BATON ROUGE - Saturday, voters in Iberville, Pointe Coupee, and West Baton Rouge decide on a quarter cent sales tax to fund a new law enforcement initiative.District Attorney Tony Clayton says the money is meant to keep the streets safe and help the fight against street gangs. Law enforcement is in need of tools and technologies that enhance their ability to fight crime.Clayton believes this will allow officers to work with artificial intelligence and monitor criminal behavior. Use their social...
The City of Lathrop in 2012 saw the proverbial writing on the wall. Relying on a fire district dependent only on property taxes was severely compromising the ability to protect homes, businesses, and lives within the city limits.
With housing debates finally nearing on Beacon Hill, a major real estate industry group will attempt to rally opposition against potential new fees on high-value property sales through a concentrated campaign, and its leaders plan to spend "what is necessary" on the effort.
In addition to destroying normal people’s ability to pay for oil, housing, and food, now Democrats have their sights set on medicine.
Microsoft made $61.86 billion in revenue during the first three months of 2024, up 17%, with a net income of $21.9 billion, beating analysts' estimates.Read Entire Article
Los Angeles County's proposed budget for next year is about $1.4 billion smaller than the previous year's but adds more mental health workers and increases funding to address homelessness. County Chief Executive Fesia Davenport said at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting that her budget of $45.4 billion ensures that the county can provide crucial safety net services while remaining financially solvent. The budget recommends spending $728.2 million in Measure H funding to hire more homeless...
After the second-best iPhone launch quarter Apple has ever had in China, new sales estimates claim that Apple also had the biggest quarterly drop it has ever had. iPhone 15 Pro Figures from Counterpoint Research have already claimed that Apple's iPhone sales for Q1 2024 in China were down 19.1% year over year. Now Canalys says that sales were significantly worse with a 25% drop. Apple's decline was the worst amongst the top five vendors, selling 10 million iPhones, dropping from a 20%...
A referendum to increase sales tax by .38% will appear on Stearns County voters' ballots in November 2024.
WEIRTON, W.Va. (WTRF) -- In December, the Pittsburgh-based steel company U.S. Steel agreed to sell the company to Japan’s largest steel manufacturer, Nippon Steel. Now, two U.S. Senators are calling on President Biden to look deeper into this sale and the effects it could have on the country. Just months after U.S. Steel agreed to []
Shafaqna English- Joe Biden’s reelection campaign’s refusal to engage ‘reveals the disconnect’ between Biden and voters, as Muslims hear from third-party candidates, Muslim voters said. US President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign team refused an invitation to address a symposium regarding the voter engagement of more than one million Muslim Americans
The NBA has unveiled its latest campaign, “Playoff Mode. It’s a Thing,” now available on all @NBA social platforms and the NBA App. Premiering during tonight’s 2024 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament on TNT, the campaign captures the intensity and excitement of the postseason journey as teams vie for a spot in the NBA Playoffs presented […] The post SOURCE SPORTS: NBA Launches ‘Playoff Mode. It’s a Thing’ Campaign Narrated by Chris Rock first appeared on The Source.
The village of Lakewood‘s proposed $5.3 million budget for 2024-2025 raises the tax rate by 12-cents. Expenditures in the proposed budget are up $612,611 from the current year’s budget. Health costs saw the biggest increase of $322,471 compared with $164,776 in this year’s budget. Transportation costs also rose by over $129,000. Total revenues are estimated […]