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SnapChat defense fails, as $26M car-crash verdict affirmed - Iowa
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (641+ words) The Iowa Supreme Court will let stand a $26 million jury verdict in the case of a woman accused of being on her phone when she was struck by a tractor-trailer and seriously injured. Defendant West Side Transport argued the verdict…...
Judge orders California to pay $4.5M in legal fees - California
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (299+ words) (The Center Square) " A federal judge has ordered California to pay $4.52 million in attorneys" fees to the Thomas More Society, which challenged a state policy related to student gender identity in the case Mirabelli v. Bonta. In a court order, U.S. District…...
Boyle, Dean, Deluzio, and Lee back ‘ultra-millionaires’ wealth tax - Pennsylvania
20+ hour, 20+ min ago (587+ words) (The Center Square) " Four Pennsylvania Democrats support an effort to implement a wealth tax on fortunes above $50 million. U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-2nd District, announced on March 27 that he, along with U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., are once again leading the effort in…...
New bill would allow tax break that makes homeownership easier in California - California
20+ hour, 21+ min ago (400+ words) (The Center Square) " A new bill introduced in the California Assembly would give homeowners who are selling to first-time home buyers a tax break to make home buying possible for many who would not otherwise get their desired house. Assembly…...
Feds award $1M for Rose Bowl upgrade ahead of Olympics - California
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (332+ words) (The Center Square) " The Rose Bowl is getting infrastructure upgrades ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics. Just over $1 million in federal funds will go toward water and sewer pipes. U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman, D-Los Angeles County, is thrilled. She called it a…...
Judge: New order blocking funds to ‘drug paraphernalia groups’ won’t help Tenderloin - California
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (339+ words) A federal judge in San Francisco won't grant residents of its beleaguered Tenderloin neighborhood an order compelling the city government to take more action against use and distribution of fentanyl and other drugs. In March 2024, a group of residents and…...
Fiscal Fallout: $375 million bond debt indirectly funding operating budget - Washington
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (793+ words) (The Center Square) " Washington state is indirectly using bond debt to cover its operating budget despite record revenue and the largest tax increase in the state's history, according to an analysis of state fiscal data by The Center Square. For…...
Jewish students can’t sue Northwestern over antisemitic protest response - Illinois
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (437+ words) Jewish students can't sue Northwestern University for failing to throttle protests and campus-takeover "encampments" supporting Palestinian liberation, which the plaintiffs said turned the Northwestern campus into an openly antisemitic "dystopic cesspool of hate." The firm of Much Shelist PC, of…...
The portion of property taxes that go to Seattle libraries could double - Education
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (1097+ words) (The Center Square) " Seattle property taxes for libraries could double or go even higher under proposals floated by Mayor Katie Wilson and the city council. A $410 million tax levy Wilson proposed to fund the Seattle Public Library for the next…...
Candidate for California treasurer has plan to keep state tax dollars from ICE - California
4+ day, 20+ min ago (517+ words) (The Center Square) " Candidates in the race for California treasurer and a Democratic lawmaker reacted this week to a plan to keep state tax dollars from paying for federal immigration operations. State Sen. Anna Caballero, D-Merced County, announced a plan…...