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Penny sales ( AIM ? Opponents of a penns sales tax ] stale Senate yesterday to prove its cominiti Kilex's educational improvement package out ol existinu state revenues, rather than Hui the proposal b\ Sen. Alex Maeaulay t'oi education improvements before examii budget to determine the need toi a tax iiu quickly to the Senate Finance Committee. I he budget bill was passed more than House of Representatives, which provided Rile\'s education package. The education | million tor teacher pay increases, $59 milli sirucnon anu million 101 a oim program. THE SINAIi: I inance Committee st consider specifics on the S2.7 billion I budget. rhc finance commit tee plans to eonside budget bill lot the next lour \neks, but the I b over funding for Riley'sambitious edik I he Mouse agreed to a penny sales tax hi 5 cents on the dollar, to pa\ the laruesi provements aliei intensive debate and lob We Carry j GIJYJ Nexxus I $9.9^ Jami Redkin ! I offer | j this c I 2131 Devine St. In The Five 799 5941 pgfcBlB 9-6 M-W & S 9-9 Th & Fri now beii B sikiiEiinm /vnmuvvvi SALES ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE f T1 11 /-.o /ror rail iVo Apply in person onh Room 323 RH, M-F, 8:30-5:00 3 Straight Commissic S transportation tax opponents [like challenged the Mucaulay's proposal tippe< inent to Cio\. Dick ponensi of the sales tax ? tt b\ funding it Inst education plan. raising taxes. , D-Oconee, to pay "U'/I 'S A( KNOW1IIM.I llw. nul ?(' ll.,. I'lr.l ' \1 1 I 'H ^-I i. 1 Hl? r-lil I I I !?. I I IV. U.ll V J I I I IV. I I l "> I ? ,> utv.((ll III > uuvi. i > X, ^ I ? ;reasc was slum led set education apart like a "liti tie tin cup." ;i week ago by the Macaulay suggested that tli S192.2 million for the education program it the plan includes $59.4 on for remedial in- Sen. Rembcrt Dennis, chai cling improvement told the full Senate he felt the mmoment naekace could revenues. arted yesterday to "We cannot spend approx louse-passed state education in 1984-85 unless ac said. "It takes about $200 mil i the 800-plus page the built-in increases in the o lardest tight is like:ation package. DUN'NIS SAID he thought ike, from 4 cents to imprn\mcnts at the expense <. [ share ol the im- ill and nced\ of the state, hying. I le later called Macaulav Vs < ?c j ?J Ti^v^k" "-jj--^'-ji^-:=^ erms ^Bl^^^8gSL| Mciy 30, 1984 ^HHH^^SSv.', ;;h | ??-? EJL I j gjypi iippi 11 i Points Area \. [ tg uoor I Sigma C I Frate | suppor | ^ t h G I ^ I challenge stat .1 a principal strategy of the op vent opponnents > oppose the tax but support the education tag in But Sen. John to withhold final K our commitment to education "I.ct's don't l< tici/ed sales tax supporters who said he will suppc lie inonkex out tiiere with his lit- lind money lor e state. e money is available already lor DKUMMONll state sets priorities. the budget bill d< tax hike inevitabl Itnnn nt the finuin'p committee. rli<? hill :mrl i-nt i rc was no way the education im- The finance cc be funded without additional noon going sectic ing more familia imately $210 million more for Dennis asked 1 Iditional money is provided," he raise the subsistc lion additional revenues to fund day. Sen. Jeff Ri perations of state government.' ing near the State normally intendc it was 1111 lair to fund education live awav from I" >1 I muling lor the sick, mentally Richardson sai thai would disall :l Ion "a oite liule tl ick ' 10 pre- inu w ithin a cor ^vJ-.V.-HKK v\^m\ :;$j? ^Kr ' *i ? t A 3 I I 6 * ?A- J ?> WUUIU llftt) IU )hi and the Phi ! rnities for their i t and would like ii Delta Theta Fi tho C^rinrq Parr LI iv w v/ \y i w i m i i e Senate ol the sales (a\ Irom wearing an antian election year. I X 1 l\ / .1 .1. . C . imunmonu, i^-vnecnwouu. mgcu mc ^(. nuie judgment on the sales tax. ;ick our minds now," said Drummond. He >rt the sales tax hike if the Senate is unable to dueation within the existing revenues of the i SI (;<;i:STi:i) that the House had "loaded jwn" with expenses to make the penny sales e. Now the Senate will have to weed through >ut the exeess put in by the House. mimittee spent yesterday morning and alter. I _ ! . 1 _t_ 4 t_ _ I .1 * I'll l_ _ >n oy section mrougn me ouugci oiu, necomr with the specific sections. members of the committee if they wanted to nee pay for lawmakers from $50 to $69 per ichardson questioned whether lawmakers liv House should collect the subsistence money, d for those having to rent motel rooms and ionic during the week. id he plans to introduce a budget amendment o\\ payment of subsistence to lawmakers 1 i\ tain radius of the State House. thank the I <appa Sigma I nnntirminn II w v a i VII t WJ g I I y to welcome raternity to i i l\/