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Mar 20 2024
News
Washington State drops bar exam requirement to reduce 'barriers' and inequities
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled Friday that prospective lawyers will not have to take the traditional National Conference of Bar Examiners test to receive licenses.
Students will be able to bypass the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) and become certified through alternative licensing methods. Law school graduates can enroll in apprenticeship programs and experiential pathways to
KOMO NewsMar 20 2024
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President Of Wealth Advisory Firm Reacts To Fed Sticking With 3 Rate Cuts In 2024
ForbesMar 26 2024
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Trump's social media company surges in trading debut in a big boost to Trump's wealth
Trump's social media venture soared as much as 59% in its trading debut on Tuesday delivering a potential windfall of billions of dollars to the former president's net worth.
Trading in Trump Media and Technology Group, the company behind the Truth Social app, was so frantic that it was briefly halted at one point. It's trading under the stock symbol DJT, or short for Donald J. Trump.
NPR (Online News)Mar 26 2024
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Norway ethics watchdog to probe wealth fund beneficiaries over Israel-Hamas war
The ethics council of Norway’s $1.6 trillion wealth fund says it is investigating whether companies in which it holds shares fall outside its permitted investment guidelines due to the Israel-Hamas war. The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, which owns 1.5% of the world’s listed shares across 8,800 companies, operates under ethical rules set by parliament, and over the years has divested
The Times of IsraelMar 17 2024
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Talk Business & Politics: Talking education rights in Arkansas, generational wealth transfer
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Discussions over a proposed education amendment and outlining how wealth is transferring between generations were the focus of the latest Talk Business & Politics. Host Roby Brock spoke with Arkansas Public Policy Panel Executive Director Bill Kopsky and Arkansas Education Association President April Reisma about the Arkansas Educational Rights Amendment of 2024 and how
Fox16Oct 22 2018
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An exclusive look at Cory Booker’s plan to fight wealth inequality: give poor kids money
Baby bonds, explained.
VoxJan 24 2024
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Vermont wants to fix income inequality by raising taxes on the rich
Vermont, known for tackling progressive issues, has a new goal in sight: Adding new taxes that would target its wealthiest residents, aiming to tackle growing income inequality and to ensure that the rich are paying their fair share. Lawmakers in the state this week introduced a pair of bills that would add two wealth taxes. The first would imposed a 3% tax on individuals with adjusted gross
CBS News (Online)Dec 06 2023
Opinion
The Supreme Court and a Wealth Tax
You almost have to admire the big-government legal lobby. Sensing a threat to their designs for a wealth tax, they turned the runup to the Supreme Court’s Tuesday oral arguments in Moore v. U.S. into tax Armageddon.
“Supreme Court Will Hear Case That Could Upend The Current Tax System,” headlined Forbes. The Washington Post called it “the Supreme Court tax case that could blow a hole in
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Jan 24 2024
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Vermont becomes latest state to propose wealth taxes
Lawmakers in Vermont are introducing legislation this week that would impose new taxes on the state’s wealthiest residents, joining a growing national campaign being pushed by Democrats who believe that the measures will gain traction as states reckon with post-pandemic budget squeezes. One proposal in Vermont would tax people with more than $10 million in net worth on their capital gains,
Boston.comApr 15 2024
Headline Roundup
Tax Day Sparks Reflections on Federal Spending, Wealth Inequality
This tax day, writers across the spectrum are reflecting on America’s tax system.
From the Right: A writer in the Washington Examiner (Lean Right bias) called tax day “one of the worst days of the year” where Americans must “pay the government thousands to avoid prison time.” Criticizing federal spending, the writer calls on liberals to voluntarily pay additional taxes, writing, “If
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