Opponents of a Nov. 5 ballot measure that would reduce state sales tax collections worry it could be the final straw that breaks South Dakota’s AAA bond rating — a criticism that the measure’s proponents dispute. The measure is intended to repeal state sales taxes on groceries, but opponents say its imprecise language could broaden
A lawsuit filed in federal court on Thursday challenges the constitutionality of Maine’s Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program, alleging it violates the First and Fourteenth Amendment rights of lawyers and their clients. The complaint, filed by Dedham resident E. David Wescott and the limited liability company Russell Johnson Beaupain, contends that the mandatory
Tim Walz on JD Vance: ready to debate Democratice Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz campaigned with Kamala Harris on Tuesday — and said he’s looking forward to debating JD Vance. Fox – 2 Detroit WASHINGTON — Tim Walz’s personal finances are something of an anomaly in presidential politics: He has no investments. No bonds. No
A certain magnetism will fill the air in Rockford this Sunday. This is the 7th year for the Female Energy Festival. The gathering highlights women entrepreneurs.Kara Davis is the Senior Sales Manager at the Rockford Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. She said the event is more of a movement. “There’s a whole energy behind it.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Representative Chris Freeland Earlier this summer, I started sharing a series of updates about how the budget we passed during this year’s session invests in our state. Columns have focused on the record funding we provided for education (even after adjusting for inflation it is higher than ever in state history), as well
Just because the summer is coming to an end, you shouldn’t take your eye off the energy sector yet… The tech sector has garnered a lot of Wall Street’s attention this week (including mine), but today I want us to turn our focus to a different area of the market: oil. This week, the U.S.
In preparation for this year’s Paris Olympics, eight rowers on Team USA’s women’s rowing team split time between workouts on the water and working in the office. Broadridge, a Lake Success, New York-based fintech that provides trading technology for wealth managers, banks and public companies, employed the rowers as part of its Elite Athlete Management
On Monday, August 5th, 2024, stocks experienced a sharp and significant decline, marking a notable point in the ongoing downward trend. Reflecting this decline, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a widely followed index of 30 large, publicly owned companies on the NYSE and Nasdaq, dropped almost 1,034 points, or 2.6%, to 38,703.27. The Nasdaq Composites
Western Kentucky University plans for borrow more than $43 million to cover cost overruns on two major construction projects. The Board of Regents approved additional money on Friday for the new Gordon Ford College of Business building and the Hilltopper Fieldhouse and press box. The university will borrow, through agency bonds, an additional $25 million
The Nature Conservancy, an Arlington, Virginia-based nonprofit environmental organization, is seeking a head of strategic investments for the organization’s office of investments, according to a job posting. TNC’s office of investments manages more than $4 billion in assets for the conservancy, which has $9 billion in total assets across its units, including an impact