Article: $16 Billion Georgia Spending Plan Gets Last-Minute Pork Projects.

Article: Georgia Legislators Reach Tobacco Tax Deal.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  April 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... James Salzer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight ... wanted a much larger tobacco tax increase, warned ... 180 million in extra tobacco tax revenue --- is critical ... passed a $153 million tobacco tax bill that included ... To see more of The Atlanta ...

Article: Georgia Lawmakers Use Tobacco Tax Hike to Balance ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  April 26, 2003 ;     700+ words ...By James Salzer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder ... state budget balanced with a tobacco tax increase and cuts in health ... who had wanted a larger tobacco tax increase, told legislators ... collections. Perdue's initial tobacco tax hike, which was much higher ...

Article: Tobacco Tax Increase Finds Wide Support in Georgia.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  April 21, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... By Nancy Badertscher, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder ... of Gov. Sonny Perdue's tobacco tax, said she expects to be ... of legislators oppose the tobacco tax because it goes against no ... against lawmakers over a tobacco tax increase. "It would be ...

Article: Georgia Legislators Map Out Budget without Tobacco ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Salzer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... s proposed tobacco tax increase. The ... revenue from the tobacco tax hike, if approved ... vote against the tobacco tax hike when it ... see more of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ...

Article: Tobacco Tax Clears Hurdle in Georgia Legislature.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 21, 2003 ;     700+ words ...By James Salzer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder ... establish a new smokeless tobacco tax is a key element of his plan ... to $1 billion gap. The tobacco tax increase would raise about ... Monday. To see more of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, or to subscribe ...

Article: Georgia Bill Raising Tobacco Tax to 58 Cents Per ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 19, 2003 ;     700+ words ...By James Salzer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder ... to $1 billion gap. The tobacco tax increase would raise about ... members Tuesday that the tobacco tax increase would endanger jobs ... proposal. To see more of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, or to ...

Article: Georgia Governor's Tobacco Tax Hike Defeated.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 27, 2003 ;     700+ words ...By James Salzer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder ... House voted with him on the tobacco tax bill. Though the outcome ... the argument against the tobacco tax. The House debate before ... conclusion. Richardson sold the tobacco tax increase as both a revenue ...