Sen. Donzella

James wants to see if Old National Highway should be expanded.

In a bill

introduced in the General Assembly, James wants to see a committee established

on expanding the road.

The bill

states that the highway is one of the major thoroughfares running through

South Fulton and the traffic has steadily worsened because of the number

of businesses that have moved to the area.

If the bill

passes, the committee would commission a study to look at the traffic

conditions and then conduct regular meetings to inform citizens of the

progress.

The committee

would meet for the remainder of this year and disband by the end of

the year.

James also

has introduced a bill to investigate the collection of sales taxes by

taxi cab operators.

Taxi cab

owners and operators are required to register with the Department of

Revenue as dealers for purposes of collecting sales and use taxes on

fares for transportation of persons.

But James

believes the collection of the taxes has been inconsistent at best and

wants the state to conduct an investigation of the practice.

If any inconsistencies

are found, James wants the state to commence uniform enforcement of

all applicable sales and use tax requirements with respect to taxicab

fares and operations.