McDonnell’s push to privatize Va. liquor stores could add tax on drinks in bars
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 4th, 2010 4:37 am by HL
McDonnell’s push to privatize Va. liquor stores could add tax on drinks in bars
RICHMOND – Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R), scrambling to make ends meet in his plan to privatize Virginia’s 332 state-run liquor stores, is considering adding a fee on alcoholic drinks sold in restaurants or bars to help make up the $250 million in annual taxes and profits that state stores current…
Business – United States – Hospitality – Bar Inventory – Distilled beverage
Tea party’s Joe Miller: What he plans if Alaska sends him to Washington
Miller’s win in the Republican primary left the rest of the country – including shocked political handicappers and the Senate GOP leadership – asking: “Who is this guy?”
Alaska – joemiller – United States – lisamurkowski – Washington
The Fix: RGA drops $2 million on ads in Florida
1. The Republican Governors Association will transfer $2 million to the Florida Republican party, cash that will immediately be used to fund an ad attacking Democratic nominee Alex Sink, according to a source briefed on the plan.
Florida – United States – Relationships – Business – Marco Rubio
State Dept. approves $36M in anti-drug funds for Mexico despite human-rights record
The State Department has determined that Mexico can receive millions in anti-drug money that was contingent on its human-rights performance, but officials said Friday that they are withholding additional funds in hopes of seeing more progress.
Human rights – Mexico – Human Rights and Liberties – Advocacy Organizations – United States
GOP ‘Young Guns’ attack Obama and former party leaders in new book
Aggressively looking to distance themselves from their party’s past, three top Republican House members have written a book that repeatedly criticizes former GOP leaders as well as President Obama but lays out few new details of how Republicans would govern if they were in charge.
Republican – United States – Barack Obama – President – Democratic
