Monday, July 30, 2012
Here’s a rundown of the candidates and issues in the Tuesday, July 31 Primary, along with sample ballots for Duluth residents.
Not sure who's all running or whom to vote for tomorrow? Here’s a rundown of the candidates and issues in the Tuesday, July 31 Primary. Click on the sample ballots for Duluth voters so you're ready when you enter the voting booth. A controversial one-cent sales tax has been proposed to fund 157 transportation projects in 10 metro Atlanta counties including Gwinnett. Voters will vote "yes" or "no" for TSPLOST in a referendum in the Primary. The issue appears on both Democratic and Republican ballots. If approved, the sales tax would go into effect Jan. 1. More information about the regional transportation referendum along with the projects that TSPLOST would fund is available at www.metroatlantatransportationvote.com. Two of the projects …
Here are the questions on issues that Duluth voters will see on Republican and Democratic Primary ballots.
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Monday, July 30, 2012
Republican and Democratic voters in Gwinnett County are being quizzed about their positions on charter schools, casino gambling and other issues on July 31 Primary ballots. The questions for the Democrats include: Questions on the Republican ballot include:
Friday, July 27, 2012
Duluth City Hall is not an early voting site. Click on link in article for locations.
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Friday, July 27, 2012
Duluth residents wishing to vote in advance in the July 31 Primary will have to do so Friday, July 27. Duluth City Hall is not a location for early voting. Residents may vote early at the Gwinnett County Voter Registrations and Elections Office at 455 Grayson Highway in Lawrenceville. For more information and locations for early voting click here. There will be no voting anywhere in Gwinnett on Monday. Voting on Tuesday, July 31, will be at at Gwinnett County precincts. There are several matters on both the Republican and Democratic ballots, including non-binding questions. The controversial one-cent sales tax TSPLOST referendum is on both ballots. The race for Gwinnett County Commission District 1 has particular significance in and around…
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Alternatives of higher gas taxes and tolls the focus of additional ads supporting TSPLOST referendum.
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Untie Atlanta has started airing three new TV ads as the July 31 Primary approaches. The ads remind voters that alternatives to passing the TSPLOST referendum include higher gas taxes and tolls. Voters in 10 metro Atlanta counties including Gwinnett will vote on the one-cent sales tax to fund a list of transportation improvements developed wth citizen input. Here are Untie Atlanta’s description of the ads contained in press releases issued July 24 and 25: Former President Ronald Reagan is featured in another ad. Do you think the new ads will help TSPLOST to pass? Tell us in the comments below.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Fifty-six percent of Georgians favor video lottery terminals in a casino-style environment to fund education, according to a recent 11Alive poll.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
A recent poll by 11Alive found that a majority of Georgians support video lottery terminals in a casino-style environment to help fund the HOPE scholarship and pre-kindergarten. Out of the 1,292 registered Georgia voters polled, 56 percent said they favored the use of VLTs. Widespread support was found across all ages, genders and political parties, including conservatives and Republican voters. Thirty-four percent said they opposed it, and 11 percent were unsure. Do you favor casino-style VLTs for funding education? Tell us in the comments. The poll was released Tuesday, a week before the July 31 Republican Primary, which features the ballot question, "Should Georgia have casino gambling with funds going to education?" A similar question …
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Records show such corporate giants as Coca-Cola and Delta Air Lines have donated to the group supporting the transportation referendum.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
The transportation referendum that is on the Gwinnett ballot for July 31 has drawn millions of dollars in support from major Atlanta-based corporations, according to media reports. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported that the Citizens for Transportation Mobility has raised $6.5 million from spring 2011 through July 16, 2012. How have you voted on TSPLOST, or how do you plan to vote? Tell us in the comments below. Records show that the Transportation Leadership Coalition, which is fighting the referendum, raised $14,418, the AJC reported. Cox Enterprises, parent company of the AJC, and Georgia Power both contributed $250,000. Coca-Cola Co. donated $197,500. The TSPLOST would add a 1 percent sales tax in Gwinnett and a 10-county …
Friday, July 20, 2012
City issues possible quorum notice about ice cream social at Chocolate Perks July 24 for Gwinnett Commission candidate Jace Brooks.
Updated 2:48 p.m. Duluth city officials have notified the public that the mayor and council members may attend an upcoming campaign event for Gwinnett County Commission District 1 candidate Jace Brooks of Suwanee. Duluth this week sent out a public notice that "there may be a quorum of the Duluth Mayor and Council" at an ice cream social for Brooks, who is opposing Laurie McClain for the post. The event is scheduled at Chocolate Perks, 3160 Main St., in Duluth on Tuesday, July 24, 5:30-7 p.m. The notice said that no official council action will be taken. Brooks said Friday that Duluth officials invited him. Duluth City Clerk Teresa Lynn said whenever an invitation for the mayor and city council arrives at City Hall or there is a possibiity…
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Gadgets and tools to help you decide on the Presidential candidate you plan to support.
Still undecided? Or just want to check out the different options? We've found a few interactive gadgets and tools to keep you informed and help you make some sense of the 2012 Presidential political season. USA Today's Political Ad Tracker YahooNews says that campaign ads work mostly to confirm what voters already know, but 1 in 12 says they have changed their vote based upon an ad - that's a significant number when addressing the "undecided" vote. USA Today, working with FactCheck.org, gives you an opportunity to view ALL the commercials, then rate them based on whether you believe them truthful or useful. FactCheck also gives their opinion of the ads and how they may have an impact on how you vote. There's An App for That And here it is…
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
State transportation leaders, metro Atlanta business leaders to participate in forum in Duluth.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
As the July 31 vote on TSPLOST nears, the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce is hosting a State of Transportation Forum on mobility needs from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, July 19, at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth. The forum will feature an update on Georgia’s mobility needs from state transportation officials followed by a presentation by business leaders on the impact of mobility their bottom-line, according to a press release issued by the chamber. The forum is being presented by Snellville-based E.R. Snell Contractor Inc. Partnering with the Gwinnett Chamber in hosting the forum are the Cobb Chamber, Council for Quality Growth, DeKalb Chamber, Georgia Transportation Alliance, Metro Atlanta Chamber, North Fulton Chamber and Regional Business …
Monday, July 16, 2012
Higher taxes and lack of trust are two reasons most Republican respondents are against the transportation referendum.
Georgia Republican leaders responding to a Patch survey overwhelmingly oppose TSPLOST in their regions and believe it will fail. Patch sent surveys to about 135 Republican Party activists, candidates and officeholders last week asking their opinions about the referendum to raise sales taxes by a penny to fund road and transit projects. Just over 60 responded. The referendum to create a transportation special purpose local option sales tax, or TSPLOST, is split into 12 regional districts across Georgia, and the referendum could pass in one region and fail in others. Republican leaders responding to Patch’s survey hail mostly from the Northwest, Northeast and Atlanta regions. While the survey is unscientific and can’t be generalized beyond …
Timothy Hammond
10:24 am on Friday, July 27, 2012
I am voting NO. With an economy as fragile as the one we currently have the last thing we need is a tax increase. more ›