Maryland’s New Sweet Tooth Tax: Snacks and Soda Taxes on the Horizon Under Governor Moore’s Latest Budget Proposal
TRENTON, N.J. — Maryland residents are facing a series of new tax proposals and increases under Governor Wes Moore’s administration, aimed at addressing a projected $3 billion budget deficit for fiscal year…
University Pushes Proposal That Would Terminate Professors For Failing To Meet Social Justice, Diversity Standards
University Pushes Proposal That Would Terminate Professors For Failing To Meet Social Justice, Diversity Standards Reagan Reese on November 11, 2022 West Virginia University is considering a proposal that would terminate professors…
California’s new solar energy proposal removes hefty grid connection fee
By Ruhi Soni and Peter Henderson (Reuters) – California regulators on Thursday revised their proposal for rooftop solar systems credits, a contentious matter as the state tries to expand renewable energy and…
American Airlines pilots’ union rejects pay hike proposal
(Reuters) – American Airlines pilots’ union on Wednesday said its board of directors has rejected a draft agreement that offered a 19% pay hike over two years, as the proposal failed to…
Canadian lawmakers reject proposal to cut ties with British monarchy
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a proposal by Canada’s Quebec separatist party asking the federal government to sever ties with the British monarchy. The motion by Bloc Quebecois was…
European Commission will present proposal on gas price cap on Tuesday – Czech minister
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The European Commission will present a proposal on a mechanism to cap gas prices on Tuesday, Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Sikela of the Czech Republic, which holds the…
Uber, Lyft slump as U.S. proposal on workers a potential blow to gig economy
(Reuters) – Shares of Uber Inc, Lyft Inc and Doordash Inc fell about 10% on Tuesday on fears that a U.S. proposal to deter companies from treating workers as independent contractors would…
SoftBank makes no Arm investment proposal to Samsung-report
SEOUL (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp founder and CEO Masayoshi Son discussed on Tuesday a long-term cooperation between chip designer Arm and Samsung Electronics, but did not propose the South Korean firm…
U.S. Senate Republican leader opposes Manchin energy permitting proposal included in stop-gap spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said an energy permitting proposal by Democratic Senator Joe Manchin is a “poison pill” in a stop-gap spending package to keep federal government…
Proposal would fund U.S. gov’t through Dec. 16 -summary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Proposed legislation would fund the federal government through Dec. 16 and includes energy permitting reforms but not other funds to boost domestic uranium supplies or the nation’s emergency oil…
Spain’s retailers shun government proposal to freeze basic goods prices
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s main supermarket chains rejected on Monday a proposal by the left-wing coalition government to temporarily freeze prices of a basic staple basket to ease the pain of high…
White House: Biden supports Manchin’s permitting reform proposal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden supports a proposal by Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin for permitting reform for energy projects, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday. Permitting reform would…
Carrefour unveils 30 euro shopping basket in Spain after government price cut proposal
MADRID (Reuters) – Supermarket chain Carrefour will sell Spanish consumers a basket of 30 basic goods for 30 euros, the company said on Wednesday, days after Spain announced it was considering asking…
Colombia to increase 2023 budget proposal, eyes more debt swaps
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s administration will send a proposal to increase the government’s budget for 2023 in the coming weeks to bolster social programs, Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo…
U.S. studying Iran’s response to EU proposal to save nuclear deal -State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is studying Iran’s response to the European Union’s proposal to save a nuclear deal and is sharing its views with the bloc, a U.S. State Department…
Explainer-What’s next for China Evergrande after a restructuring proposal?
By Clare Jim HONG KONG – China Evergrande Group will offer asset packages that may include shares in its two overseas-listed businesses as a sweetener for restructuring offshore debt, the developer said,…
Biden Admin Unveils Proposal To Make It Easier For The Gov’t To Wipe Away Student Loans
Biden Admin Unveils Proposal To Make It Easier For The Gov’t To Wipe Away Student Loans Reagan Reese on July 6, 2022 The Biden administration unveiled a new plan July 6 to…
Israel invokes Macron’s 2018 proposal on Iran, wants tougher nuclear talks
By Dan Williams PARIS – Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday urged French President Emmanuel Macron to revisit a 2018 proposal for a new Iran deal, saying the current diplomatic stalemate…
Others may reject Japan proposal on oil price cap, Kremlin says
MOSCOW – Russia needs to wait and see how proposals on capping the price of Russian oil exports are finalised, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday. Commenting on reports that…
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Budget Proposal Seeks To Reverse Decades Of Anti-Family Policies
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Budget Proposal Seeks To Reverse Decades Of Anti-Family Policies Laurel Duggan on June 9, 2022 The Republican Study Committee (RSC) released a new budget proposal Wednesday for fiscal year 2023…
Economists Trash Dems’ Fuel Price Control Proposal: ‘Can’t Believe They’re Dumb Enough To Do This’
Economists Trash Dems’ Fuel Price Control Proposal: ‘Can’t Believe They’re Dumb Enough To Do This’ Thomas Catenacci on May 16, 2022 “I just can’t believe they’re dumb enough to do this,” Benjamin…
California revisits proposal on reforming rooftop solar policy
(Reuters) – California is asking solar companies, utilities and others to weigh in yet again in a long-standing process to reform the state’s key rooftop solar power incentive, the state’s public utilities…
Biden Copies Trump Proposal To Refill Oil Reserves — And Spends Way More Doing It
Biden Copies Trump Proposal To Refill Oil Reserves — And Spends Way More Doing It Thomas Catenacci on May 6, 2022 The Biden administration announced plans Thursday to refill the Strategic Petroleum…
Occidental shareholders reject climate proposal from activist investors
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON – Occidental Petroleum Corp shareholders on Friday voted against a proposal by activist investor group Follow This to extend the company’s current carbon emissions reduction targets. More than…
U.S. FDA moves forward with proposal to ban menthol cigarettes
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued a long-awaited proposal to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, in a major victory for anti-smoking advocates but one that could…
FTX chief welcomes more regulation as CFTC weighs its crypto derivatives proposal
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – Crypto exchange FTX’s move to seek regulatory approval for direct trading in cryptocurrency derivatives will leave the door open for more oversight of the business in…
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