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I woke up this morning to the sound of my alarm clock, which is powered by electricity provided by the public power monopoly that is regulated by the US Department of Energy. I then proceeded to take a shower in clean, drinkable water from the Municipal Water Utility. After that, I watched on of the FCC regulated channels on my TV to see what the National Weather Service of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration determinded the weather would be like by usinc satellites launced, maintained, designed and built by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. I watched this while...

Tax Me More Fund tops $1,000 with $200 donationBILL SIMMONS ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Gov. Mike Huckabee's Tax Me More Fund hit $1,000 this week, receiving its biggest contribution yet: $200. Another contributor sent something for Huckabee: A coupon to an exercise center. Barbara Stanford, 58, of Little Rock gave the $200, double the previous largest gift to the fund, explaining in a letter to Huckabee that as she made her Christmas wish list, she realized that many things she values most are things the state does with her taxes. "As I think of all the really important benefits I gain from ...

In December, the governor of Arkansas created the "Tax Me More Fund," so people who consider themselves undertaxed can donate more to the state government. Even with the economic recovery underway, state lawmakers nationwide are finding it tough to balance their budgets. As a result, many have been lobbying for - you guessed it - higher taxes. They haven't made much headway in Arkansas, though. Gov. Mike Huckabee has refused to sign off on tax hikes, provoking howls of protest from those who warn of cutbacks in "vital" state programs. Gov. Huckabee prefers to do what real-world people do when...

per britt, democrats clinch the house

<p>WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. John W. Warner planned to deliver in Richmond today a message of openness to proposals for higher taxes.</p> <p>As the General Assembly grapples with shaping Virginia's 2004-06 budget, the fifth-term Republican senator will share his belief that "it appears there is a need for greater revenues," said a source close to Warner.</p>

<p>The Senate's most powerful Republican plans to buck his party's anti-tax orthodoxy and propose a record tax-increase package that is more sweeping and richer than the $1 billion plan advanced by Gov. Mark R. Warner, a Democrat.</p> <p>Sources report that Sen. John H. Chichester, R-Stafford, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, wants the General Assembly to raise the sales tax a full percentage point, to 5.5 percent on the dollar, as well as boost taxes for affluent Virginians by adding at least one bracket to the income tax tables.</p>

<p>Gov. Mark R. Warner today will propose raising the state sales tax by a full percentage point - to 5.5 cents on the dollar - as well as easing taxes on low-income Virginians but hitting the rich with more, government sources said.</p>

<p>SALEM — An Oregon lawmaker wants to establish a fund where residents can send money if they really, really want to pay more taxes.</p> <p>And Sen. Gary George, R-Newberg, says he's serious.</p> <p>The account name: The "Tax Me More Fund."</p>

"AN ACT Relating to creating the tax-me-more account; adding a new section to chapter 82.32 RCW; and creating a new section. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: NEW SECTION. Sec. Recognizing there are individuals who believe they are undertaxed and that advocate a greater tax burden for Washingtonians, it is hereby the declared policy of this state to provide such individuals with the opportunity to contribute more of their income to state government and to this end there is hereby created in the state treasury the "tax-me-more account." Any person who believes they are undertaxed...

N.C. lawmakers face tough choices on school spending By SCOTT MOONEYHAM, Associated Press Writer May 13, 2002   9:29 am RALEIGH, N.C. -- For months, Gov. Mike Easley has been saying he wants to protect the classroom while lawmakers put together a state budget for the next fiscal year.It's a task that some legislators say will be daunting or even impossible, given that most members of the General Assembly seem unwilling to broach the subject of a broad tax hike for a second straight year.As Easley prepares his budget proposal, the state faces a $1.5 billion budget shortfall in...