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Premier Doug Ford went off on gas prices on Thursday, mentioning concerns about price gouging and comparisons to gas prices south of the border.
The Australian public has bought a gas pipeline from foreign tax cheats - but there's no gas. Jemena and sleepy regulators AEMC are the culprits. Energy consumers and taxpayers the victims.
An SEC filing made by Take-Two reveals that it expects the cost-cutting efforts, which it calls "rationalizing its pipeline" and "streamlining its organizational structure," to incur costs of up to $200 million, including $35 million from employee-related costs and $140 million from canceled projects. There are also $15 million toRead Entire Article
By the end of Monday, tens of millions of American families will have claimed their child tax credit on their 2023 tax returns. But for many families, that credit will be hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars smaller than it could have been. And all the blame for those smaller credits belong to Senate Republicans. In 2021, the American Rescue Plan temporarily increased the tax credit from $2,000, where it was set under the 2017 tax cuts, to $3,000 (or $3,600 for children under 6). It also made...
A homeless woman who turned a bus stop into a temporary home has spoken of her desperate fight to keep her family together after being told she needed to find a new place to live. Destiny Mitchell moved into the 3m (9.8ft) by 1m (3.2ft) glass and metal pad in Selly Oak, Birmingham, seven months ago with her 31-year-old boyfriend Ryan and her 44-year-old mother.The trio tried to give the graffiti-covered shelter a homey feel by adding a rug, drawers and even an old pair of Super Mario curtains...
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — All over the country we have been seeing high school graduates opt for certifications or shortened degrees more than ever. It's certainly a great option and a local community college is taking advantage of the trend, showcasing its two-year programs in an open house Wednesday night. 28/22 News Reporter Emily []
Conservation Funding Helps Keep Family Farms Viable Authored by Tom Croner via RealClear Wire, I’m an 81-year-old, seventh-generation farmer working with my son T. Richard on a multigenerational grain and hay farm in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. We grow corn, soybeans, wheat, rye, and hay. I'm proud to see him out there by himself at night, and regret that I can’t always join him. As the Bible says in John 3:16: “That God so loved the world, he gave his only son.” I don’t know...
More than a quarter of new parents do not use their right to take time off work to look after their children, new figures show. Parents have been entitled to nine weeks’ absence from work since August 2022, but on average mothers take 6.9 weeks while fathers claim 6.2 weeks. Financial concerns were the main reason for both men and women to forgo their allocation, research by Robidus, a subsidiary of insurance company a.s.r., found. Parents receive 70% of their
As part of its annual report on its environmental efforts, Apple has announced that its overall greenhouse gas emissions are now down 55% since 2015. Apple is working to use alternative energy supplies including wind Ahead of Earth Day on April 22, Apple has issued its now annual Environmental Progress Report. It says the 55% cut represents important progress in its intention to become carbon neutral by 2030. "The proof of Apple's commitment to climate action is in our progress," said...
By Jerrie Whiteley Herald Democrat Grayson County commissioners Tuesday agreed increase the salary for the second in command in the county’s Office of Emergency Management.… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
TOPEKA (AP) - Kansas' Democratic governor on Wednesday vetoed a broad package of tax cuts for the second time in three months, describing it as “too expensive” despite the bipartisan support it enjoyed in the Republican-controlled Legislature. Gov. Laura Kelly and her staff had signaled that she had misgivings about a package of income, sales and property []