On Thursday, Oct. 8, the Anderson City Council convenes for a public hearing to:

Repeal CEDIT
Increase COIT to increase the Homestead Credit percentage
Impose an extra COIT for public safety

Your city council, dominated by Democrats, is poised to pass this ordinance.
The word around town is that a lone Republican may actually favor the ordinance. And even [...]

The city of Anderson is in shambles with a projected $8.2 million budget shortfall in 2010, and government leaders are getting nervous. They are ready to pull the trigger on a new tax with a funny name: LOIT, or Local Option Income Tax.
A bipartisan organization called Rebuild Anderson, recently released figures on what LOIT means [...]

Earlier this week, U.S. Congressman Mike Pence gave a brief speech from the House floor in support of a bipartisan resolution to commemorate the horrific events of September 11, 2001:

“We rise to pay a debt of gratitude to all those who rushed in when others were rushing out.”
The legislation was introduced by Reps. Steny Hoyer [...]