Commissioners Jason Corley and Chad Seay met with Lubbock County citizens to discuss the proposed property tax rate, which will be voted upon during Monday's meeting
Lubbock County Treasurer Chris Winn successfully argued for a pay increase, putting his office on equal footing with the District Clerk, County Clerk, and Tax Assessor-Collector.
"We have more jobs than we have people to fill them because of free market policies, where we put more freedom in the marketplace, less government tax, less government regulation, and now wages are growing faster than they have in over a decade and the fastest growth and the biggest gains are on the lower end of the income spectrum. So workers are benefiting from the tax cuts and deregulation, and all that more mandates and government interventions are going to do is increase unemployment," Arrington said.
Lubbock City Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Griffith on KFYO Mornings with Dave King and Matt Martin discussing the city government's move into Citizen's Tower, construction of a new parking facility at Citizen's Tower, the legacy of former Mayor Tom Martin, and more.
"Our crime rate is up...public safety is job 1 for the city council, and so I'm fully in favor of improving and increasing our force and the substation plan."
Can a spending bill championed by both John Boehner and President Obama be good for the American people? The Chad Hasty Show airs 8:30-11am on 790AM KFYO.