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Pritzker highlights film growth while studies question tax credit’s value
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (317+ words) (The Center Square) " Gov. J.B. Pritzker visited a major film studio Thursday in Chicago to discuss the growth of Illinois" film industry, joined by leaders and lawmakers. The sizable growth of the industry in the state was built off major tax…...
Red states move to cut income taxes as Trump eyes federal shift
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (496+ words) (The Center Square) " As Republican-led states move to lower or eliminate income taxes, President Donald Trump's economic advisers have suggested moving ahead with broader state sales taxes to boost economic growth and wages for workers. Meanwhile, Democrat-led states are heading…...
Republicans defend, Democrats vilify GOP voter ID bill
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (646+ words) (The Center Square) " As a marathon debate over the SAVE America Act continues in the U.S. Senate, Republicans and Democrats are sparring over whether the voter ID bill would strengthen election security or discourage potential voters. "The SAVE America Act embodied…...
Illinois quick hits: House passes measure to restrict insurance price increases
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (155+ words) House passes measure to restrict insurance price increases The Illinois House approved a bill to regulate price increases of home and automobile insurance. Supporters said consumers are facing increased costs they can't afford and the legislation would put a review…...
Lawmaker pitches suspension of gas tax; others say it would hurt road repair
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (594+ words) (The Center Square) - 'Affordability' is a big political buzzword in Pennsylvania these days, and state Sen. Lisa Boscola thinks politicians should put their money where their mouth is and suspend the commonwealth's gas tax as pump prices surge higher. Pennsylvania's…...
California bill to suspend gas tax fails despite rising prices
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (671+ words) (The Center Square) " A bill to suspend California's gas tax for one year failed in committee at the Capitol. State Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Huntington Beach and author of Senate Bill 1035, told journalists Wednesday afternoon outside the same Sacramento committee room…...
Arizona Senate passes bills prioritizing patient protections
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (746+ words) (The Center Square) - Arizona Senate Republicans passed two medical bills aimed at strengthening patient protections.Along party lines, state senators passed Senate Bills 1011 and 1557 this week. The legislation now goes to the House for consideration.SB 1011 mandates county medical examiners…...
Clock ticking for Exxon to show Massachusetts is hiding something
7+ hour, 30+ min ago (382+ words) Exxon has a small chance to show Massachusetts is withholding information related to alleged hypocrisy " that the State sued oil companies over climate change but ignored its own emissions rules. The case in Boston state court sought public records that…...
Op-Ed: Louisiana’s energy producers make it possible for U.S. to defend its national security interests
7+ hour, 8+ min ago (364+ words) One of the reasons the president was able to attack first in order to protect America's security and interests is because we are no longer dependent on Iran or any other nation for energy. In fact,we can produceenough oil…...
Ohio Supreme Court to hear union dues’ case
7+ hour, 16+ min ago (373+ words) (The Center Square) "The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case over deducting union dues from public employees" paychecks. Matthew Sheldon worked as a custodian at Carrollton Exempted Village Schools and joined the union, Ohio Association of Public…...