Darrell Hale is running for Collin County Commissioner, Precinct 3. He has a BS from West Point and owned a successful small business for 15 years. He is running to bring fresh ideas and experience to local government. His qualifications include a military background and experience in business development. He plans to focus on the commissioner role but may continue other investments. He supports term limits and will not serve more than 10 years. He will hold votes to the effective tax rate and testify in Austin for tax reform. He believes infrastructure spending alone can attract businesses over corporate subsidies. He will facilitate regional meetings to improve cooperation on development needs. He supports the new annexation law giving residents a vote and believes eminent domain should only be used rarely with
Todd Maternowski Congressional District 32rath4thekids
The candidate provides responses to questions regarding their qualifications and positions on key issues. For their key qualifications, the candidate emphasizes their 15 years of leadership experience achieving goals others said were impossible and their commitment to making a difference rather than using the role as a stepping stone. On education funding, the candidate acknowledges the high property taxes in Collin County but questions spending on expensive stadiums and high administrative costs. For infrastructure, the candidate advocates for cities to fund improvements through taxes on new developments. On economic development, the candidate supports state and county coordination to avoid competition that gives away tax incentives.
Sharing Economy and Regulation - How not to do itbobdunn
The letter urges the city council to reject a staff recommendation that would make short term rentals a criminal offense. It argues that short term rentals provide economic benefits to the city and that only a small minority of rentals cause problems. The letter recommends developing a more balanced policy such as requiring permits and registration, limiting the number of nights a property can be rented, avoiding criminal penalties, and further studying the impacts before enacting regulations. The letter asks the council to take a progressive approach and not follow the examples of other cities that have imposed stricter regulations.
The document is the August 2013 issue of the New Jersey REALTOR magazine. It contains articles thanking RPAC donors and encouraging others to donate. One article discusses how RPAC donations support legislation favorable to real estate professionals, such as allowing electronic signatures on contracts. The president's column also encourages members to invest in RPAC, noting it supports around $15 per member and benefits their livelihood similarly to paying union dues. The issue highlights upcoming events and legislative successes from RPAC contributions.
The document is a survey of candidates running for mayor of Jackson, Michigan in the August 2021 primary election. It includes their responses to questions about priorities if elected, budget cuts, and policing reforms. For priorities, candidates listed addressing public safety, infrastructure like roads and water lines, reducing crime, and neighborhood improvement. If forced to cut the budget, candidates said they would protect infrastructure, city services, and public safety like police and fire. On policing reforms, some supported oversight committees while others did not support defunding the police.
WKAR candidate survey: At-large Lansing City Council responsesSarah Lehr
WKAR surveyed candidates running for at-large Lansing City Council seats prior to the August primary. Below are responses from candidates who advanced to the general.
Lansing City Council Ward 4 candidate questionnaireSarah Lehr
The document summarizes responses from two candidates, Elvin Caldwell and Brian Jackson, running for Lansing City Council Ward 4 in an October 2021 candidate survey conducted by WKAR. Caldwell's top three priorities are supporting public safety measures, economic development projects in the 4th Ward, and responding to constituents. Jackson's priorities are improving community-police relations, reducing homelessness through affordable housing, and ensuring financial stability. When asked about budget cuts, Caldwell said public safety funding is most important while Jackson said funding for the Human Relations & Community Service Department is most important. They differ on views of policing reforms, with Caldwell not supporting defunding police and Jackson supporting alternative community investments. Both aim to help Lansing's COVID-
This document is an editorial from the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper arguing that Florida should pursue federal funding for high-speed rail projects. It notes that the Obama administration has proposed $8 billion for high-speed rail projects, with the potential for $62 billion total over several years. However, Florida must demonstrate it can effectively manage its existing commuter rail system, Tri-Rail, before it can expect to receive funding for a high-speed rail project. Letting Tri-Rail fail for lack of funding would show Florida is not ready to take on a larger high-speed rail endeavor.
Todd Maternowski Congressional District 32rath4thekids
The candidate provides responses to questions regarding their qualifications and positions on key issues. For their key qualifications, the candidate emphasizes their 15 years of leadership experience achieving goals others said were impossible and their commitment to making a difference rather than using the role as a stepping stone. On education funding, the candidate acknowledges the high property taxes in Collin County but questions spending on expensive stadiums and high administrative costs. For infrastructure, the candidate advocates for cities to fund improvements through taxes on new developments. On economic development, the candidate supports state and county coordination to avoid competition that gives away tax incentives.
Sharing Economy and Regulation - How not to do itbobdunn
The letter urges the city council to reject a staff recommendation that would make short term rentals a criminal offense. It argues that short term rentals provide economic benefits to the city and that only a small minority of rentals cause problems. The letter recommends developing a more balanced policy such as requiring permits and registration, limiting the number of nights a property can be rented, avoiding criminal penalties, and further studying the impacts before enacting regulations. The letter asks the council to take a progressive approach and not follow the examples of other cities that have imposed stricter regulations.
The document is the August 2013 issue of the New Jersey REALTOR magazine. It contains articles thanking RPAC donors and encouraging others to donate. One article discusses how RPAC donations support legislation favorable to real estate professionals, such as allowing electronic signatures on contracts. The president's column also encourages members to invest in RPAC, noting it supports around $15 per member and benefits their livelihood similarly to paying union dues. The issue highlights upcoming events and legislative successes from RPAC contributions.
The document is a survey of candidates running for mayor of Jackson, Michigan in the August 2021 primary election. It includes their responses to questions about priorities if elected, budget cuts, and policing reforms. For priorities, candidates listed addressing public safety, infrastructure like roads and water lines, reducing crime, and neighborhood improvement. If forced to cut the budget, candidates said they would protect infrastructure, city services, and public safety like police and fire. On policing reforms, some supported oversight committees while others did not support defunding the police.
WKAR candidate survey: At-large Lansing City Council responsesSarah Lehr
WKAR surveyed candidates running for at-large Lansing City Council seats prior to the August primary. Below are responses from candidates who advanced to the general.
Lansing City Council Ward 4 candidate questionnaireSarah Lehr
The document summarizes responses from two candidates, Elvin Caldwell and Brian Jackson, running for Lansing City Council Ward 4 in an October 2021 candidate survey conducted by WKAR. Caldwell's top three priorities are supporting public safety measures, economic development projects in the 4th Ward, and responding to constituents. Jackson's priorities are improving community-police relations, reducing homelessness through affordable housing, and ensuring financial stability. When asked about budget cuts, Caldwell said public safety funding is most important while Jackson said funding for the Human Relations & Community Service Department is most important. They differ on views of policing reforms, with Caldwell not supporting defunding police and Jackson supporting alternative community investments. Both aim to help Lansing's COVID-
This document is an editorial from the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper arguing that Florida should pursue federal funding for high-speed rail projects. It notes that the Obama administration has proposed $8 billion for high-speed rail projects, with the potential for $62 billion total over several years. However, Florida must demonstrate it can effectively manage its existing commuter rail system, Tri-Rail, before it can expect to receive funding for a high-speed rail project. Letting Tri-Rail fail for lack of funding would show Florida is not ready to take on a larger high-speed rail endeavor.
Rep. Ruth Samuelson provides a legislative update on the state budget and other bills. She voted against the budget due to new taxes and fees. A budget amendment was adopted that may lead to a more prudent process. Samuelson hopes the final budget avoids tax increases. She also discusses four bills she is working on regarding condemnation of conservation easements, tax credits for children with disabilities, permitting for precious metal businesses, and licensing medium speed vehicles.
Jill Broadhurst supports several measures to improve public safety in Oakland, including not laying off police officers, expanding Operation Ceasefire, and increasing the size of the police force. She acknowledges Oakland faces major budget shortfalls and says council members must be honest about problems and work towards long-term solutions. Broadhurst also supports implementing recommendations from a 2012 public safety plan to improve policing strategies and community relations.
“The Consequences of Conflicting Delinquent Property Tax Collection Laws in ...G R
This document summarizes a report titled "The Consequences of Conflicting Delinquent Property Tax Collection Laws in The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." The report establishes that the collection of delinquent taxes by private entities is important for taxing districts like school districts to receive necessary revenue. It discusses the nature of choices taxing districts face in competing for essential funds. It also examines the judicial and legislative history around conflicting laws regarding tax collection. The report presents opinions from four attorneys who are experts on the legal conflict. It argues a resolution is needed for the fiscal health of Pennsylvania school districts.
This document provides information about a company called Harris & Harris Ltd. that specializes in public sector contracting and project management. It lists the services Harris & Harris provides such as bid response submission, project management, regulatory compliance, and media relations. It also lists the types of public entities they work with such as federal, state, county, and municipal agencies. The document then provides details of Harris & Harris' experience working with various government clients and some of their significant achievements in helping governments increase revenue collection.
The candidate supports several recommendations from a 2012-2013 public safety plan to improve policing in Oakland, including expanding community policing citywide, increasing sworn officers, and measuring community-police relations. The candidate believes a CitiStat program could help hold city departments accountable if implemented after improving IT infrastructure. The candidate supports creating a rainy day fund, annual resident polling on services, and preparing a comprehensive public safety plan.
AT&T announced an expansion of its 4G LTE wireless network to the Wilmington area. Officials from AT&T and the state legislature gathered to announce the investment in faster infrastructure. 4G LTE provides faster internet speeds, reliability, and new devices compared to 3G. The expansion is part of AT&T's ongoing project to enhance its networks across the region.
- The 132nd Ohio General Assembly began on Tuesday with new and returning members taking their oaths of office. Two new members, Rep. Dave Greenspan and Rep. Scott Wiggam, have prior experience as county officials.
- Legislative leaders from both chambers emphasized the importance of bipartisan cooperation to address issues and move the state forward. Lawmakers will focus on the upcoming biennial budget in the coming months.
- Governor Kasich vetoed sales tax exemptions included in SB 235 for oil and gas companies and digital jukeboxes, which would have cost state and local governments over $264 million in revenue. This issue and disagreements over severance taxes will likely continue into budget discussions.
The document summarizes the first 100 days in office of Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker representing the 16th Legislative District of New Jersey. It discusses his swearing in ceremony, hiring staff for his new office, committee assignments, sponsored bills on issues like business growth, veterans affairs, and gun violence prevention. It also outlines community events attended like a fire relief dinner and job fair. The newsletter serves to update constituents on the assemblyman's activities and how residents can get assistance from his office.
The document outlines a 10-point plan to fix Rhode Island's struggling economy by creating jobs. The plan calls for major reforms including changing the state pension system, reforming welfare programs, reducing property taxes, expanding airports and ports, eliminating various taxes, and making Rhode Island a right-to-work state to attract businesses. The goal is to get ahead of debt, run budget surpluses, lower the tax burden on citizens and businesses, and make Rhode Island very competitive for job creation.
The candidate supports expanding Operation Ceasefire to address additional criminal behaviors beyond violent crime. They believe Ceasefire should not rely on grant funding but should be a higher priority for the city and funded accordingly. The candidate proposes transferring and training existing city personnel to support Ceasefire case managers, and partnering with county probation to help manage the program long-term without an increase in city headcount. The ultimate viability of Ceasefire depends on attracting local jobs to provide opportunities for participants who want to change their lives.
The South Carolina Alliance to Fix Our Roads (SCFOR) engaged Push Digital to lead a digital advocacy campaign to build support for increasing funding for roads and bridges in South Carolina. Push Digital developed targeted messaging and used social media, advertising, and grassroots engagement to shift roads funding from a low priority issue to the top issue for voters and legislators. Over three years and through multiple legislative proposals, the campaign grew engagement, applied pressure to lawmakers, and evolved its messaging. Ultimately, this led to the passage of new roads funding legislation, the first significant increase in 30 years, demonstrating the power of digital advocacy.
Charles Williams would vote no on all ballot measures and plans to maintain around 700 police officers by raising taxes. To address attrition and low morale, he would require biannual stress tests for officers and establish wellness programs. He believes the federal monitor does not understand the challenges faced by OPD and wants to challenge the court mandate with evidence. Infrastructure improvements would be funded through a property tax increase and requiring developers to fix curbs and walkways.
Mayor, other leaders brace for conflict over police-fire pensionDavid Hunt
The mayor of Jacksonville and other city leaders are preparing for conflict with police and firefighter unions over reforms to their pension plans. The pension plans are underfunded by $1.2 billion and are projected to cost the city $110 million next year, or 10% of the general fund budget. The mayor wants to reduce pension benefits to address the growing costs, but the unions strongly oppose any cuts to benefits and say the city is responsible for properly funding the plans. Negotiations over changes are expected to be difficult with the unions having political influence through campaign support of candidates who back their positions.
The document provides 30 key points summarizing changes to the new US tax law. Some major changes include doubling the standard deduction, increasing the child tax credit, capping the state and local tax deduction at $10,000, lowering the corporate tax rate to 21%, and eliminating some itemized deductions for moving expenses, tax preparation, and alimony payments. The new law also expands tax breaks for education expenses and increases exemption amounts for the alternative minimum tax and estate tax.
Case Study: South Carolina Alliance To Fix Our RoadsWesley Donehue
The South Carolina Alliance to Fix Our Roads (SCFOR) engaged Push Digital to lead a digital advocacy campaign to raise awareness about the poor condition of roads and bridges in South Carolina and influence legislators to increase funding for repairs. Push Digital developed targeted messaging and a digital strategy to build grassroots support. Over three years and through multiple pieces of legislation, the campaign grew a coalition that contacted legislators extensively. This grassroots pressure ultimately led to the passage of a comprehensive reform bill that increased gas taxes, the first significant roads funding increase in 30 years.
This document summarizes the key features of the Centrist Democratic Party's internal structure and operating principles as outlined in its statute. It emphasizes that the party aims to establish a truly democratic and decentralized system in the Philippines through political, economic, and governmental reforms. It also stresses that the party adheres to principles of subsidiarity, proportional representation, and internal democracy. Specifically, it notes that all party representatives must be elected from local assemblies up through regional assemblies to ensure a membership-driven structure. The statute also aims to prevent any single person or group from controlling the party by requiring dues payments.
Nancy Sidebotham opposes measures Z and CC on the November ballot but has no real position on measure DD. She believes OPD should ideally have 1100 officers but should start with 900 officers by the end of 2018. She argues that improving officer morale is not just the responsibility of the mayor and that officers need support from citizens and to eliminate oversight. Sidebotham believes Judge Henderson must carefully weigh all information and that Oakland could exit federal oversight more quickly if elected officials allowed the judge to complete his task. She argues infrastructure problems are a public safety issue and that the city relies too heavily on one funding source.
Julie Luton is running for State Representative for District 70. She has a B.A. in English and minor in Business. She is running to promote public education, healthcare access, property tax reform, and economic growth for all Texans. Her qualifications include experience as a small business owner, community volunteer, church leader, and public school advocate. She believes term limits should be implemented but must allow enough time for representatives to learn the job. She plans to address high property taxes and infrastructure issues through reducing the local share of education funding, long-term transportation planning, and economic development collaboration between state, county, and local entities.
Chaput Texas Senate District 8 DEMOCRATrath4thekids
Brian Chaput is running for Texas Senate District 8. He has a Master's and Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He was once arrested in college for underage drinking but the charges were dropped. He wants to bring pragmatic problem solving and representation to address issues like high property taxes, strained infrastructure, and economic development in the district. He supports term limits and responsible use of eminent domain that protects property rights.
Byron Bradford is running for County Commissioner PCT 4. He has a Masters in Business Administration and wants to continue serving the public as he did for 29 years in the US Army. His key qualifications include his experience dealing with stressful situations during two combat tours and three years in South Korea. He pledges not to accept outside monetary compensation and supports term limits to give more people a chance to participate in the democratic process. Regarding high property taxes and infrastructure issues, Bradford plans to meet with county engineers, research funding resources, and advocate for rail transportation. He is not in favor of forced annexations or the use of eminent domain to seize private property.
The document is a candidate questionnaire that asks 10 questions of a political candidate seeking office. It asks about the candidate's arrests, education verification, reasons for running, qualifications, acceptance of outside compensation, and position on term limits. It also asks their thoughts on education funding, plans to address infrastructure deficiencies, beliefs on economic development collaboration to reduce taxes, and position on municipal annexations, eminent domain, and zoning limits.
Rep. Ruth Samuelson provides a legislative update on the state budget and other bills. She voted against the budget due to new taxes and fees. A budget amendment was adopted that may lead to a more prudent process. Samuelson hopes the final budget avoids tax increases. She also discusses four bills she is working on regarding condemnation of conservation easements, tax credits for children with disabilities, permitting for precious metal businesses, and licensing medium speed vehicles.
Jill Broadhurst supports several measures to improve public safety in Oakland, including not laying off police officers, expanding Operation Ceasefire, and increasing the size of the police force. She acknowledges Oakland faces major budget shortfalls and says council members must be honest about problems and work towards long-term solutions. Broadhurst also supports implementing recommendations from a 2012 public safety plan to improve policing strategies and community relations.
“The Consequences of Conflicting Delinquent Property Tax Collection Laws in ...G R
This document summarizes a report titled "The Consequences of Conflicting Delinquent Property Tax Collection Laws in The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." The report establishes that the collection of delinquent taxes by private entities is important for taxing districts like school districts to receive necessary revenue. It discusses the nature of choices taxing districts face in competing for essential funds. It also examines the judicial and legislative history around conflicting laws regarding tax collection. The report presents opinions from four attorneys who are experts on the legal conflict. It argues a resolution is needed for the fiscal health of Pennsylvania school districts.
This document provides information about a company called Harris & Harris Ltd. that specializes in public sector contracting and project management. It lists the services Harris & Harris provides such as bid response submission, project management, regulatory compliance, and media relations. It also lists the types of public entities they work with such as federal, state, county, and municipal agencies. The document then provides details of Harris & Harris' experience working with various government clients and some of their significant achievements in helping governments increase revenue collection.
The candidate supports several recommendations from a 2012-2013 public safety plan to improve policing in Oakland, including expanding community policing citywide, increasing sworn officers, and measuring community-police relations. The candidate believes a CitiStat program could help hold city departments accountable if implemented after improving IT infrastructure. The candidate supports creating a rainy day fund, annual resident polling on services, and preparing a comprehensive public safety plan.
AT&T announced an expansion of its 4G LTE wireless network to the Wilmington area. Officials from AT&T and the state legislature gathered to announce the investment in faster infrastructure. 4G LTE provides faster internet speeds, reliability, and new devices compared to 3G. The expansion is part of AT&T's ongoing project to enhance its networks across the region.
- The 132nd Ohio General Assembly began on Tuesday with new and returning members taking their oaths of office. Two new members, Rep. Dave Greenspan and Rep. Scott Wiggam, have prior experience as county officials.
- Legislative leaders from both chambers emphasized the importance of bipartisan cooperation to address issues and move the state forward. Lawmakers will focus on the upcoming biennial budget in the coming months.
- Governor Kasich vetoed sales tax exemptions included in SB 235 for oil and gas companies and digital jukeboxes, which would have cost state and local governments over $264 million in revenue. This issue and disagreements over severance taxes will likely continue into budget discussions.
The document summarizes the first 100 days in office of Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker representing the 16th Legislative District of New Jersey. It discusses his swearing in ceremony, hiring staff for his new office, committee assignments, sponsored bills on issues like business growth, veterans affairs, and gun violence prevention. It also outlines community events attended like a fire relief dinner and job fair. The newsletter serves to update constituents on the assemblyman's activities and how residents can get assistance from his office.
The document outlines a 10-point plan to fix Rhode Island's struggling economy by creating jobs. The plan calls for major reforms including changing the state pension system, reforming welfare programs, reducing property taxes, expanding airports and ports, eliminating various taxes, and making Rhode Island a right-to-work state to attract businesses. The goal is to get ahead of debt, run budget surpluses, lower the tax burden on citizens and businesses, and make Rhode Island very competitive for job creation.
The candidate supports expanding Operation Ceasefire to address additional criminal behaviors beyond violent crime. They believe Ceasefire should not rely on grant funding but should be a higher priority for the city and funded accordingly. The candidate proposes transferring and training existing city personnel to support Ceasefire case managers, and partnering with county probation to help manage the program long-term without an increase in city headcount. The ultimate viability of Ceasefire depends on attracting local jobs to provide opportunities for participants who want to change their lives.
The South Carolina Alliance to Fix Our Roads (SCFOR) engaged Push Digital to lead a digital advocacy campaign to build support for increasing funding for roads and bridges in South Carolina. Push Digital developed targeted messaging and used social media, advertising, and grassroots engagement to shift roads funding from a low priority issue to the top issue for voters and legislators. Over three years and through multiple legislative proposals, the campaign grew engagement, applied pressure to lawmakers, and evolved its messaging. Ultimately, this led to the passage of new roads funding legislation, the first significant increase in 30 years, demonstrating the power of digital advocacy.
Charles Williams would vote no on all ballot measures and plans to maintain around 700 police officers by raising taxes. To address attrition and low morale, he would require biannual stress tests for officers and establish wellness programs. He believes the federal monitor does not understand the challenges faced by OPD and wants to challenge the court mandate with evidence. Infrastructure improvements would be funded through a property tax increase and requiring developers to fix curbs and walkways.
Mayor, other leaders brace for conflict over police-fire pensionDavid Hunt
The mayor of Jacksonville and other city leaders are preparing for conflict with police and firefighter unions over reforms to their pension plans. The pension plans are underfunded by $1.2 billion and are projected to cost the city $110 million next year, or 10% of the general fund budget. The mayor wants to reduce pension benefits to address the growing costs, but the unions strongly oppose any cuts to benefits and say the city is responsible for properly funding the plans. Negotiations over changes are expected to be difficult with the unions having political influence through campaign support of candidates who back their positions.
The document provides 30 key points summarizing changes to the new US tax law. Some major changes include doubling the standard deduction, increasing the child tax credit, capping the state and local tax deduction at $10,000, lowering the corporate tax rate to 21%, and eliminating some itemized deductions for moving expenses, tax preparation, and alimony payments. The new law also expands tax breaks for education expenses and increases exemption amounts for the alternative minimum tax and estate tax.
Case Study: South Carolina Alliance To Fix Our RoadsWesley Donehue
The South Carolina Alliance to Fix Our Roads (SCFOR) engaged Push Digital to lead a digital advocacy campaign to raise awareness about the poor condition of roads and bridges in South Carolina and influence legislators to increase funding for repairs. Push Digital developed targeted messaging and a digital strategy to build grassroots support. Over three years and through multiple pieces of legislation, the campaign grew a coalition that contacted legislators extensively. This grassroots pressure ultimately led to the passage of a comprehensive reform bill that increased gas taxes, the first significant roads funding increase in 30 years.
This document summarizes the key features of the Centrist Democratic Party's internal structure and operating principles as outlined in its statute. It emphasizes that the party aims to establish a truly democratic and decentralized system in the Philippines through political, economic, and governmental reforms. It also stresses that the party adheres to principles of subsidiarity, proportional representation, and internal democracy. Specifically, it notes that all party representatives must be elected from local assemblies up through regional assemblies to ensure a membership-driven structure. The statute also aims to prevent any single person or group from controlling the party by requiring dues payments.
Nancy Sidebotham opposes measures Z and CC on the November ballot but has no real position on measure DD. She believes OPD should ideally have 1100 officers but should start with 900 officers by the end of 2018. She argues that improving officer morale is not just the responsibility of the mayor and that officers need support from citizens and to eliminate oversight. Sidebotham believes Judge Henderson must carefully weigh all information and that Oakland could exit federal oversight more quickly if elected officials allowed the judge to complete his task. She argues infrastructure problems are a public safety issue and that the city relies too heavily on one funding source.
Julie Luton is running for State Representative for District 70. She has a B.A. in English and minor in Business. She is running to promote public education, healthcare access, property tax reform, and economic growth for all Texans. Her qualifications include experience as a small business owner, community volunteer, church leader, and public school advocate. She believes term limits should be implemented but must allow enough time for representatives to learn the job. She plans to address high property taxes and infrastructure issues through reducing the local share of education funding, long-term transportation planning, and economic development collaboration between state, county, and local entities.
Chaput Texas Senate District 8 DEMOCRATrath4thekids
Brian Chaput is running for Texas Senate District 8. He has a Master's and Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He was once arrested in college for underage drinking but the charges were dropped. He wants to bring pragmatic problem solving and representation to address issues like high property taxes, strained infrastructure, and economic development in the district. He supports term limits and responsible use of eminent domain that protects property rights.
Byron Bradford is running for County Commissioner PCT 4. He has a Masters in Business Administration and wants to continue serving the public as he did for 29 years in the US Army. His key qualifications include his experience dealing with stressful situations during two combat tours and three years in South Korea. He pledges not to accept outside monetary compensation and supports term limits to give more people a chance to participate in the democratic process. Regarding high property taxes and infrastructure issues, Bradford plans to meet with county engineers, research funding resources, and advocate for rail transportation. He is not in favor of forced annexations or the use of eminent domain to seize private property.
The document is a candidate questionnaire that asks 10 questions of a political candidate seeking office. It asks about the candidate's arrests, education verification, reasons for running, qualifications, acceptance of outside compensation, and position on term limits. It also asks their thoughts on education funding, plans to address infrastructure deficiencies, beliefs on economic development collaboration to reduce taxes, and position on municipal annexations, eminent domain, and zoning limits.
About DSLBD
Mission
The Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) supports the development, economic growth, and retention of District-based businesses, and promotes economic development throughout the District's commercial corridors.
Vision
DSLBD envisions a business environment in which: DC businesses are connected in real-time with local, federal, and global business opportunities; businesses navigate government quickly, confidently, and effectively; and, every entrepreneur and business with a great idea and a great plan has the capital to make it happen.
County commission candidates face tight budget, high unemployment wilmingto...Brian Berger
Funny how my efforts paid off with reforms in economic development practices...for awhile...though I'll never get any credit. Instead, I was beaten and tortured, literally, for opposing the most corrupt government in America...in Southeast North Carolina. FBI? What a joke...undermining and meddling in elections and undermining democracy since the 1930s, instead of opposing political corruption and law enforcement criminal acts, sadism, rights violations, disregard for the Constitution, Just like NC's current Gov. Cooper, his predecessor, Pat "Duke Energy" McCrory, and the DA, Ben David, Sheriff, and their equally corrupt pals in New Hanover County and Wilmington, like Ted Davis, Woody White and the fake Christians who share their sick, lynch mob values!!!
The document discusses how 2017 may bring significant changes to estate planning law due to potential tax law changes under the new Trump administration and Republican legislature. It suggests that changes like cancelling the federal estate tax and decreasing income and capital gains taxes are possible. This would likely lead to increased scrutiny of Medicaid planning transfers and changes to the stepped-up basis rule. The summary also notes that while trusts will still be important for protecting assets from creditors, divorces, and ensuring qualification for government assistance, estate attorneys will continue to have relevance beyond estate tax planning.
This document discusses strategies for reusing problem properties in New Jersey cities to create opportunities. It outlines challenges like weak housing markets and foreclosures. Existing tools like tax foreclosure and vacant property registration can help reclaim properties. The proposal discusses creating land banks that can acquire problem properties and return them to use. Other proposals include reforming tax sale laws to allow municipalities to gain control of tax delinquent properties and expediting foreclosure for vacant homes. The goal is to put more properties back on the tax rolls and spur redevelopment.
Senator Ronald Rabin provides an update on legislation in the North Carolina Senate. The Senate is considering bills passed by the House, including Voter ID, and working on the Tax Fairness Act. The Act would gradually reduce income, corporate, and sales tax rates over three years by closing loopholes and exemptions and expanding the sales tax base. It aims to be revenue neutral and protect education and transportation funding while maintaining federal deductions. Rabin recognizes Senate pages and attended a commissioning ceremony for new Army officers. He continues working to reduce regulations and keep campaign promises in his role representing District 12.
About DSLBD
Mission
The Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) supports the development, economic growth, and retention of District-based businesses, and promotes economic development throughout the District's commercial corridors.
Vision
DSLBD envisions a business environment in which: DC businesses are connected in real-time with local, federal, and global business opportunities; businesses navigate government quickly, confidently, and effectively; and, every entrepreneur and business with a great idea and a great plan has the capital to make it happen.
The newsletter provides information on upcoming Tabor 100 events and meetings, highlights a discussion that Tabor 100 members had with state legislators about improving education, and shares data on the best cities for black-owned businesses. It encourages members to get involved in advocacy and preparation for major upcoming transportation funding initiatives that could provide business opportunities. It also features a recap of improved minority contracting rates for the City of Seattle in 2014.
The document discusses Initiative 1000 (I-1000) which aims to restore affirmative action policies in Washington state. It urges members of the Tabor 100 organization to advocate for I-1000 with the state legislature. The initiative aims to address racial inequities caused by I-200 which banned affirmative action policies over 20 years ago. The document argues the case for the legislature to adopt I-1000, noting it has widespread support and would help address racial disparities in education, employment, and contracting opportunities.
October 2010 update from Northampton, MA Mayor Clare Higgins. Topics:
Important Ballot Questions: Please Vote in November
Yes! Northampton Forum
Northampton Tops Commonwealth Capital Scores - Again!
Kudos to NPS Director of Health Services for SPIFFY Award
Green Communities Award - the Big Cardboard Check
Great Police Work Pays Off - Literally
Getting Fresh at Northampton Schools
Growing Food In Northampton
Public Hearing on Refuse and Recycling Regulations
Kudos to Veterans' Services Director for COSA Award
Important Ballot Questions: Please Vote in November
The RE Investment News is the monthly newsletter publication from Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors. MAREI has been serving real estate investors in the Kanas City Metro and across the country with networking, education, and benefits since 2004. Learn more on www.MAREI.org.
Governor pence details 2014 jobs and economy agendaHoosierAccess
The document discusses the Governor's vision for Indiana's economy and jobs. Some key points:
- The economy begins with people taking risks to start businesses that create jobs and opportunities.
- Indiana has made progress in reducing unemployment and adding manufacturing and other jobs since the recession.
- However, challenges remain like attracting more entrepreneurs and ensuring residents have needed skills.
- The Governor proposes reforms like phasing out business personal property taxes, investing in cities, and improving career training to develop Indiana's workforce and make the state more attractive to talent and investment.
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Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
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This presentation was shared at the project open house for the Turney Road Transit-Oriented Development Study on June 25, 2024. For more information, please visit https://www.countyplanning.us/turneyroad
This slide deck highlights CBO’s key findings about the outlook for the economy as described in its report "An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2024 to 2034."
Causes Supporting Charity for Elderly PeopleSERUDS INDIA
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Canadian Immigration Tracker - Key Slides - April 2024pdfAndrew Griffith
Highlights
Permanent Residents increased as did percentage of TR2PR to 62 percent of all Permanent Residents.
Asylum claimants stable at about 16,000 per month.
Study permit applications flat following last month’s drop due to announced caps. Study permit web interests has also been declining on a year-over-year basis.
While IMP numbers have declined, TFWP numbers have increased reflecting seasonal agriculture workers and those under LMIAs.
Citizenship numbers remain stable.
Slide 3 has the overall numbers and change.
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Good morning and welcome back to Energy Source, coming to you from New York, where the city swelters in its first heatwave of the season.
Nearly 80 million people were under alerts in the US north-east and midwest yesterday as temperatures in some municipalities reached record highs in a test to the country’s rickety power grid.
In other news, the Financial Times has a new Big Read this morning on Russia’s grip on nuclear power. Despite sanctions on its economy, the Kremlin continues to be an unrivalled exporter of nuclear power plants, building more than half of all reactors under construction globally. Read how Moscow is using these projects to wield global influence.
Today’s Energy Source dives into the latest Statistical Review of World Energy, the industry’s annual stocktake of global energy consumption. The report was published for more than 70 years by BP before it was passed over to the Energy Institute last year. The oil major remains a contributor.
Data Drill looks at a new analysis from the World Bank showing gas flaring is at a four-year high.
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Amanda
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New report offers sobering view of the energy transition
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Fossil fuel consumption — and emissions — are at record highs
Countries burnt record amounts of oil and coal last year, sending global fossil fuel consumption and emissions to all-time highs, the Energy Institute reported. Oil demand grew 2.6 per cent, surpassing 100mn barrels per day for the first time.
Meanwhile, the share of fossil fuels in the energy mix declined slightly by half a percentage point, but still made up more than 81 per cent of consumption.
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1. Questionnaire
NAME: _DARRELL HALE
OFFICE SEEKING: __COLLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT 3
1) Arrests: Have you ever been arrested, and may I have your permission to run a Background
check?
NO and YES
2) Please list all relevant Degrees and Certifications: May I have your permission to verify your
post-secondary education?
BS, West Point NY, 1994 and Valedictorian, Berryville HS, 1990. Yes.
YES / NO
3) Why are you running for office?
Over the past few years I have experienced a sincere frustration with the direction of the country and
our local government. I had an awakening in the last couple of years with the 2016 election, Frisco
Tax Recall Election, and the Collin College Bond that has driven me to get involved. I had settled up
just getting more involved at the grassroots level to help out candidates at the muni and potentially
state level and this position presented itself as an answered prayer. As I was in the process of selling
my business, Judge Self, and then Chris Hill announced their intentions for their future. The skills
required of a commissioner I feel align with my capabilities as a business owner and an engineer by
education.
4) What are your Key Qualifications, that separate you from the other candidate(s)?
Attended the #1 Public University (West Point) after graduating valedictorian of my high school. I am
a military veteran.
Have 15 years in business development and contract negotiations in Telecom.
Started, grew, and sold a small business in the last five years. I am a proven successful entrepreneur
having grown my business to the largest in my franchise chain.
5) Will you accept monetary compensation for any activities outside of your office
compensation?
YES — I have an LLC that could have income in the process of selling my business. I have also a
rental and other investments that generate income. I plan at this point to continue to devote the
majority of my time to the County Commissioner’s job as I have during the campaigning process since
last June.
6) Term Limits: Will you sign a pledge to push for the implementation of Term Limits and how will
you make this a reality?
I believe that term limits bring fresh ideas and new people into government and helps keep from
having a political class. I have promised to not be in this job longer than ten years (this current half
term and two full terms).
2. 7) RESIDENT TAX BURDEN
Collin County Residents are burdened with the 2nd Highest Total Property Tax Payments in the State
of Texas and Education represents over 60% of the Collin residential tax burden. Taxpayers will be
paying over $350 million over the next 25 years for the following stadiums:
▪ McKinney ($80 to $120 million)
▪ Prosper ($48 to $72 million)
▪ Allen ($60 to $90 million
▪ Frisco Memorial Stadium FISD portion ($15 to $22 million)
▪ Frisco Star Center FISD portion ($30 to $49 million)
Bond measures and Tax Increases have passed, largely because Texas legislators have enacted
regulations that allow:
▪ Corporations to contribute to PAC supporting ISD Tax Increase and Bond Measures
▪ ISD to pick favorable Election Dates and Voting Locations
▪ ISD’s to exploit confidential Parent Contact Information, Internal/Publicly funded
resources and personnel to create materials for “get out the vote” activities such as
Mailing, Phone Calls and Emails.
▪ Administrators to “encourage” teachers to contact parents about voting
▪ Administrators to use scare tactics to threaten to cut teachers and popular school
programs.
▪ ISD’s to erroneously blame “state funding cuts” to justify tax increases
▪ ISD’s to remove anti-PAC signs while allowing pro-PAC signs.
What are your thoughts and your plans to address these issues?
I plan on holding my vote to an effective tax rate. No additional county burden. I also am willing
with the right bills to go to Austin and testify on behalf of the county constituents in order to achieve
reform overall of the taxing system—this same taxing system that is driving people from their
homes. I would also be willing to testify against use of public tax dollars paying lobbyists to fight
for/against issues.
8) Roads & Infrastructure: The population of Collin County is exploding and our Roads, Bridges,
Drainage Systems & Infrastructure are strained. What are your specific plans to address to alleviate
traffic and infrastructure deficiencies?
We have to continue to push TxDOT and the North Texas COG to address these deficiencies. The
county is leading the way on this already with $38 million pulled from reserves in order to prevent a
slowdown in development of new highways and bridges in the area. I am for a specific plan being
developed and presented to citizens before any bond elections are undertaken. There has to be very
clear use for the bonds and not just a general plan that then goes off in a new direction.
9) RESIDENT TAX BURDEN: An important element of reducing the Tax Burden of homeowners
is attracting Corporate and Commercial Development – Do you believe that the State, County, ISD
and Municipalities should collaborate on Economic Development projects? How will you facilitate
this effort?
I believe that if the tax dollars are spent directly on infrastructure and you setup the environment to
be attractive that businesses will flock to the area. Just providing corporate welfare in the form of
EDC and CDC dollars is not productive. It redirects tax dollars that could be used on roads, for police,
etc. to make the area attractive on its own merits versus businesses having to be continually
influenced by tax dollars to come and then again to stay in place when the deal runs out.
3. I am happy to be a part of any effort to develop infrastructure on its own merits to attract business but
I am leery of EDC and CDC corporate welfare. To facilitate future development I would propose to
have regional precinct meetings of city managers, councilmen, and county officials to have
discussions on current needs that span multiple cities, to address best practices that can be shared to
reduce costs, and to get a better working relationship in general.
10) PROPERTY RIGHTS: What is your position statement on the following Property Rights:
(A) Municipal Annexations of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) AKA “Forced Annexation”.
If SB6 was not passed I would be against forced annexation. However, the new law gives property
owners a vote on their own destiny now which is appropriate. Cities are allowed to annex if they give
a compelling case to residents to grow and the residents vote to be included in the city.
(B) The use of the power of Eminent Domain to institute Condemnation Proceedings against the
Property Owners to seize property.
Eminent domain should be used only in the rarest of cases. It is something that usurps the ability to
pursue life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It takes something of sentimental value, and gives
someone a few dollars in exchange for a family farm, or a home where children took their first steps,
where people have lived their entire adult lives. The brute coercion involved is unacceptable unless
there is a true and absolute need or no other way around it. A rare case is someone keeping property
in the middle of a future reservoir or causing a pattern for a major highway is problematic and
impractical. However, every effort and option should be exhausted and then reviewed again before
eminent domain is used, and it should never be used solely to boost the tax base by taking residential
homes and selling those to commercial interests. This will come up again and again in the future years
as road infrastructure is expanded throughout the county and we all need to be involved in balancing
this so that the individual is not crushed under the state's power.
(C) Long Term Zoning and Multifamily Housing – should zoning be changed to limit multi-
family housing or other “undesirable” property usages?
Cities hold the power of zoning and this does not apply to county. When you start interfering in a
land owner’s rights to do with his property what he wishes to you are on a slippery slope. However,
cities have the ability to control develop through appropriate zoning and it would be my desire to see
limited multi family housing and stick to more single family homes in my city of McKinney. Multi-
family strains infrastructure and school systems with a disproportionate amount of taxable value
compared to the population increase.
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