Volume
1 Issue 3- May 2001
VOTER
NEWS NETWORK MAKES HEADLINES!!!
FINANCIER AND HEALTHCARE POLICY ADVISOR FEATURED IN NATIONAL STORY
When Dr. Levi Watkins joined Voter News Network last January, he probably didn't expect to be in the spotlight of national political and media attention. But that is exactly what happened. Dr. Watkins became the subject of a front page Sunday Edition story published by The Birmingham News on April 8, 2001. more...
| Voter News Network publisher, Donald V. Watkins, is spotlighted as pursuing ownership of a Major League Baseball franchise, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. more... |
FINANCIER AND HEALTHCARE POLICY ADVISOR FEATURED IN NATIONAL STORY
When Dr. Levi Watkins joined Voter News Network last January, he probably didn't expect to be in the spotlight of national political and media attention. But that is exactly what happened. Dr. Watkins became the subject of a front page Sunday Edition story published by The Birmingham News on April 8, 2001. more...
By U. S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama)
SENATOR SESSIONS' COLLEGE BILL MAKES TUITION 100 PERCENT TAX-FREE
As a parent who has put two children through college and who has another currently enrolled in college, I know first-hand that America's families are struggling to meet the rising cost of higher education. In fact, American families accrued more college debt in the 1990s than during the previous three decades combined.
The reason is two-fold: the federal government encourages borrowing by subsidizing student debt with interest rate breaks and penalizes savings for college by taxing the interest earned on those savings. These policies do not foster the highest and best values. Ideally, families should be encouraged, not discouraged, from saving for college.
In recent years, many families have tackled rising college tuition costs by taking advantage of tuition savings and prepaid tuition plans. This is a wonderful development. Theses plans allow families to purchase tuition credits years in advance. Families across the country are locking in tomorrow's college education at today's price. 49 states have or are in the process of establishing a tuition savings plan, a prepaid plan, or both. These plans are extremely popular with parents and students. more...
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SENATOR SESSIONS' COLLEGE BILL MAKES TUITION 100 PERCENT TAX-FREE
By: Jeff Sessions
WATKINS SEEKS OWNERSHIP OF MLB FRANCHISE, DEVIL RAYS
SENATOR SESSIONS' COLLEGE SAVINGS BILL ON TARGET
ALABAMA NEEDS NEW CRIME LAWS FOR SAFE SCHOOLS, IDENTITY THEFT, AND METH DRUG LABS
By: Bill Pryor
FINANCIER AND HEALTHCARE POLICY ADVISOR FEATURED IN NATIONAL STORY
LAWMAKER'S BID TO CAP ATM TRANSACTION FEES PRODUCES GOOD NEWS FOR CONSUMERS
SENATE APPROVES IMPORTANT LEGISLATION
By: Lowell Barron
THE BIRMINGHAM BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: HELPING BUSINESS TO START AND GROW
By: Del Bloomer
DR. JOE L. REED SET TO LEAD STATE DEMOS IN 2002 ELECTIONS