Por: The Advocate Opinion September 21, 2022
This newspaper reported that is not raising enough money to repair our roads. The gasoline tax's time is up. It should be replaced with a more fair and effective tax.The gasoline tax, which is used for highway improvements and construction, is unfair to gasoline buyers. Electric and hybrid vehicles do not pay highway taxes and they use the roads for free; their numbers are going to be growing in the coming years. The unfair gasoline tax... + full article
The Advocate USA Opinion September 21, 2022
Those pushing are onto something. Many of the nation’s fastest-growing states have no income tax, including Texas, Tennessee, Florida and Nevada.I pushed this idea in the Legislature in the 1990s. The main question you face is how to make up $4 billion in lost revenue. Spare... + más
Louisiana lawmakers consider eliminating state income tax, 'Build a better mousetrap' | The Advocate
Louisiana's gas tax cannot meet state's road and bridge needs, audit says | The Advocate
ABC News USA Business September 20, 2022
NEW YORK -- U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss said Tuesday that she’s ready to make “unpopular decisions” such as boosting bonuses for wealthy bankers in order to get the country's sluggish economy growing.Speaking before an emergency government budget statement on... + más
Queen's death both challenge and reprieve for new UK leader | ABC News
After royal funeral, new UK leader Truss makes debut at UN | Associated Press
The Advocate USA Politics September 20, 2022
Louisiana's budget outlook is bright going into Gov. John bel Edwards final full year in office, Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne said Tuesday morning.I am pretty confident we are going to have some money to do some things, Dardenne told a committee of the... + más
EU proposes to suspend billions in funds to Hungary | ABC News
Associated Press USA Sports September 20, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) — The Mets are on track to have baseball’s highest payroll for the first time since 1989, among a record-tying six teams set to pay a penalty for spending.The Los Angeles Dodgers, who started the season as the top spender, fell into second due to Trevor... + más
Mets have top payroll, Dodgers drop to second without suspended Trevor Bauer | The Boston Globe
Max Scherzer, mets Clinch 1st MLB Playoff Berth Since 2016 with Win over Brewers | Bleacher Report
The Advocate USA Opinion September 17, 2022
Wish you were buying things at the price of 32 years ago? Don’t we all, but we all also know that we’re not going to get as much for our money.And that goes for road repairs in Louisiana, the Potholes-a-Million State.To the surprise of no one, from the Legislative... + más
Bill Cassidy pitches the benefits of the infrastructure bill that he supported | The Advocate
Tax dollars in Ascension industrial zone to go toward road work to relieve traffic backups | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Politics September 17, 2022
Despite huge budget and political hurdles, a key House committee Tuesday began to study the possibility of eliminating Louisiana's individual and corporate income taxes.Rep. Richard Nelson, R-Mandeville, whose resolution earlier this year prompted the review, noted that... + más
Our Views: Our wretched roads won’t get better if we don't pay more at the pump | The Advocate
Revenue from Louisiana's gasoline tax is insufficient to meet the state's road and bridge needs, Legislative Auditor Michael Waguespack said in a report issued Tuesday.Waguespack noted that the state's 20-cents-per-gallon gas tax has not been changed since 1990... + más
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