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Jan 08 2024
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Bowser launches effort to reimagine Chinatown as loss of Caps, Wizards looms
That opportunity has grown out of the still-smoldering blow that Wizards and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis dealt Bowser and the District when he announced in December that he had reached a tentative, billion-dollar deal with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) to relocate the teams to a proposed arena in Alexandria’s Potomac Yard. That plan thrust the future of the Gallery Place-Chinatown corridor
Washington PostJan 24 2024
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Developers may soon build America's tallest skyscraper in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is among America's 20 largest cities and on track to keep on growing. Although the city of roughly 700,000 does not presently have a problem with density and has plenty of room left for sprawl, a California real estate developer nevertheless has a hankering to extend the Big Friendly skyward. Matteson Capital, a firm headquartered in Newport Beach, California, and architecture
The BlazeJan 24 2024
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Vermont lawmakers propose a 'wealth tax' for high income earners in the state
State lawmakers in Vermont are proposing legislation this week that would impose new taxes on the state's wealthier residents. One proposal would tax those with a net worth of over $10 million on capital gains, while another would add a 3% marginal tax on incomes that go over $500,000 a year, according to The New York Times. Both proposals are being sponsored by Vermont state Rep. Emilie
Just The NewsJan 23 2024
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Rhode Island Ethics Commission dismisses complaint against Gov. McKee filed by state GOP
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint filed by the state Republican party against Democratic Gov. Dan McKee alleging he violated state campaign finance laws after a lobbyist picked up a tab for lunch. An investigative report submitted to the commission found McKee “acted reasonably and in good faith relative to payment for the January 2023 lunch
Waco Tribune-HeraldJan 23 2024
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R.I. Ethics Commission dismisses complaint against Governor McKee
But the commission voted 6 to 0 to find there is no probable cause to believe that McKee committed a knowing and willful violation of the ethics code, so it dismissed the complaint “with prejudice.” In June 2023, the Rhode Island Republican Party filed a complaint accusing the Democratic governor of participating in “pay-to-play political culture” by accepting a lunch at the Capital Grille
The Boston GlobeJan 25 2024
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Tesla Tumbles as Growth Slows
You have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading. Shares in Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker fell sharply after the company delivered lackluster quarterly results and declined to give full-year guidance. Elon Musk and Tesla shareholders are at a crossroads. Hit by a bruising price war, intensifying competition in North America, Europe and China, and Musk’s demands for
New York Times (News)Jan 23 2024
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Developer’s planned Oklahoma City skyscraper now going for tallest in the U.S.
Go big or go home — that must be what developers in Oklahoma City are thinking. Last year, Matteson Capital disclosed plans for a downtown development that would include a 134-story skyscraper planned as the second tallest in the U.S. The building would be part of a larger development in Oklahoma City’s Bricktown district. Now the developers are asking the city for zoning to go even bigger and
The Dallas Morning NewsJan 08 2024
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Man who attacked Las Vegas judge faces her again as interrupted hearing continues
Video shared with the 8 News Now Investigators shows several minutes of chaos after a man jumped a judge’s bench, attacking her. (KLAS) LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A sentencing hearing was scheduled to continue Monday for the man recorded on video jumping a table and charging at a Las Vegas judge, attacking her and her staff. 8 News Now will stream the hearing live on 8newsnow.com and inside the free 8
NewsNationJan 09 2024
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Paramedics describe responding to ‘chaotic' explosion scene in downtown Fort Worth
The Fort Worth Fire Department released powerful images Tuesday showing first responders on the scene of the explosion that rocked downtown. MedStar EMS Dispatch Center received their first notification of the blast at 3:32 p.m. Monday. “It was controlled chaos, but they were flawless in here,” said MedStar Dispatch Communications Supervisor Stacey Sokulsky. Her team handled 911 calls and
Dallas-Fort Worth NewsJan 09 2024
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Felon who lunged at judge ‘superman’ style charged with attempted murder in shocking attack
The convicted felon who lunged over the bench “superman” style at a Las Vegas judge last week appeared in court again Tuesday to face an attempted murder charge over the shocking attack. Deobra Redden was surrounded by guards with a mask covering his mouth and orange mitts over his hands as he appeared in front of a different judge to face charges over last Wednesday’s courtroom chaos. Redden
New York Post (News)