Tag Archives: Larry O\'Neal

Boom-boom-boom, and suddenly we have a tax revision plan

The legislative leadership rams through a very complicated bill in a very short period of time before anyone really has a chance to look at it; in other words, business as usual under the Gold Dome . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: Bill Heath , Larry O\'Neal , Mickey Channell , Nathan Deal , Stacey Abrams , Steve Henson , tax revision

Tax revision bill out of committee, headed for floor vote

Tax revision bill passes out of committee and heads to the House floor for consideration later today . . .

Tags: Larry O\'Neal , Stacey Abrams , State House , Steve Henson , tax revision

Will there be major tax changes next year?

It does not appear likely that the General Assembly will enact major tax law revisions in 2012 given that there are some differences of opinion among the House and Senate leadership . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: Bill Heath , Larry O\'Neal , sales tax on groceries , state income tax , state sales tax , tax revision , Tommie Williams

Legislative leaders say they have a tax deal

Legislative leaders do some more tweaking to the tax revision bill and say they have a version that Gov. Nathan Deal will support . . .

Tags: David Ralston , Larry O\'Neal , Nathan Deal , Stacey Abrams , state income tax rates , tax revision

House crushes Franklin on veto override

Bobby Franklin’s attempt to get the House to override a Sonny Perdue veto fails by a vote of 164-1 . . .

Tags: Bobby Franklin , David Ralston , Larry O\'Neal , Sonny Perdue , veto override , zero-based budgeting

O’Neal elected House majority leader

House Republicans beat back a challenge from the Christian Right/Tea Party faction, electing Larry O’Neal as majority leader over James Mills . . .

Tags: David Ralston , House Republicans , James Mill , Larry O\'Neal , majority leader

Political Notes – Big dropoff in Democratic turnout

Roy Barnes was left high and dry as Democratic voters stayed home on election day; House Republicans will hold an important leadership vote Monday morning . . .

Tags: 2010 voter turnout , Barack Obama , David Ralston , governor\'s race , high school graduation rates , House majority leader election , James Mills , Larry O\'Neal , Nathan Deal , roy barnes

Political Notes – Battles brewing in House, Senate GOP caucuses

House and Senate Republicans are caucusing to finalize their slate of leaders before the Legislature convenes in January; what will be the fate of Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle? . . .

Tags: Board of Regents , Casey Cagle , Cecil Staton , chancellor search , David Shafer , Hank Huckaby , House Republicans , James Mills , Larry O\'Neal , Mitch Seabaugh , Ross Tolleson , Senate Republicans

Political Notes – Latino immigration declines

A new analysis from the Pew Hispanic Center indicates that the influx of undocumented immigrants into Georgia and the U.S. has slowed in recent years . . .

Tags: Army Corps of Engineers , immigration , Lake Lanier , Larry O\'Neal , Sonny Perdue

Tax revision panel begins working

Tax revision council begins its task of reviewing and recommending changes to the Georgia tax code . . .

Tags: A. D. Frazier , David Ralston , Georgia tax code revisions , Larry O\'Neal , Sonny Perdue