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Sep 13 2023
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Minneapolis budget plan includes millions for new employees as part of police reform effort
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Complying with court orders to end racist and unconstitutional policing in Minneapolis will require hiring nearly three dozen new workers at a cost of millions of dollars each year for years to come, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Wednesday. The Minneapolis City Council on Monday formally took up Mayor Jacob Frey's proposed 2024 budget. It is the first spending plan
Mankato Free Press
Sep 13 2023
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Minneapolis budget plan includes millions for new employees as part of police reform effort
The Berrien County Youth Fair is always a must-go for me in early August. Even family members who can’t attend always give me a food order of what to bring back. Though Italian sausages are a close second, the most popular request is elephant ears with cinnamon sugar sprinkled across their tops.
The Herald-Palladium
Sep 13 2023
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Minneapolis budget plan includes millions for new employees as part of police reform effort
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Complying with court orders to end racist and unconstitutional policing in Minneapolis will require hiring nearly three dozen new workers at a cost of millions of dollars each year for years to come, the reported Wednesday. The Minneapolis City Council on Monday formally took up Mayor Jacob Frey’s proposed 2024 budget. It is the first spending plan directly connecting
Associated Press
Sep 13 2023
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Minneapolis Budget Plan Includes Millions for New Employees as Part of Police Reform Effort
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Complying with court orders to end racist and unconstitutional policing in Minneapolis will require hiring nearly three dozen new workers at a cost of millions of dollars each year for years to come, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Wednesday. The Minneapolis City Council on Monday formally took up Mayor Jacob Frey's proposed 2024 budget. It is the first spending plan
U.S. News & World Report
Sep 15 2023
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Dan Ryan discusses Portland's charter reform process and efforts to provide housing for the homeless community
Commissioner Ryan said he thinks the combination of Safe Rest Villages and the new, larger sanctioned campsites will have a big impact. PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland is about to switch to an entirely new form of government, following a charter reform plan that voters approved last November. The transformation won't happen in earnest until January 2025, when the winners of the November 2024
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Sep 26 2023
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Gavin Newsom Signs Law Doubling Taxes on Guns and Ammunition to Fund School Safety in California
A new law signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom will double taxes on guns and ammunition and use the money to pay for more security at public schools and gun violence prevention programs, including those focused toward young people in gangs. The state firearms tax will add another 11 percent tax to the federal excise tax of 10 percent or 11 percent, depending on the type of gun, and makes
RollingStone.com
Sep 13 2023
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New proposal to remove Arkansas tampon tax introduced
ARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — An Arkansas community group proposed a new ballot initiative that would get rid of the state’s tampon tax, a sales tax for menstrual products. Katie Clark, founder of Arkansas Period Poverty Project, says removing the sales and use tax on feminine hygiene products such as tampons, menstrual cups, and sanitary napkins will benefit families. “It would be a huge relief on
Fox16
Sep 19 2023
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Oklahoma launches program to study a change in ways to pay fuel taxes
ALEX THIS WOULD DEFINITELY BE A CHANGE. WELL, RIGHT NOW, WHENEVER YOU GO GET GAS IN OKLAHOMA, YOU’RE AUTOMATICALLY TAXED $0.20 PER GALLON. NOW, THIS NEW PILOT PROGRAM WOULD MAKE SURE THAT ALL DRIVERS, EVEN THOSE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES, WOULD PAY FOR THEIR PART. IT’S TRYING TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WHO DRIVES ON OKLAHOMA ROADS PAYS THEIR FAIR SHARE. A POTENTIAL REPLACEMENT TO THE GAS TAX, TAXING
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Sep 12 2023
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Ex-Portland Marathon president a convicted tax cheat
FILE: Former Portland Marathon President Lester Smith was sentenced to three years of federal probation. (KOIN) Lester Smith, 83, also ordered to repay more than $400,000 to IRS PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For almost 35 years, Lester V. Smith Jr. was the president and event director of the Portland Marathon. Now, the 83-year-old resident of Tomball, Texas is a convicted tax evader from the funds
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