A key state lawmaker intends to forge ahead with Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan for cutting property taxes by raising sales taxes and capping local government spending, despite opposition to most pieces of the proposal. Linehan State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of the Omaha area, the chairwoman of the Revenue Committee, said she was not swayed by
Cherokees receive $500K grant to create small business loans The Cherokee Nation was recently awarded a $500,000 Rural Business Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to create small business loans that support Cherokee citizen-owned businesses and create community-based jobs. Deputy Chief Bryan Warner accepted the donation during the Oklahoma Tribal Opportunity Partnership Summit in
Student loan borrowers demand President Joe Biden use “Plan B” to cancel student debt Immediately at a rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C. PAUL MORIGI/ GETTY IMAGES FOR WE THE 45 MILLION/TNS President Biden is on a mission of forgiveness for millions of Americans who cannot get
Who doesn’t want to save money on property taxes? The Pennsylvania Farmland and Forest Land Assessment Act of 1974 — aka Act 319, or the Clean & Green Act — is a preferential tax assessment program that bases property taxes on use values rather than fair-market values. The program was launched to encourage landowners to
A 40% drop in statewide property tax collections in one year? That’s a huge goal Gov. Jim Pillen set forth last week in his State of the State address and in flying stops in Scottsbluff, North Platte and Kearney. All it takes, just to try to cut $5 billion in 2023 tax bills to $3
With the girls’ teams kicking off the post-season next week, the boys will be heading into the final stretch, and it might be a good time to shine a more little light on them. I think we have had a little more balance individually this season, without any one player standing head-and-shoulders over anyone else.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Robbins LLP informs investors that a shareholder filed a class action on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) stock between April 30, 2020 and January 22, 2024. Archer Daniels is an agricultural supply chain manager and processor that
EBENSBURG, Pa. – When law enforcement officers arrive at the scene of a crime, physical evidence is not all that’s important, Cambria County District Attorney Gregory Neugebauer said on Thursday. To successfully prosecute a case, investigators often have to provide crucial context – not just testimony about an assault or a back-alley drug deal, but
The would-be buyer of the former Eastern Niagara Hospital property hit a roadblock at the city’s zoning board meeting Tuesday night. The board tabled a variance request by Stitched Development LLC, to reuse the building in a single-family residential zone as a senior care facility, due to the company’s lack of necessary documents including a
Universal Studios Florida and Disney World compete for the same theme park customers. Walt Disney and Comcast have a massive rivalry but they also have multiple partnerships. It’s a confusing relationship where Universal’s theme parks in Florida have the rights to a number of Marvel characters including Spider-man and the X-Men. That deal, which grants