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Is Amendment 87 A "Clever Scam" to Turn Taxing the Rich Into Taxing Everyone?
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (174+ words) By Jon Caldara | Commentary, The Denver Gazette GAWD, I hate the rich. The top hats. The monocles. The dinner jackets. The way they twirl their mustaches while evicting orphans. Before we drag them into the public square, though, we should…...
The B.C. Greens are proposing new taxes on extreme wealth as provincial parties sharpen their focus on high-income earners.
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (282+ words) The B.C. Greens began the third week of the provincial election campaign Monday with a pledge to introduce a tax on what the party calls “extreme wealth.” Green Leader Emily Lowan detailed the party’s proposed Fair Share Act on Monday. It…...
An Anti-Palestine Antisemitism Plan
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1685+ words) This strategy is a commitment to something fundamental: that every Jewish New Yorker deserves the same freedoms as every other New Yorker. To worship freely. To raise a family. To celebrate openly. To belong completely. Le-yamim yoter tovim. To better…...
Pay Now, Build Later. Inside West Hollywood’s Affordable Housing Tradeoff
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1678+ words) By now, if you’ve been reading the pages of WEHOonline—or worse, living the experience in real time—you know West Hollywood does not have a housing shortage. It has an affordable housing shortage. In this case, apartments most people…...
It Was A Very Bad Week for the Mayor Who Shouldn’t Be
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (544+ words) by Ray Cardello at CDN - This was not a good week for New York City Mayor Mamdani. That is soft peddling reality. It could be the worst week an elected official ever had, where everything he said and did dug…...
Boston councilors say tax assessments pinch the working-class, but cut the wealthy a break
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (951+ words) Boston city councilors peppered the mayor’s assessing chief with questions about the city’s varying home assessment practices that have left the wealthy with a tax break downtown while pinching the middle class on the outskirts. Councilor Miniard Culpepper, the lead…...
Keep Joe Griffo working for us in Albany
2+ day, 57+ min ago (245+ words) I am writing to express my strong support for Joe Griffo for reelection to the New York State Senate. Senator Griffo has consistently demonstrated exceptional integrity, leadership, and dedication to the people he represents. He is accessible, listens to his…...
Zohran Mamdani’s antisemitism plan cannot survive his October 7 statement - opinion
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (259+ words) On September 29, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled his plan to combat antisemitism. He noted that Jews are about 12% of the city’s population but the victims of roughly half of its reported hate crimes. He promised a city where…...
Efficient Cities: The Politics of The Brooklyn Block Party | Brooklyn Public Library
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (99+ words) Please note that all BPL locations will be closed on Monday, October 12: bklynlib.org/closings Borrow up to three tools at a time from Greenpoint Library Borrow museum passes to over 80+ cultural institutions Join us for storytime every day at…...
Mamdani's $131.5 Million DoorDash Settlement Is Not What He Says It Is
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (494+ words) Another day, another settlement. Last month, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a $131.5 million settlement with DoorDash for "stealing" delivery driver wages in the Big Apple. The agreement builds on additional settlements from earlier this year with other platforms,…...