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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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Police dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA
At least one UCLA professor was detained among the protesters, per the student paper.
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United Methodist officially lifts ban on LGBTQ members joining its clergy
The delegates are also expected to vote on whether to replace its "Social Principles" document with one that changes the definition of marriage from being between a man and a woman to a union between “two people of faith." It would also remove a line in the document that considers the practice of homosexuality "incompatible with Christian teaching.”
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Danish green energy company coming to Virginia
The deal would bring a $400 million new factory to Chesterfield County, potentially creating 150 new jobs, pending a final investment decision.
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Suspected teenage gunman killed by police ahead of possible mass shooting
The teenager has not been identified, but was confirmed to be a student in the Mount Horeb School District. The alleged shooter did not breach the school, but gunshots were fired, and no students or faculty were injured.
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Report: New Jersey's energy plan to go green built on 'magical thinking'
In the report, Mark Mills argued that the seven principles of New Jersey’s energy policy are all flawed, built on “a flawed premise” that leaders must change the energy infrastructure of New Jersey to rely on renewable sources.
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Fulton County commissioner pushes back on lawmaker's lawsuit
Mainor filed her lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court, naming the county, the county's ethics board, Arrington and District Attorney Fani Willis.
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Mills signs Maine gun control measures into law
The proposal, which was approved by the Legislature in a party-line vote, sets a 72-hour waiting period for most gun purchases that was sought by gun control advocates in response to the Lewiston mass shooting.
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Illegal immigration outlawed in Oklahoma starting July 1
Anyone living in Oklahoma as illegal immigrants would be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in county jail, a fine of up to $500, or both.
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26 states sue ATF over rule targeting lawful gun owners
Texas and Kansas led two multi-state coalitions; Florida filed its own lawsuit.