Arkansas is set to reduce income tax rates for individuals and corporations starting next year. Opportunity Arkansas is advocating for the elimination of the state income tax altogether. Nicholas Horton, founder and CEO of the group, said the new top tax rate of 4.4% still penalizes people for earning more money. .
Most Hoosiers are okay with legalizing marijuana 85% approve, according to a poll from Indiana Public Radio and Ball State University. However, Indiana law does not allow citizen-led initiatives on the ballot. Political experts don t see an appetite among Republicans - who hold a supermajority at the Indiana Statehouse and in the governor s office for giving citizens a direct voice. .
Research in Georgia is getting a boost to help enhance the lives of people living with Alzheimer s disease and provide better support. In Georgia, more than 150,000 people age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer s, and the number is only expected to rise. Leslie Tripp Holland, senior director of marketing and communications for the Alzheimer s Association, said the state has received an additional $600,000 to advance research efforts. .
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A Knoxville-based environmental group is voicing health and safety concerns about the development of a landfill for radioactive waste from the Y12 Uranium Processing Facility in Oak Ridge. For six decades, Y12 has been processing and storing highly enriched uranium. Tanvi Kardile, coordinator for the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance, said her group is raising concerns to the community and lawmakers about what it sees as the environmental hazards and public health risks that come with creating a landfill for toxic waste. .