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May 25 2023
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Matt Taibbi shares details about being investigated by IRS
The IRS opened an investigation into journalist Matt Taibbi in 2022, immediately following his publishing of a Twitter Files report, according to a letter sent to the IRS on Wednesday by Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, which was shared on Twitter by Taibbi. Taibbi released his first edition of the Twitter Files on December 2 in which he revealed alleged misconduct between the social media
WNDApr 11 2023
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Tennessee governor calls for lawmakers to pass red flag law
Lee said the executive order would set a 72-hour period for reporting new criminal activity and require that the courts submit timely information directly to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. It also would require that agency to examine the current process for purchasing firearms. The governor made the announcement amidst political turmoil in the state legislature over a GOP-led ouster of
PoliticoMay 24 2023
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Anchorage police and union reach agreement on policy for long-delayed body cameras
Anchorage Police Department officials said Wednesday that they have reached a resolution with the union over body camera policy disagreements that have contributed to delays in equipping officers with the technology. The police department has faced mounting backlash from advocates and the public over the repeated delays. Officials have not provided a timeline for the when the body cameras will
Anchorage Daily NewsMay 24 2023
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CBS Rediscovers Hunter Biden Scandal With IRS Whistleblower Interview
CBS Evening News displayed a random act of journalism Wednesday night when correspondent Jim Axelrod sat down with the IRS whistleblower in the Hunter Biden tax fraud scandal for an exclusive interview. While CBS doesn't deserve full credit or accolades for sitting down with the whistleblower since they have all but ignored the story since April 19, they at least returned to the story unlike
NewsBustersApr 28 2023
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A 94-Year Old Grandmother Fights Back After Government Sold Her Home—And Kept The Profit
In 1999, Geraldine Tyler, then a 70-year-old retired county worker, bought her own apartment—a modest one-bedroom condo in Minneapolis, Minnesota, near a park and public transit. She lived there for a decade, dutifully paying her real estate taxes, until worries about rising crime and an incident involving a neighbor led her to make a hasty move across town to a senior community in a safer
ForbesMay 16 2023
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Islip 2023- 2024 School Budget Decided
The Islip School District's 2023 to 2024 proposed budget of $96,625,851 with a budget-to-budget increase of 5.67 percent spending increase and a 2.04 percent tax levy increase has passed with 752 for yes votes and 273 for no.
For the Board of Education, voters reelected incumbent President Philip Dineen, who received 721 votes and incumbent trustee Laura Rogacki who received 725 votes,
Patch.comMay 16 2023
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Kings Park 2023-24 School Budget Results Are In
KINGS PARK, NY — Residents within the boundaries of the Kings Park School District on Tuesday voted to pass the 2023-24 school budget by a margin of 829 votes to 336.
The district's budget is $104,039,636, up 1.76 percent from last year's. The tax levy is $80,103,141, up 3.45 percent.
Joseph Bianco ran unopposed for the school board and received 976 votes. His term is three years
Patch.comApr 25 2023
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Afternoon Briefing: Kim Foxx won’t run for reelection next year
After more than six years marked by historic criminal justice reforms, controversy over her prosecutorial policies, and the Jussie Smollett scandal, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said she won’t run for reelection next year. “We find ourselves in a cycle of violence that continues because we haven’t addressed the root causes of violence, because we haven’t addressed the rift between
Chicago TribuneJul 18 2023
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Pentagon Typo Puts Military Communications in Hands of Russian Ally
A typo frequently made by military officials has put millions of sensitive U.S. emails in the hands of an African country allied with Russia.
The U.S. military uses the email domain name ".MIL," which is sometimes misspelled as ".ML," the registered domain for the nation of Mali in West Africa. Emails intended to reach Pentagon officials, some containing diplomatic documents, tax
Washington Free BeaconApr 10 2023
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Local officials are poised to send expelled Tennessee lawmakers back to state House
Local officials are poised to send expelled Tennessee lawmakers back to state House Impending local meetings could pave the way for former Reps. Justin Jones of Nashville and Justin Pearson of Memphis to return to their posts in the Tennessee state legislature, at least temporarily. The two former Democratic lawmakers, who were expelled by Republican colleagues after they staged a protest on
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