One of the biggest issues facing California is rampant homelessness and the inability to compel homeless people who are mentally ill to comply with treatment recommendations, specifically medication and inpatient treatment. Billions of dollars have been spent over the last two decades on housing, bridge housing, treatment programs, and more, yet the problem - and the body count - has only grown. Now that people nationwide are aware of just how bad the problem is, Gov. Gavin Newsom knows he has...
The star's second bankruptcy was revealed on Monday, after she failed to pay over £750,000 in unpaid tax - and will now face losing her home unless HMRC can recover the money.
President Biden, amping up a populist pitch in his re-election campaign, has repeatedly said he would raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations to make them pay their “fair share.” Republicans say Mr. Biden has “an unquenchable thirst for taxing the American people.” His Republican opponent in the election, former President Donald J. Trump, said recently that Mr. Biden was “going to give you the greatest, biggest, ugliest tax hike in the history of our country.” So it might come as a surprise...
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, who has served in the Senate since early 2006, announced in a video message that he will not file to run in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary in the Garden State this year, but indicated he is "hopeful" that he will be exonerated this summer and then be able to run in the general election as an "independent Democrat."In the video, Menendez, who has been accused of accepting bribes, claimed that he is innocent of the accusations against him. "All I can...
(The Center Square) – Chicago residents were asked during Tuesday's primary election whether the city should change the way it assesses real estate transfer taxes on the sale of higher-valued property for the stated purpose of addressing homelessness. Voters appear to have rejected the tax increase referendum in Tuesday's primary. Chicago already levies some of the highest commercial real estate property taxes in the nation. Cornel Darden, the Chicago Southland Black Chamber of...
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Trustee Bill Hullander said that as of Feb. 29 at the close of the 2023 property tax season that $305 million in property tax has been received by his office. That is approximately 90 percent of the total levy.
'Hard disagree,' Sen. John Fetterman told Kamala Harris on social media. Fetterman continues angering protesters of the Israeli war in Gaza. Harris said it would a 'huge mistake' by Israel to invade Rafah
Emhoff, who is Jewish, criticized Trump for remarks he made about Democrats and their treatment of Israel. Trump said Jews should be 'ashamed' of themselves for voting Democrat. Emhoff is the first Jewish spouse of a president or vice president
(The Center Square) - Oklahoma Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, said he knows some people around the state capitol call him a troublemaker and other things. But that is not stopping him from speaking out about what he calls an escalation of rapes in the state's prisons. Humphrey, who chairs the House Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee, said Wednesday he had received several calls about rapes since March 17. One correctional officer has been...
The Ministry of Energy will propose the repeal through an emergency ordinance of the “solar tax” for prosumers, Sebastian Burduja, the responsible minister, said on Monday. This after the European Commission replied that each country can decide whether or not to introduce this tax. “The Ministry of Energy supports the elimination of the tax on […]
Some Democrats Say They Would Save Speaker Johnson From Ouster By Jacob Burg of the Epoch Times An unlikely source of aid for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)—who is facing a motion from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to oust him after bringing the government funding package to a floor vote—might come from House Democrats. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) (L) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) listen during remarks at a menorah lighting ceremony at the U.S....