Tuesday. The controller recommends borrowing and...
california state tax rate 05 Feb 2012 - Nurses Endorse Millionaire Tax Initiative for California
OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With ongoing cuts to healthcare, education, and other basic services, and greater national income disparity than during the Depression, the California Nurses ...
california state tax rate 05 Feb 2012 - Vertex Report Shows Modest Declines in Combined Average Sales Tax Rate and Number of Rate Changes
The number of sales tax rate changes across the U.S. showed modest decline in 2011, as did the combined average sales tax rate, this according to annual Sales Tax Rate Report from
california state tax rate 05 Feb 2012 - Nurses flex their political muscle in Sacramento and across California
California has about 240,000 registered nurses, but would need to hire another 80,000 ? 30 percent more than the state has now ? to reach the national average per 1,000 residents. The shortage is expected to worsen, handing nurses more ability to dictate terms.
california state tax rate 05 Feb 2012 - 10 California Cities Saving Money With LED Street Lights
The Great Recession hammered California. The state received an economic drubbing (partly self inflicted; the housing bubble) from which it has not yet recovered. The unemployment rate, at 11.3%, is almost three points above the national average. When tax receipts plummeted, and local governments shed jobs to balance their books. California was one of only ...
california state tax rate 05 Feb 2012 - Viewpoints: As economy improves, let's look at long-term budget answers
After enduring a painful recession and a slow recovery, there are some good signs that growth in the California economy is finally starting to accelerate. Yet the budget deficit remains a serious issue, largely because the state is grappling not just with cyclical issues caused by the recession but with a long-term structural gap that can be traced all the way back to the dot-com boom and bust ...
california state tax rate 05 Feb 2012 - Huffman: Overhaul parks system
San Rafael Assemblyman is proposing ways to keep California's 67 parks open.
california state tax rate 05 Feb 2012
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