Tech a growing source of California’s tax revenue — part good news and bad news – Orange County Register
Top tech companies’ stocks helped boost state revenue last year, making the health of the tech industry more important to California than ever. (Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters; iStock) If you live in California, use tax-funded roads, schools and other services, you’re on the Silicon Valley financial roller coaster whether you know it or […]
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Winter storm turns deadly in Arkansas as South struggles with snow, ice
Winter storm dumps snow, ice across the South Winter weather is causing disruptions in the South, and Winter Weather Alerts stretch from Texas to the Northeast. Travel is expected to be slow as snow and ice coast roads across the region. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The combination of cold air from an arctic front and […]
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With a big wage hike coming, California Subway franchisees look for solutions
Subway operators in California are looking for solutions to a $20 fast-food wage. | Photo courtesy of Subway. Subway franchisees in California, already worried that high operating costs in the state are leaving much of the base at risk, are working on strategies to adapt to the oncoming reality of a $20-per-hour minimum wage for […]
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Barre City Council moves town meeting day to May | #citycouncil
City Councilors in Barre have voted to move the city’s town meeting day to May in order to make more informed budget decisions. (File photo) Barre, VT- As city officials wait to learn how much flood relief funding the city can expect, the Barre City Council voted unanimously to move the city’s Town Meeting Day […]
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Opinion: California’s Spending Is Out of Control and Our Citizens are Rightly Frustrated
Gov. Gavin News presents his budget plan in Sacramento on Wednesday. Courtesy of the governor’s office Last week the Governor released his $291 billion budget proposal for 2024-2025. The record revenues of recent years have disappeared and been replaced by a deficit projected by the independent Legislative Analyst’s Office to top $68 billion. The Governor disputes that number […]
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New mayor of Yacolt ready to serve town
Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com The plumbing industry by day, mayor of Yacolt by night. Ian Shealy, a 13-year Yacolt resident, stepped in as mayor of the small town after Katie Listek did not seek re-election for the 2024-27 term. Shealy serves as an estimator and designer for a plumbing business in Portland by day before […]
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Arkansas Legislative Council meetings rescheduled for next week because of winter storm | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Arkansas Legislative Council meetings for this week have been cancelled because of the winter storm that moved into central Arkansas on Sunday and will be held next week, council co-chairs Sen. Terry Rice, R-Waldron, and Rep. Jeff Wardlaw, R-Hermitage said Monday. “Wardlaw and I were ready to go,” Rice said, but “it is dangerous […]
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New poll puts Trump in position to win all California delegates | California
(The Center Square) – A new poll taken this month and released Monday says former President Donald Trump is in position to capture all California delegates to the Republican National Convention. The state’s Republican Party changed rules last summer, and the 169 spots represent 14% of the total needed to win the national nomination. If […]
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Trump on pace to win all GOP delegates in California: Poll
Former President Donald Trump is leading the GOP primary in the Golden State, according to a new poll, which could give him a massive advantage for one of the largest swathes of delegates for the Republican National Convention. A poll from the University of California, Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies released on Monday shows Trump […]
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Bill Popp lets it slip: He’s running for mayor | #alaska | #politics
It looks like it will be three liberals against one conservative running for mayor of Anchorage in 2024 — at least so far. Bill Popp, the executive director of the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation, gave a swan song presentation at the Dena’ina Convention Center on Wednesday, as he had last month announced he will be […]
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