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Secretary of State Fails to Cite Legal Authority to Amend Ballot

Secretary of State Fails to Cite Legal Authority to Amend Ballot Governor Deal fails to protect ballot integrity  July 19, 2012, Roswell, GA – Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp has failed to cite any legal authority for his decision to add a preamble promoting the passage of a sales tax increase to the ballot

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TSPLOST hurt, not helped, by consultant’s ‘race’ talk

TSPLOST hurt, not helped, by consultant’s ‘race’ talk By Ron Sifen TSPLOST supporters have brought in a Washington, D.C. developer, Chris  Leinberger, who is also a consultant on urbanism and smart growth, to race-bait  the TSPLOST. Leinberger told the Cumberland Area Community Improvement  District board last week that “MARTA really stands for ‘Moving African Americans 

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Are CID’s using taxpayer funds to advocate for TSPLOST?

Big Shanty Rd. project opens with a back to the future theme2 By Geoff Folsom MDJ Excerpt: The project’s $1.75 million grant from the State Road and Tollway Authority  to the Town Center CID, which the CID will pay back, raised the ire of Larry  Savage, one of Lee’s three opponents in the July 31

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Traffic Congestion, Time, Money & Productivity

Traffic Congestion, Time, Money & Productivity By Wendell Cox Transit: Inherently Less Productive and Expensive: One common claim is that transit will provide alternative mobility. However, transit trips tend to be twice as long as car trips and no transit vision has ever been put forward that would replicate the efficiency of the automobile. There

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Illegal T-SPLOST Advertising?!?!

Using state resources to campaign for higher taxes?!? This is on Furys Ferry just north of Evans to Locks in Augusta

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Don’t blame cars for the shortcomings of mass transit.

Don’t blame cars for the shortcomings of mass transit. By Josh Barro “…while it’s true that the government subsidizes all modes of transportation, road subsidies remain a small component of public and private spending on auto travel and are hardly the key factor that is making transit uncompetitive. A fair look at the whole picture

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Which Is Better for the Environment: Transit or Roads?

Which Is Better for the Environment: Transit or Roads? By Randal O’Toole NCPA.org Compared with driving, rail transit is slow,  inconvenient and expensive. Although some rail lines may bypass congested  roads, most people do not live and work right next to rail stations or transit  stops, meaning door-to-door travel time for transit tends to be

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The Atlanta Transit Tax: For the 1 Percent

The Atlanta Transit Tax: For the 1 Percent By Wendell Cox NCPA.org Voters in Atlanta, with some of the worst traffic congestion in the nation, are being asked to approve a new tax that would spend more than 50% on transit, in an urban area where transit carries only 1% of travel (Figure). No one

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Georgia: America’s Top States for Business 2012

If Georgia’s transportation “problems” are driving business away and preventing growth statewide, then why in the world would CNBC rank Georgia in the top 10 for doing business in America (#9 to be exact)?  Georgia is also ranked #3 in the country for infrastructure and transportation! Read CNBC’s report: Click Here  

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11Alive Debate: Senator Thompson v Senate Majority Leader Rogers

July 14, 2012 State Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers has broken ranks with fellow Republicans Governor Nathan Deal and Lt. Governor Casey Cagle in opposing the measure. Democratic State Senator Curt Thompson says what’s on the ballot is not perfect, but says the state in general, and metro Atlanta specifically, must do something now to

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