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    Biden's 2025 Budget proposal seeks to tax capital gains at 45%, eliminate crypto tax loopholes

    The Kitco News Team brings you the latest news, videos, analysis and opinions regarding Precious Metals, Crypto, Mining, World Markets and Global Economy.

  • Brewer schools propose budget with nearly 8 percent hike

    The proposed budget is about $2.1 million — or 7.7 percent — more than last year’s $26.1 million spending plan.

    • GQ

    This $3.5 Million Rolex Just Set an Auction Record

    Want more insider watch coverage? Get Box + Papers, GQ's newsletter devoted to the watch world, sent to your inbox every Friday. Sign up here. This must be the most expensive cheese knife ever sold. Over the weekend at the Monaco Legend Group auctions, a sharp yellow blade meant for dicing up Gruyères and Comtés, with the phrase “It’s a Good Watch” printed on it, hammered for $3.5 million. Oh, and it also happened to come with a one-of-12 Rolex chronograph that was never made available to the...

  • Organization urges Albuquerque leaders to include library funding in proposed budget

    The advisory board said they not only want it to be added to the FY 2025 budget, but they also want it to be a recurring fund.

  • Bass' proposed city budget includes more funding for LAPD, cuts for LAFD

    Amid financial concerns due to lower-than-planned revenues and unexpected spending needs, Mayor Karen Bass Monday released a proposed $12.8 billion city budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year — a decrease from this fiscal year's $242 million spending plan.Significantly, the proposal — described by Bass a "reset" — includes $65 million in cuts to her signature Inside Safe program; an increase of more than $138 million for the Los Angeles Police Department; and a decrease of about $23 million for the...

  • K-12 Education: MPS Plans $60 Million In Budget Cuts

    School referendum dollars and resulting state funding hikes come in slowly.

  • Spokane Mayor stumps for proposed $40 million annual tax in State of the City

    (The Center Square) – For the first time since taking office in January, Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown stood before constituents to deliver her inaugural State of the City Address. Her message centered around the importance of approving a $40 million annual tax levy coming before voters in August. Brown, a veteran politician who served as a state representative, senator and director of the Washington State Department of Commerce, took over as mayor following a contentious campaign...

  • Tax outcry, parking hikes, zoning proposal dominate busy Morristown council meeting

    'Who was responsible, who's being held accountable, and how will you ensure it doesn't happen again?' demanded Christine Conti-Collins, a resident angered by letters suggesting tax cuts that have become tax hikes.

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  • UPDATE 3-German finance minister rejects Brazil's proposal to tax super-rich

    German Finance Minister Christian Lindner rejected on Thursday Brazil's proposal to tax the super-rich, indicating a challenging path for it to gain widespread G20 support. "We do not think it is suitable," he said at a press conference alongside Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel in Washington. Brazil, heading the presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20), is aiming to build international consensus on the taxation of wealth this year, and is pushing for a joint declaration at a meeting of G20...

  • 3.5 million Omni Hotel guest details held to ransom by Daixin Team

    The international hotel chain Omni Hotels & Resorts has confirmed that a cyber attack last month saw it shut down its systems, with hackers stealing personal information about its customers. in my article on the Exponential-E blog.

  • Tax hike proposal to avoid job cuts in Corning-Painted Post School District

    PAINTED POST, N.Y. (WETM) - The Corning-Painted Post Area School District unveiled its 2024-2025 budget proposal on Wednesday night. On May 21st, residents will vote on a budget that calls for raising the property tax rate from 3.89% to 4.97% to avoid any cuts to jobs or programs. The alternative is lowering the tax rate []