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Arizona collects $100M more than expected in October tax revenue
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Arizona’s economy appears to be outperforming the state economists’ expectations as tax revenue came in above expected levels for the eighth consecutive month. The Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee released its October revenue numbers, showing…
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Phoenix police, fire push back against COVID vaccination mandate
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save City of Phoenix employees have only weeks remaining to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to comply with a federal mandate, and public safety unions are joining a lawsuit to fight it. City officials sent workers…
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Cost of Thanksgiving dinner increases for Illinoisans
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It is going to cost more for Illinoisans to stock the grocery cart for Thanksgiving dinner this year. Assuming 10 family members and friends are at the table, the usual holiday menu of turkey, stuffing,…
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Parson joins 13 governors demanding changes to transportation regulations, creates supply chain task force
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson joined governors from 13 states on Monday pledging to solve problems in the transportation and logistics industries and criticizing actions of the Biden Administration. Gov. Parson also signed an executive…
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Landry challenges health department plan to require COVID vaccinations for school children
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry sent a letter to the state Department of Health on Monday asserting the department’s plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations for students is unconstitutional. The letter also laid out steps for…
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Washington state’s highways ranked near the bottom in the nation
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Washington state ranks 42nd in the nation in highway performance and cost-effectiveness, according to a new report from the Reason Foundation. The yearly report measures highway performance based on 13 different categories, including urban and…
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Newsom promotes boosters as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations decline
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After repeatedly warning of the potential for a winter surge of COVID-19 in recent weeks, Gov. Gavin Newsom told reporters Monday that California is starting to see some improvements in case rates and hospitalizations heading…
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Illinois Supreme Court decides gun cases with more issues left to tackle
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Illinois Supreme Court couldn’t come to a constitutionally required concurrence in a case challenging Deerfield’s ban on certain types of rifles. Deerfield passed an ordinance in 2013 to regulate certain types of rifles. It…
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Northam directs Virginia agencies to consult tribal nations before certain permits
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Before Virginia agencies offer permits that could affect environmental, historical and cultural resource protection, they must now consult the commonwealth’s Tribal Nations. Gov. Ralph Northam signed Executive Order 82, which puts this policy in place.…
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Higher revenue forecast excites Washington tax reformers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Washington state coffers aren’t hurting, according to the latest quarterly revenue forecast showing a major increase in tax revenue for the current 2021-23 biennium. Economic Revenue Forecast Council (ERFC) Executive Director Stephen Lerch reported “for…




