New York, California losing billions in income to low-tax states
A pedestrian wearing a face masks crosses an empty street amid the coronavirus outbreak in San Francisco, California. Liu Guanguan | China News Service via Getty Images New York and California lost over $90 billion in income during Covid as taxpayers moved to other states, accelerating the trend of high-earners relocating to lower-tax areas. New […]
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On the Agenda for the Newport Beach City Council Meeting on May 9, 2023 | #citycouncil
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, May 9. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/71669/72. The regular meeting will begin at 5 p.m. Agenda items include: Initiation of a potential amendment that would reduce an affordable […]
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Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson Pledges Collaboration With Chicagoans, Council to Address Migrant Crisis – NBC Chicago
Following the arrival of more asylum-seekers in recent days, Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson has promised to work with residents and local officials to tackle the rise in migrants coming from the Southern border. Johnson released a statement on the recent arrivals on Friday, blasting governors “around the border who have demonstrated they are not open […]
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State Rep. Paschal addresses racist comments from Democrat State Rep. Givan | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
State Rep. Kenneth Paschal (R-Pelham) pushed back against State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) on Thursday after she indirectly referred to him as an “N-word.” 1819 News reported on Givan’s comments from the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives Wednesday, where she used a 2017 song by hip-hop artist Jay-Z to imply the racial slur. […]
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Bills require paper ballots, ban Internet-capable machines | #elections | #alabama
The House passed two Senate bills to solidify Alabama’s election security laws. They will now go to Gov. Kay Ivey for her signature The bills have the support of Secretary of State Wes Allen. One bill would require election machines to use paper ballots. The other bill will outlaw using voting machines that can connect […]
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Arkansas Children’s Hospital plans $318M in expansions at Little Rock, Springdale
Arkansas Children’s Hospital plans a nearly $318 million expansion at both its Little Rock and Springdale locations over the next eight years, the hospital said Friday. Construction at both Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock and Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale will expand bed capacity; add an ambulatory surgery center; redesign clinical spaces to promote […]
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Bay Area, California, San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco lose population
The sun sets behind the San Francisco skyline during rush hour on I-580 in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) The Bay Area and California as a whole endured yet another population decline in 2022, and the dip may mean San Jose can no longer crow about being the […]
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Biden administration to approve major Alaska oil drilling project Willow | #alaska | #politics
(CNN) The Biden administration is soon set to approve ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project, a major oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope, according to a congressional source familiar with the details. The decision will be announced next week, the source confirmed. The expected approval is a victory for Alaska’s bipartisan congressional delegation and a coalition of […]
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California professor apologizes for faking Indigenous identity
In this 2020 image taken from video, Elizabeth Hoover, UC Berkeley associate professor of environmental science, policy and management, conducts an interview with Indian Country Today. Hoover whose identity as Native American had been questioned apologized for falsely identifying as Indigenous, saying she is “a white person” who lived an identity based on family lore. […]
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Chillicothe City Council to consider six ordinances at meeting on May 8th | #citycouncil
The Chillicothe City Council will consider six ordinances next week. The council will meet at the Chillicothe City Hall on May 8th at 5:30. One ordinance would impose a three percent sales tax on tangible personal property retail sales of adult-use marijuana sold within the City of Chillicothe subject to the approval of city voters […]
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