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Europe tried wealth taxes. Most gave up.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act in March. The proposal would impose a 5% annual wealth tax on the roughly 938 Americans with a net worth exceeding $1 billion.
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Budget Bloat: $5.7 billion deficit prompts prediction of 'crisis' in Pennsylvania
There has been no public indication by Gov. Josh Shapiro or any of the 253 lawmakers of any agreement to reduce gap.
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Louisiana climate lawsuit ban headed to full Senate vote
With backing from a range of industry trade groups, the Louisiana Energy Protection Act seeks to proactively shield fossil fuel companies, private businesses, and government entities from national "climate lawfare."
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Former federal employee charged for filing false allegations about coworkers going to Jan. 6 riot
As of now it is not known what federal agency Zapata worked for.
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Austin, Texas, hit by opioid outbreak leaving at least 9 dead and 75 overdoses in 3 days
Last year, the Texas legislature passed a bill that Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law changing state law to classify fentanyl poisoning as murder
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Texas disaster declaration expanded to 88 counties affected by heavy flooding
Widespread flooding devastated communities, forced schools to close, and led to mandatory and voluntary evacuations.
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Georgia lawmaker says Fulton County DA Fani Willis spends taxpayer dollars 'like the Wild West'
Willis has denied allegations that she misused public funds.
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Colorado Republicans cancel Kristi Noem fundraiser after threats
Jefferson County Republican Party Chair Nancy Pallozzi claimed the group, Noem and her staff, and hotel where the dinner was expected to take place on Saturday, had received "numerous threats" including death threats.
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Alabama Supreme Court will not revisit IVF case after controversial ruling
“The majority opinion on original submission had significant and sweeping implications for individuals who were entirely unassociated with the parties in the case," Justice Will Sellers said in a dissenting opinion. "Many of those individuals had no reason to believe that a legal and routine medical procedure would be delayed, much less denied, as a result of this Court’s opinion."
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DeSantis opposes shifting air national guardsmen to Space Force
Florida is frequently hit with heavy flooding during hurricane season, and national guard members are critical in dealing with the recovery process following natural disasters.
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North Carolina lawmakers seek to require sheriffs to cooperate with immigration agents
In the Senate version of the bill passes the House, it faces the possibility of a veto by Gov. Roy Cooper. In 2022, Cooper vetoed a similar bill. This time the GOP could potentially override it.
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Trump campaign, Republicans sue Nevada over mail ballot deadline
“The result of Nevada’s violation of federal law is that timely, valid ballots are diluted by untimely, invalid ballots, which violates the rights of candidates, campaigns, and voters under federal law,” the lawsuit says.
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University of Virginia receives an 'F' for antisemitism as protests continue on campus
The ADL reports high incidents of “severe antisemitic and anti-Zionist incidents” on campus at UVA.