“City backs horse racing, transportation bill” plus 2 more |
- City backs horse racing, transportation bill
- Pony picks: Friday's best horse racing bets
- Ga. House panel OK's horse racing resolution
| City backs horse racing, transportation bill Posted: 03 Mar 2011 06:50 PM PST CONYERS — City staff members made an appearance at the Georgia Capitol on Wednesday morning to encourage lawmakers to pass legislation for pari-mutuel betting on horse racing, in turn establishing a million-dollar industry for the state. City Manager Tony Lucas reported to the City Council on Wednesday evening that he and Georgia International Horse Park Director Jennifer Bexley visited lawmakers.  Bexley spoke before state representatives in the Regulated Industries Committee in support of House Resolution 186. If passed, HR 186 would make pari-mutuel betting on horse racing legal in Georgia and create a Georgia Horse Racing Commission. Lucas said there were no negative comments about pari-mutuel betting and the horse racing industry. A unanimous vote Wednesday morning determined that the bill will move to the Rules Committee, according to Lucas, and the House is expected to vote on it next week. He encouraged the mayor and council to call state representatives and ask lawmakers to support the vote. "Importantly, it's not just about horse betting. It's about the industry itself," Lucas said. "There are many, many jobs — tens of thousands of jobs — that it could create in Georgia and millions of dollars in revenue that could come from this." According to the resolution, revenue would only go toward trauma care services, voluntary pre-K program, and education grants, scholarships and loans. In other council business, Mayor Randy Mills discussed updates from the Atlanta Regional Roundtable. Mills sits on the board, representing the city. The roundtable was created out of Georgia House Bill 277, also known as the Transportation Investment Act. If passed by voters, the legislation would split the state into 12 regions to work on transportation projects and will levy a 1 percent sales tax to fund transportation projects within the newly defined special tax districts. The Transportation Investment Act required the 12 districts to have roundtable meetings and talk about those projects. The Atlanta Regional Roundtable met Feb. 17 at the Georgia Tech conference center. Mills said Wednesday night that city councils across the state are ratifying resolutions in support of the transportation bill coming before voters in 2012. Mills said he wanted to have a discussion about the bill put on an upcoming city council agenda. "I know there's a lot of different concerns circulating around the community as far as the percentage of what it's going to be used for," Mills said. He described the discussion as a time to talk about the benefits of the bill. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Pony picks: Friday's best horse racing bets Posted: 03 Mar 2011 05:22 PM PST Covers.com is venturing into a new daily for our pick-thirsty audience. We're diving into horse racing with two picks every day from the track and, just like Charlie Sheen, we plan on winning. Handride from Handride blog kicks off our first edition: Our goal here is not to be your regular tout giving out four horses in a six-horse field. We're going to stick to some basic rules: No favorites, and we're just giving out a horse to show. We find it irresponsible and mostly annoying to give out a three-horse trifecta and take credit when one horse finishes third. There's no credit for that at the window! Purrfect Bluff with the team of Dutrow and Valdivia having won two out of five seems like a good angle to us. Add in that the horse has a good history over the strip and we like it even more. While stretching out for the first time (at the age of 5?) is a bit concerning, we actually like the comeback in five days; the horse has done something like this before and won on only nine days' rest. There will be plenty of horses going to the front early, hopefully she heads that way when it counts: At the finish line. Pick: Purrfect Bluff Fairgrounds Race 7, 6f dirt, Allowance Sweet Jody with the ability to stay up front and when placed correctly has won twice. Put a line through the stretch to a stakes race and you have a very nice past performance. Pick: Sweet Jody This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Ga. House panel OK's horse racing resolution Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:13 AM PST On Thursday March 3, 2011, 11:13 am EST ATLANTA (AP) -- A House panel has approved legislation that could pave the way for pari-mutuel betting on horse racing in Georgia. The constitutional amendment would allow voters in local communities to decide whether to allow gambling on horse racing. The measure from state Rep. Harry Geisinger, of Roswell, would allow the betting proceeds to be used to pay for college scholarships, pre-K programs or trauma care. The bill cleared the House Regulated Industries Committee on Wednesday and now heads to the House Rules Committee, which will decide if it makes it a House vote. It would need a two-thirds supermajority. House Speaker David Ralston has said it would be premature to approve horse racing legislation without having an informed discussion with the public. Follow Yahoo! Finance on ; become a fan on Facebook. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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