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Bull's Eye
The Durham staff of The News & Observer works the Bull City to dig up the news and tell its stories. Read here about insider stuff that fills their notebooks but doesn't always make the paper.
PA comes out for prepared-food tax, Obama
The Durham People’s Alliance has endorsed Durham County’s proposed 1 percent prepared-food tax, along with a full slate of candidates in the Nov. 4 general election.
According to a news release from the group, the tax endorsement came after “a well-informed and spirited debate” on its effect on private citizens and local government budgets.
Most of the tax receipts would come from restaurant meals. By law, the revenue may only be used for recreational and cultural facilities, marketing, beautification and workforce training.
The People’s Alliance also re-endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, and voted to support Democrats Bev Perdue for governor, Kay Hagan for U.S. Senate, David Price for Congress and Bob Atwater, Floyd McKissick, Larry Hall, Paul Luebke and H.M. Michaux for reelection to their seats in the legislature.
Here is the full list of PA endorsements:
President and Vice-President - Barack Obama and Joe Biden
U. S. Senate - Kay Hagan
U. S. Congress - David Price
Governor - Bev Perdue
Lt. Governor - Walter Dalton
Attorney General - Roy Cooper
Auditor - Beth Wood
Commissioner of Agriculture - Ronnie Ansley
Commissioner of Insurance - Wayne Goodwin
Commissioner of Labor - Mary Fant Donnan
Secretary of State - Elaine Marshall
Superintendent of Public Instruction - June St. Clair Atkinson
Treasurer - Janet Cowell
N.C. Senate, District 18 - Bob Atwater
N.C. Senate, District 20 - Floyd McKissick, Jr.
N.C. House, District 29 - Larry Hall
N.C. House, District 30 - Paul Luebke
N.C. House, District 31 - H. M. (Mickey) Michaux
District Attorney, District 14 - Tracey Cline
County Commissioners - Becky Heron, Brenda Howerton, Michael Page, Ellen Reckhow
Register of Deeds - Willie Covington
Supreme Court - Suzanne Reynolds
Court of Appeals – John C. Martin
Court of Appeals – James A. (Jim) Wynn
Court of Appeals – Kristin Ruth
Court of Appeals – Cheri Beasley
Court of Appeals – Linda Stephens
Court of Appeals – John Arrowood
District Judge - William A. (Drew) Marsh
Soil and Water District Supervisor - Kathryn Spann
Prepared Meals Tax Referendum - FOR
Jim Wise
Jim Wise is a reporter and columnist for The Durham News who follows land-use and neighborhood issues, and author of "Durham: A Bull City Story."
Comments
Wake up Durham, Support the Prepared Food Tax
Fri, 10/31/2008 - 07:37 — Anonymous (not verified)Wake upDurham
WhileRaleigh Raleigh Durham
The “no Food Tax” folks don’t reveal who is funding their efforts, and call cash expenditures “in-kind contributions. “ They have engaged in a steal the yard sign campaign. That is not playing by the rules.
They are less than honest about portraying the PFT as being levied on groceries. Not so! In fact, that distortion is why they call their campaign “No Food Tax.” They have claimed that the PFT is regressive, when the data show that low income citizens do not patronize expensive restaurants, and so pay less than people with high incomes. They oppose the tax inDurham Raleigh
They call their anti PFT campaign Durham Citizens against the “food Tax”, when the campaign is based inRaleigh
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