Word: repeals
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...Ohio, a coalition incorporated as SET (Stop Excessive Taxation), proposed two amendments to the state constitution. One would repeal all taxes enacted since January 1983. The second would mandate that all tax bills require a three-fifths majority approval in the legislature. By Aug. 10, volunteers all over the state had collected more than 525,000 signatures for each proposal, about 200,000 beyond what is needed to get both measures on the November ballot...
...networks' victory was not total, since they wanted total repeal of the restrictions. Also, the FCC must now permit the public to comment on its decision, and a few months could pass before the ruling becomes effective. Said David Boies, a lawyer for CBS: "We're pleased they went as far as they did. We're disappointed they didn't go farther...
...case was not resolved last week, since the repeal is not retroactive. Furthermore, an other new law, passed just prior to the repeal, provides that a citizen contesting his or her racial classification must present "a preponderance of evidence" showing that the birth certificate is wrong...
Solomon Amendement foes have intensified their efforts on Capitol Hill in the wake of the Court decision. Currently, there are two House bills calling for a delay in implementation and one in the Senate, as well as one on each side mandating a repeal of the legislation. A staffer from the Education subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources--where both senate bills are being held--said that while there was some support for the measures, there was only "a limited possibility" that the bills would pass. Any possible legislation would be subject to a probable President...
...fact, Congress last week acted to reduce revenue. The Senate followed the House in voting to repeal the 10% withholding tax on interest and dividends scheduled to begin July 1. The Senators voted to raise their own pay to $69,800 a year, from the present $60,662, and to defer until Dec. 31 a limit on the outside income they can earn...