Los Angeles Votes to Raise Sales Tax to Fund Homeless Services
Voters in Los Angeles County chose to pass Measure A, which increases sales tax by a quarter of a percent to fund homeless services. The referendum, which until recently was considered questionable, passed It has received 57% support. CalMatters.org reported (emphasis in original): Measure A,In other words Leading in the number of votes counted so […]
Soft-on-crime ‘Raise the Age’ law packed ‘ill-prepared’ NYC juvenile facilities with hardened criminals: report
New York state's crime-friendly “age increase” law has left two understaffed Big Apple juvenile facilities overwhelmed with older, hard-core criminals, including murder suspects, a scathing new report finds. It became clear. Since the state law was passed in 2017, the number of murder suspects held in residential centers designed for misbehaving youth has more than […]
National Guard husband vanishes, and his wife’s alleged affair — and a new mattress — raise chilling questions of murder
A Utah mother allegedly shot and killed her husband in his bed in September, an alleged lover claims. My husband has been missing since last month. Jennifer Gledhill, 41, told police she met her estranged husband for a discussion on Sept. 20 and “started drinking whiskey,” according to an arrest report. The mother of three […]
Senate Republicans raise questions after funds for disaster loans exhausted
A group of Republican senators filed a lawsuit against the Small Business Administration (SBA) after officials announced earlier this week that two major hurricanes had depleted funds in the agency's disaster loan program. I'm looking for answers. The letter, addressed to SBA Secretary Isabel Casillas Guzman, includes four Republicans on the Senate Small Business Committee: […]
Standing desks could raise risk of circulatory issues: study
Standing desk enthusiasts may want to sit down and watch this news. new research In the long term, standing does not improve cardiovascular health compared to sitting and may actually increase the risk of circulatory problems such as varicose veins and deep vein blood clots. I discovered that there is. “The important point is that […]
Will Netflix raise prices again? Analysts think so
Mark Mahaney, Head of Internet Research at Evercore ISI, reveals key Big Tech stocks during an appearance on “Varney & Co.” Whether Netflix plans to raise prices for streaming subscriptions in the future will likely be raised again as the company nears its upcoming third-quarter financial results. Netflix subscribers in the US will have to […]
Boeing plans to raise up to $35 billion to shore up finances as strike continues
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg relocated to Seattle, where 33,000 Boeing employees took to the picket line. (Credit: Derrick Louie, Clarity Northwest Photography, Laura Halliday, Realogics Sothebys International Realty, KCPQ) Aerospace giant Boeing The company said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it plans to raise up to $25 billion in stock and bond issuances while […]
Hochul’s agency heads might be getting a raise
Gov. Cathy Hochul's administration says state officials, who earn far less than their New York City counterparts, could soon receive raises. Hochul's budget office pushed for raises this week after releasing data showing that many state officials earn as much as $50,000 less than city employees in similar positions and, in some cases, less than […]
IDF troops raise Israel’s flag in Lebanon
Israeli soldiers raised the Jewish state's flag in Lebanon as part of continued attacks against Hezbollah terrorists. A video released on Tuesday showed three Israeli Defense Forces members planting the national flag on rubble in Maroun el-Ras in southern Lebanon. KANN News shared is shown. Israeli soldiers raise the Israeli flag in Maroun el-Ras, a […]
Credit Card Issuers Raise Rates Ahead of Late Fee Cap – PYMNTS.com
Credit card issuers are reportedly raising interest rates on cards or adding new fees to make up for lost revenue due to late fee caps. As a result of these developments, average interest rates on credit cards have reached levels close to the highest in the world. federal reserve system Data dating back to 1994, […]