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Legal Tender Bills in Louisiana

May 22, 2013

SB 248 is being discussed in the Louisiana Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.  It simply provides for a sales and use tax exemption on purchases of gold and silver bullion coins.  This bill is sponsored by State Senator A.G. Crowe (R-Slidell).  This is the bill we have been involved in.  There may be [...]

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Action Item: Oklahomans Ask Your Representatives to Support HB 1719

May 17, 2013

Oklahoma Speaker of the House T.W. Shannon did a 180 on the Common Core State Standards.  Earlier this session he helped to stonewall an earlier bill against it.  Yesterday he announces he is against it and will work to repeal it in Oklahoma. Shannon announced Thursday that with just two weeks left in the legislative [...]

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Action Item: Missouri Legislature Education Hearing on May 13th

May 11, 2013

We would like to encourage residents of Missouri to attend the legislative hearing on Education, in particular bill SB 210 this coming Monday, May 13th from 12:00p – 2:00p in hearing room 6 in the Missouri State Capitol building. This bill is similar to the one that was just signed into law in Indiana today.  [...]

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Indiana Hits Pause Button on Common Core

May 11, 2013

Today Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed the Common Core pause legislation that requires the Indiana State Board of Education to hold three public hearings on the Common Core State Standards and have a fiscal impact study completed by 2014.  Indiana is the first state to halt, albeit temporarily, the implementation of the Common Core. “I [...]

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Let Gov. Rick Snyder Know You Oppose the Common Core

May 7, 2013

Governor Rick Snyder (R-MI) came out in favor of the Common Core State Standards at a town hall meeting with Education Secretary Arne Duncan in Detroit yesterday. AP reports: Some Republicans and conservatives want to remove Michigan schools from the set of national educational standards and testing for K-12 students. But the Republican governor said [...]

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Brewer Vetoes Arizona’s Legal Tender Bill

May 7, 2013

In case you missed it, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed the legal tender bill, SB 1439, that landed on her desk after the Arizona Senate passed a revised version of the bill they passed earlier this year. Reuters reports: (Reuters) – Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a measure on Thursday that would have made gold [...]

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Action Alert! Arizonans Contact Your State Senators on SB 1439

April 30, 2013

The Arizona House passed an amended version of SB 1439, the legal tender bill,  earlier this month on a 36-22 vote.  The Arizona Senate for some reason hasn’t voted on the amended version yet and time for the session is starting to run out. The House amendment removed “and taxes” from the original definition of [...]

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Florida Tele Town Hall on Pension Reform TONIGHT!

April 29, 2013

We are hosting a tele town hall on pension reform in Florida tonight from 6:45p-7:30p (EDT). Feel free to call in if you’d like to participate. (877) 229-8493 Pin is 19893.

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Contact Kansas Legislators to Revive Anti-Common Core Bill

April 29, 2013

Kansans Against Common Core sent me an update over the weekend about efforts to revive HB 2289 that was shot down in the Kansas House Committee on Education back in March. Senator Susan Wagle, President of the Senate has stated her opposition to Common Core at a presentation she gave on Friday. This is good [...]

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Encourage Governor Pence to Sign HB1427, Indiana’s Common Core Pause Bill

April 26, 2013

A quick update.  The Indiana House of Representatives voted to pass HB 1427 on a 53 to 42 vote.  This puts the implementation of the Common Core on hold until a fiscal impact study is done and the State Board of Education holds a public hearing in each Congressional District. Hoosiers, you can contact Governor [...]

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