• Biden Calls for 44.6% Capital Gains Tax Rate, Highest Capital Gains Tax Since Its Creation in 1922

    And don’t forget to add the state capital gains tax: the Biden combined federal-state rate would exceed 50% in many states President Biden has formally proposed the highest capital gains tax in over 100 years. Here is a direct quote from the Biden 2025 budget proposal: “Together, the proposals would increase the top marginal rate

  • Rate of commercial vacancy in Donegal is 18.2% – among highest in country

    Fianna Fáil Senator Lisa Chambers spoke of a regional imbalance in commercial vacancy during a debate on the cost of doing business. Senator Chambers said it was ‘not a runner’ for county councils in the west to reduce commercial rates as they are necessary for funding local government. But the rate of commercial vacancy in the North West is among the highest in the country. “If one looks at commercial vacancy rates in parts of the country, one in five commercial premises in Galway city is...

  • Why homicide rates are falling across the country

    Homicides are falling across the U.S. And that shift could impact the role crime — often a top voter concern — plays as an issue in November's election. But it is a phenomenon for which experts don't have a clear explanation. Some say homicide peaks come and go in cycles, some say policing improved after the []

  • ABQ to have the highest UV index in the country on Tuesday

    Warmer and dry weather continues this week. The UV index in parts of New Mexico will be higher than anywhere else in the United State on Tuesday. It was a quiet start to the week across New Mexico with sunny skies, around average high temperatures and light to calm winds. These conditions will continue through []

  • Georgia Has a New 2024 Income Tax Rate

    Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has approved a tax package containing income tax cuts, childcare relief, and potential property tax caps.

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    Counties with the highest rates of high blood pressure in Idaho

    Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest rates of high blood pressure in Idaho using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  • The 70 Cheapest, Highest-Rated Things On Amazon That Are Sick As Hell

    Thanks to glowing reviews, you can confidently hit “add to cart” when it comes to these cheap yet highly rated home items that reviewers can’t get enough of.

  • The highest temperature anomalies in 2023 in Romania reported in the east of the country

    Climate change has made its presence strongly felt in Romania in recent years, with last year and the beginning of 2024 culminating in absolute records. According to Romanian physicist Bogdan Antonescu, specialized in atmospheric physics, who conducted an analysis for www.infoclima.ro, compared to the other regions of Europe, the largest temperature anomalies were observed in […]

  • Mortgage rates are now at the highest level of the year and could still climb

    The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage crossed over 7% on April 1, according to Mortgage News Daily, and it just kept going. It now sits right around 7.5%, the highest level since mid-November of last year. Rates hit their highest level in a few decades last October, causing home sales to grind to a halt. Builders jumped to buy down rates for their customers and managed to do better than existing home sellers. Rates then fell through mid-January to the mid-6% range and held there...

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    Mortgage rates are now at the highest level of the year, and could still climb

    The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage sits around 7.5%, the highest level since mid-November of last year, according to Mortgage News Daily.

  • A Taxing Timeat Tax Time

    Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean? It’s not just being part of half the nation that pays taxes while the other half doesn’t that bothers me. It’s the waste and unnecessary programs and agencies that have long outlived whatever usefulness they once had (if they were ever necessary). And still President Biden wants to raise taxes even more without proposing a single dollar be cut to reduce our unsustainable $34 trillion debt. ...

  • A Taxing Timeat Tax Time

    Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean? It’s not just being part of half the nation that pays taxes while the other half doesn’t that bothers me. It’s the waste and unnecessary programs and agencies that have long outlived whatever usefulness they once had (if they were ever necessary). And still President Biden wants to raise taxes even more without proposing a single dollar be cut to reduce our unsustainable $34 trillion debt. ...