Who is my Neighbor? The Spatial Efficiency of PartisanshipRelative to its overall statewide support, the Republican Party has been over-represented in Congressional delegations and state legislatures over the l
A bill that would strip the state’s largest city of power over its local water board and give more control to the governor and surrounding suburbs is heading to the governor's desk Associated PressMay 1, 2025 Midwest Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Could Face New Hurdle as Some I...
Where occupancy tax is charged The most recent survey of occupancy taxes by the National Conference of State Legislatures found that about 30 states have lodging taxes that apply statewide. Many of those states also allow cities and counties to tack on additional taxes. And even states ...
Born in 1911, Rosa Keller was rich. And not just rich, but my-dad’s-the-president-of-the-Louisiana-Coca-Cola-Bottling-Co rich. But rather than use her money to live the high life, Keller devoted herself to becoming a social activist. Despite being a white woman, her goal was to he...
"The defendant preyed on my son," she stated, as indicated in theDA's press release, "leading him to believe she genuinely cared for him, all while exploiting him for money and manipulating him into thinking he was 'the one.'...What makes this even more painful is that I trusted the...
"I'm excited to fully endorse Vice President Harris," Beshear said on MSNBC. "The vice president is smart and strong, which will make her a good president." The son of former Gov. Steve Beshear, he overcame GOP dominance in the state last year towin reelection. He's successfully distan...
Whatever the process for drawing the new lines, “They’re going to have to follow the ruling of the court,” she said, noting that a revamped congressional map would also mean her district is redrawn. Article content “It’s a small price to pay to carve up...
The child tax credit is a valuable federal tax break for families, aimed at helping defray the costs of raising children.Taxpayers who qualify can cut their tax bill by up to $2,000 in 2024 and in 2025, for each qualifying dependent under age 17. And some taxpayers may qualify for up ...
Vance, whose wife, lawyer Usha Chilukuri Vance, is Indian American and the mother of their three children, also criticized Trump’s racist rhetoric, saying he could be “America’s Hitler.” But by the time Vance met Trump in 2021, he had reversed his opinion, citing Trump’s ...
‘The defining moment of my 40 year transportation career happened at the very start of it,’ he said before explaining that as a toll collector for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority he learned the value of customer service and how vital the state’s transportation system is. O’Connor’s ...