The 71st Colorado General Assembly completed its abbreviated session on June 15, marked by masks, protests outside the building and angst over losing ground on programs and priorities.
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Back in January, flush with the cash that comes with one of the nation's best economies, lawmakers were expected to put more money into schools, lower the cost of health care and boost the state's lagging financial reserves to prepare for the next downturn.
But a pandemic put a fork in Colorado's prosperity road, leaving lawmakers to cut a quarter of the state's operating fund and look for the places to raid revenue to resist painful cuts to services Coloradans count on.
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N'West Iowa lawmakers reflect on session | News | nwestiowa.com
REGIONAL—The unofficial results are in for the county, state and federal seats up for election this spring in N'West Iowa.
Big money bought Oregon's forests. Small timber communities are paying the price.
Smoke rises from clear-cut land and mixes with fog at an industrial forest in Oregon's Coast Range.
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The hillside has been clear-cut, with thousands of trees leveled at once. Around the bend is another clear-cut nearly twice its size, then another, patches of desert brown carved into the forest for miles.
"You're left still with these companies that have reaped these benefits, but those small cities that have supported them over the years are left in the dust," Mac Corthell, the city manager, said.
A Quick Primary Voter Guide To Hickenlooper Vs. Romanoff | Colorado Public Radio
Both Democrats competing to take on incumbent Cory Gardner in the fall have long records in Colorado politics. John Hickenlooper has said he'll use his experience as a two-term former governor to spur action in Washington, D.C. Andrew Romanoff has positioned himself as a progressive challenger to the national Democratic establishment.
Both candidates agree that the United States must reduce its carbon emissions to zero in the coming decades. Romanoff named a 2040 goal for zero emissions, while Hickenlooper said 2050, though he suggested an earlier date as possible. Both say the U.S. needs to invest in research, train people for climate mitigation jobs and strengthen environmental regulations. And both support a tax on carbon emissions.
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Emergency regulations will deliver more small biz tax relief - News - The Taunton Daily Gazette,
Beacon Hill leaders will further delay tax deadlines for small businesses around the state in another step aimed at lessening pressure on those hit hardest by the economic downturn that the pandemic prompted.
Sales, meals and room occupancy taxes for qualifying businesses for March through August will not be due to the state until September, and those that wait will not face any penalties or interest, Gov. Charlie Baker and legislative leaders announced Thursday.
Covid Estate Planning • Law Services Sourcing • CARES Act Miss
This week we look at pandemic estate planning; sourcing legal services income; the disconnect in the CARES Act; Wayfair's digital transformation; Covid-19 business advice; reviving the global economy; the carbon capture credit; the sixth transfer pricing method; transfer pricing in the Covid-19 era; and foreign grantor trusts. We'll hear from:
Henry Montag of The TOLI Center East and Andrea Schanke r of Schanker and Hochberg on estate planning in a pandemic
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Louisiana lawmakers advance fantasy sports legalization, fall short on unclaimed property
(The Center Square) – The Louisiana House of Representatives on Wednesday approved taxes on fantasy sports, sending the last piece needed to legalize the contests to the state Senate.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the building, senators failed to get the two-thirds majority votes needed to advance a proposed constitutional amendment that would have favored State Treasurer John Schroder in his fight with Gov. John Bel Edwards over how state government uses money that hasn't been claimed by its rightful owner.
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