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Lawmaker, group ask Biden to explain $500,000 in unpaid taxes
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, sent a letter to President Joe Biden this week asking him to explain why he reportedly used a tax loophole to avoid paying $500,000 in payroll taxes.
In a letter written this week, Banks, who…
Report: 30% of Milwaukee public high schoolers failed fall semester
MILWAUKEE -- There are new numbers to go along with claims that online classes are leaving school kids in Wisconsin behind.
Milwaukee Public Schools on Wednesday said just over 30% of high school students failed the fall semester.…
Border Patrol agent: Sex offenders, gang members encountered at Texas border in past few days
(The Center Square) -- More than 850 criminals have been encountered at the U.S. border with Mexico this year, including 92 sex offenders and 63 gang members, a U.S. Border Patrol agent tweeted this weekend.
Included among “the copious…
Biden talks new vaccine target, filibuster
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Thursday set a new target of 200 million Americans being vaccinated by the end of April while also facing questions about the southern U.S. border crisis, the potential to end filibusters in the U.S.…
Joe Biden calls on Congress to pass gun control measures in wake of Colorado mass shooting
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass gun control measures on Tuesday afternoon, just one day after 10 people were killed in a mass shooting that took place at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado.
Boulder law…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directs more state resources to deal with humanitarian crisis at border
DONNA, Texas – U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Democrat whose district is near the Mexican border, released photos from an overflow tent facility in Donna, Texas, revealing crowded conditions with migrant children sleeping on concrete floors.…
Eighth accuser comes forward in Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment scandal
(The Center Square) – A new accuser has come forward in the ongoing sexual harassment scandal tied to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. On Friday, a current staffer came forward with a series of allegations against the leader facing numerous…
AGs fear American Rescue Plan could hijack state tax policy
(THE CENTER SQUARE) -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is among 21 state attorneys general calling on the U.S. Department of Treasury to secure states' rights to implement tax policies under the American Rescue Plan Act.
The…
Tax group: American Rescue Plan provides states 116 times their revenue losses
WASHINGTON -- The American Rescue Plan Act – signed into law by President Joe Biden last week – provides funding to states that is 116 times greater than the total revenue decline they experienced in 2020, according to information compiled…
Texas governor puts Biden administration ‘on notice’ over border crisis
EL PASO, Texas -- The Biden administration has sent federal officials to the Texas-Mexico border to address a surge of unaccompanied minors, as 12 Republican members of Congress arrived in El Paso to learn more about what Texas Gov. Greg…