As lawmakers debate work requirements in Medicaid expansion bills, Walker faces a Catch-22: she first needs health insurance to get healthy enough to be able to return to work.
Politicians love to talk about the tax gap as a pain-free revenue-raiser, but there is a genuine difference between tax owed and what’s collected, mostly because the system is far too complicated, says Tim Sarson Last week the Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves summoned up an old favourite of British fiscal administration: the tax gap. Labour []
Some positive news emerged from Monday’s meeting of the Bartholomew County Commissioners. Continue reading at The Republic News.
Monday is Patriots’ Day, which means some Americans will mark the beginning of the nation’s war for independence.
BOSTON - April 15, 2024 is Patriots' Day, a special holiday in Massachusetts to recognize the state's unique role in the Revolutionary War. The Boston Marathon is also held on Patriots' Day every year.Patriots' Day is a state holiday, so state, county and municipal offices are closed while federal agencies and most businesses in Massachusetts are open.Why does Massachusetts celebrate Patriots' Day?Massachusetts designated April 19 as Patriots' Day in 1894 to commemorate the opening battles of...
What’s behind the wage gap between men and women? It has narrowed recently. In 2023, women’s median weekly wages of $1,005 equaled 84% of men’s Read More
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Starting on Wednesday, a stretch of Eighth Street will be closed while a contractor performs work. Starting after 9 a.m., Eighth Street from Topeka Boulevard to Southwest Jackson Street will be closed while the workers install pavement marking for the Eighth Street Road Diet/Bike Lane Project. Eighth Street is expected to be []
Joe Biden has been losing ground with black, Hispanic, and young voters, and that is threatening his chances in November. But those aren't the only demographics he's losing ground with. Another traditionally reliable voting bloc for Democratic presidential candidates has been women, and Biden is seeing his gender gap with Trump get smaller with them as well.
The Building Skills for the Future programme has opened its doors at FareShare’s regional hub in Wombwell. The programme is funded by Yorkshire Building Society and is designed to support, equip, and prepare people for employment through work experience, qualifications and CV and interview skills workshops. The 13-week programme offers participants the opportunity to get work experience in a warehouse and kitchen environment, learning skills such as picking and packing, logistics, stock...
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A portion of a north Wichita street will be closing on Tuesday for some needed rehabilitation work. The section involved 37th Street North from Hydraulic to Ohio. Crews will be working
SAN FRANCISCO >> More than 80 years ago, a beautiful butterfly called Xerces Blue that once fluttered among San Francisco’s coastal dunes went extinct as stately homes, museums and parks ate up its habitat, marking the first butterfly species in the United States to disappear due to human development.
In announcement three weeks before election, José Raúl Mulino gave no details of how he would stop migrant flowPanama’s presidential frontrunner has vowed to “close” the Darién Gap, the swampy jungle straddling the border with Colombia that has become an unavoidable ordeal for many US-bound migrants – but experts criticised the idea as unworkable and potentially dangerous.Presided over by criminal groups and corrupt officials, the Darién Gap is one of the world’s most dangerous and fast-growing...