The governor's proposal would require businesses to submit a plan to return refunds to consumers. Otherwise the overpaid sales tax would be kept by the state. Rep. Bob Johnson, R-Jackson County, is sponsoring a bill that would enact the governor's plan.
Rep. Bob Johnson, R-Jackson County, will file for his House seat again, but he knows the difficulty of balancing economic concerns with legislative work. Johnson works as a home builder year-round, but the nature of his job gives him less work during the winter.
"I do not favor moving away from the reward-for-effort concept," said Rep. Bob Johnson, R-Jackson County. "We're looking at a situation where many students will get less state aid than they do now."
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