TSPLOST tax vote stories
T-SPLOST talk fueling heated debates in Clayton County
A debate is heating up about the proposed one-percent transportation sales tax. Residents head to the polls to vote in the primaries next month and people on both sides of the issue shared their views at a Clayton County meeting this weekend. "The answer for me is no, and ...
Gas tax freeze aims to ease pain at the pump
With the swipe of a pen, the governor put a hold on the Georgia gas tax to save drivers from a 10 percent spike in July. Since January, Georgians have been paying about 12 cents per gallon in state sales taxes. The cost was supposed to increase about one ...
Supporters of TSPLOST doubt results of WSB-TV poll
Members of Atlanta’s Tea Party Patriots say they’re not surprised by a Channel 2 Action News poll that showed a proposed penny sales tax for transportation may not get past voters. The Rosetta Stone poll showed 42 percent of voters support the referendum and 45 percent oppose it, with that ...
Poll: Suburban voters oppose transportation referendum
A referendum asking metro commuters to raise their sales tax for transportation projects faces strong opposition outside of Fulton and DeKalb counties, according to a poll conducted for Channel 2 Action News. The Rosetta Stone poll conducted Sunday sampled 850 people likely to vote in the July 31 primary when ...
Group says transportation referendum helps, hurt some taxpayers
A grassroots taxpayer association claims the July transportation tax referendum will benefit residents in some counties while sticking the bill to others. The Georgia Taxpayer's Alliance, a local grassroots organization, has launched a campaign to get people to vote "no." "We don't feel comfortable being a donor county," says Ron ...
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