Tax reform and budget pass the sen-
By Senator Bill Jackson
      The legislature completed its 36th day of session on Friday. With four more days to go until Sine Die, the final day of legislative business, the General Assembly has decided to complete its work by convening Monday through Wednesday of next week, breaking on Thursday and coming back Friday to clo...
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Chamber Chatter
Workplace flexibility
      Employee turnover is expensive business. According to a Coca-Cola study, supermarkets spend $1.40 on employee turnover for very $1 of profit. Retail clothing stores would have to sell 3,000 additional pairs of khaki pants at $35 a piece to compensate for the loss of one worker. It is clear all org...
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      This gasoline thing is becoming a real pain. It takes me $60 to fill up my SUV, which is now being dubbed by many as a Sports Utility Victim. $60! Can you believe it? People have started to look at me with this sympathetic little smile when they see me drive up to the pump. I'm driving the bigge...
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