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Feb 27 2023
News
New Florida bill aims to enact DeSantis's higher ed reforms
Florida governor Ron DeSantis promised sweeping reforms earlier this year to, he claims, rescue higher education in his state from “woke activism.” Last week, the Legislature took the first step toward realizing DeSantis’s vision with the introduction of HB 999, which aims to dramatically reshape higher education in the Sunshine State. The bill, prefiled in the Florida House before the
Inside Higher Ed
Mar 16 2023
News
Senate Republicans vote down $1.5 billion infrastructure bill, demanding tax cuts
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Senate voted down a bill on Thursday which would have provided $1.5 billion for infrastructure projects in Minnesota. Democrats went into the vote knowing they didn't have the numbers - it would have required 60% of the House and the Senate to approve - but they wanted the debate to play out in public, bringing in construction workers to urge senators to pass the bill.
CBS News (Online)
Jan 10 2023
Opinion
Why Entitlement Reform Is So Hard
The U.S. electorate’s hostility toward serious entitlement reform has a long and consistent track record. Unyielding defense of the status quo has been a winning campaign strategy for decades, and serial efforts to push major changes to Social Security and Medicare onto the national agenda have all sputtered and failed. Both parties have internalized the lesson.
Lawmakers have two means
The Dispatch
Feb 28 2023
News
Murphy unveils $53B N.J. budget with property tax relief, tax credits, big spending on pensions, schools
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday unveiled a proposed $53.1 billion state budget that lifts spending to a new high as tax revenue growth begins to show signs of slowing, saying it will make the state more affordable for millions of residents. “This budget is purpose-built to help our residents find their place in the next New Jersey by securing their place in the New Jersey of right now
nj.com
Mar 17 2023
News
Ex-cop who killed George Floyd sentenced for tax evasion – but credited with time served
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of killing George Floyd, pleaded guilty on Friday to two counts of tax evasion. The convicted murderer was sentenced to 13 months in prison after he admittedly withheld tens of thousands of dollars from Minnesota tax authorities over the course of several years. Chauvin will not have that additional sentence tacked onto his
Law & Crime
Feb 15 2023
News
New Hampshire Gov. Sununu just announced a massive occupational licensing reform
For years, New Hampshire has been luring new residents with the promise of low taxes and a generally libertarian ethos. Soon, migrants to the state will be spared a significant relocation headache: getting permission from the government to do the same job you did somewhere else. New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, a Republican, launched a bold occupational licensing reform effort during his
Reason
Feb 28 2023
News
Arkansas Senate Passes Sweeping Education Reform Bill Promoting Parental Rights
The Arkansas state Senate has passed a comprehensive education reform bill to promote parental rights, foster school choice and promote homeschooling in the Natural State. The Daily Citizen spoke with Jerry Cox, founder and president of Family Council, the Focus-allied state family policy council in Arkansas. “Family Council and our homeschool division the Education Alliance support the
Daily Citizen
Feb 21 2023
News
Bill to restore voting rights to people still on parole, probation passes Senate - Minnesota Reformer
The Minnesota Senate passed a bill 35-30 Tuesday to restore voting rights to people still on parole or probation. The bill now heads to Gov. Tim Walz, who’s said he’ll sign it. “People in our communities are being taxed without being able to vote on their own representation,” said Sen. Ron Latz, DFL-St. Louis Park. “It undermines the very concept of our union of the United States.” More than
Minnesota Reformer
Mar 07 2023
News
Tax credits for donations to Nebraska parochial schools nears showdown
The Legislature inched its way forward Tuesday toward a showdown vote on a bill to provide state income tax credits for donations to fund scholarships to attend parochial schools in Nebraska with the outcome still in doubt. A motion to invoke cloture and end debate on LB753, authored by Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Elkhorn and supported by Gov. Jim Pillen, would be in order on Wednesday after
Lincoln Journal Star
Mar 07 2023
News
Biden plans tax high-earners in bid to save Medicare
U.S. President Joe Biden will seek to raise the Medicare tax on high earners and push for more drug price negotiations to help keep the federal health insurance program solvent through at least 2050 as part of his budget proposal this week, the White House said.
The tax increase from 3.8 percent to 5 percent on earned and unearned income above $400,000 is part of a package of proposals
Reuters