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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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Almost 44% of Americans say they don't make enough to cover daily expenses: Survey
"The job market is terrible," one individual said according to the Freedom Economy Index survey. "I know of people facing foreclosure because they can't find work, and over a year ago, they were making six figures."
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Suburban New York county bans masks to hide identity
Republicans who proposed the legislation said it was in response to often violent pro-Palestinian demonstrations in New York and elsewhere targeting the Israeli government in which protesters hid their identities with scarves and face coverings.
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Chinese nationals illegally in US arrested in east Texas for money laundering
The recent arrests were the first involving gold bullion
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Georgia election board seeks new investigation into Fulton County's handling of 2020 election
The election board approved the new resolution in a 3-2 vote. The resolution states that if Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr does not conduct an investigation, the board will try to find an outside lawyer to conduct the inquiry.
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Newsom strengthens Chinese relations as scrutiny grows over Walz’s China ties
According to the California Chamber of Commerce, California exports to China were $18.15 billion in 2022, with Chinese imports to California reaching $147.6 billion that year.
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Illinois governor calls for sheriff's resignation over Sonya Massey shooting
Pritzker said Campbell should resign over the incident because he has allegedly failed to make any reforms in the department since the shooting, but the governor did not specify what reforms should be made.
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Under Walz, Minnesota bilked hundreds of millions even after warnings about ‘pervasive’ failures
The nonpartisan Office of Legislative Auditor kept tallying the state’s losses, which now are nearing $1 billion since 2019.
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Another on Texas’ ‘Most Wanted’ criminal alien list arrested
The Most Wanted criminal alien list was launched to raise awareness about and help law enforcement find repeat offenders who are in the U.S. illegally and are wanted for allegedly committing dangerous crimes in Texas.
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Court ruling clears RFK, Jr. for New Jersey ballot
Democrats have filed similar challenges in other states, including North Carolina, Delaware, Nevada and New York, to keep Kennedy off the November ballot amid concerns that he would siphon away votes from Vice President Kamala Harris, with polls showing her neck-and-neck with former President Donald Trump in the presidential race.
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Border patrol seizes 266 pounds of cocaine outbound from Canada
The CBP has intercepted 55,771 pounds of cocaine and 418,000 pounds of narcotics total from crossing U.S. borders this fiscal year to date.