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Referendum set for South Dakota voters on controversial carbon dioxide pipeline law 07/11/2024 03:41pm • After years spent trying to gain regulatory approval for a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline intended to snake through the Midwest, the effort could be complicated even further if South Dakota voters reject a law passed by the Legislature that pipeline opponents say is an attempt to squelch local con Traveling this summer? What to know about anti-tourism protests 07/11/2024 12:50pm • The sight of tourists being sprayed with water in Barcelona, Spain, was unsettling for people preparing for a vacation, but CBS Travel Editor Peter Greenberg says last Saturday's demonstration is just the latest international protest against mass tourism. "The numbers of people traveling exce Kenyan president dismisses Cabinet ministers after weeks of protests over taxation, poor governance 07/11/2024 10:41am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday dismissed almost all of his Cabinet ministers and promised to form a new government that will be lean and efficient following weeks of protests over high taxes and poor governance. In a televised address, the president also dismissed IRS collects milestone $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers 07/11/2024 05:09am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS announced Thursday that it has collected $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth tax cheats — a milestone meant to showcase how the agency is making use of the money it received as part of the Biden administration's signature climate, health care, and tax package sign BetMGM sports betting app goes live throughout DC next week 07/11/2024 04:24am • Sports gamblers in the District will have another option beginning next week when BetMGM rolls out its app citywide on July 15. Currently, the BetMGM mobile app is only accessible in and around Nationals Park. FanDuel is currently the only approved betting app in the District, which only recen Government power in the US is a swirl of checks and balances, as a recent Supreme Court ruling shows 07/11/2024 12:13am • NEW YORK (AP) — The delegates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention were trying to create a new governing framework for the fledging United States of America. They knew they needed SOMEONE to be at the helm of the federal government. Someone had to be in position to see that the laws legislated by Biden looks to union leaders for support as he seeks to reassure worried Democrats 07/10/2024 11:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden met Wednesday with the executive council of the AFL-CIO, America’s largest federation of trade unions, to shore up support from a critical constituency as he beats back continued calls to step aside in the 2024 campaign. “I think of you as my domestic NAT Joint Checking Accounts: Here's When You Should (and Shouldn't) Get One 07/10/2024 08:00pm • One of the most fundamental decisions a couple faces is whether to treat money as a joint asset or something to be managed separately. Traditionally, married couples have been expected to keep their money in a joint checking account, and many finance professionals tout this arrangement as engenderin Former Indiana lawmaker accused of pushing casino bill in exchange for a job gets a year in prison 07/10/2024 04:14pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Indiana lawmaker accused of pushing a bill favoring a casino company in exchange for promises of employment to a year and a day in prison. Former state Rep. Sean Eberhart pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit fraud in November an Ex-senator, Illinois governor candidate McCann gets 3 1/2 years for fraud and money laundering 07/10/2024 03:53pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois state senator and candidate for governor was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to 3 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to fraudulent use of campaign funds, money laundering and tax evasion. U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Lawless, who also or Judge says Rudy Giuliani bankruptcy case likely to be dismissed. But his debts aren't going away 07/10/2024 03:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A judge said Wednesday he was leaning toward throwing out Rudy Giuliani 's bankruptcy case after lawyers for the cash-strapped former New York City mayor and his biggest creditors — two ex-Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him — agreed Maryland governor proposes nearly $149M in midyear budget cuts 07/10/2024 03:26pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's administration proposed nearly $149 million in midyear spending reductions on Wednesday to steer more money to help fund child care and Medicaid as state officials continue to wrestle with budget challenges. Moore will present the cuts next week to t Viewpoint: These are the new rules for economic growth and local tax revenue 07/10/2024 02:20pm • For years, economic growth and tax revenues in our region benefited from a strong density of commercial centers and corporate headquarters. But post-Covid, historically high commercial vacancy rates in Washington, D.C., and around our region are reaching crisis levels. It is time to pay attention Tax preparation company Intuit to lay off 1,800 as part of an AI-focused reorganization plan 07/10/2024 11:25am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Tax preparation and financial software company Intuit announced an AI-focused reorganization plan Wednesday that includes laying off about 10% of its workforce. The company behind QuickBooks and TurboTax said it was laying off 1,800 employees, but that it expects to hire at least Maryland prison industries failed to collect millions in past-due bills, audit says 07/10/2024 10:41am • Maryland Correctional Enterprises, which produces and sells goods using prison labor, failed to pursue millions in payments it was owed for the goods and services it sold last year, according to a recent state audit. The Office of Legislative Audits said that of $12.9 million in accounts receivab