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Headed back to the Dome
Senator Bulloch, as chairman of the Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee, is a member of the 14-member Water Council which has to present a statewide water plan to the legislature for an "up or down" vote Monday. If reaction to the plan from across the state (see page 5) is any indication, it is unlikely the plan will be approved Monday. The council will have an opportunity to present a revised plan for a vote. If legislators do not approve the revised plan, the legislature can try to come up with a plan of their own... a situation framers of the 2004 legislation mandating the water plan had hoped to avoid. Speaker Richardson has been criss-crossing the state since the last general assembly adjourned touting his GREAT plan to abolish property taxes. Tinkering with the plan continuously in an effort to circumvent opposition and plug conspicuous holes, Richardson has reduced his proposal to abolishing only school property taxes, and only that of homeowners.
There will be wide array of issues and bills before the 40-day session winds down, including stiffer dog fighting laws, a host of public education issues and issues affecting the state's businesses.
The News will keep readers informed of the issues that affect them most during the session. Next week the News hopes to have some thoughts and impressions from our legislators as the session gets underway.
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