Bernie Sanders Open To Working With Trump, Advocates On 10% Credit Card Rate Cap
Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders announced on social media Friday that he intends to work with the Trump administration to address exorbitant credit card interest rates. Sanders created post On X, formerly known as Twitter. I look forward to working with the Trump Administration to fulfill its promise to cap credit card interest rates at […]
Coconino County Voters Face Critical Decision on Spending Cap with
Early voting has begun in Coconino County, with mail-in ballots already being delivered to voters since October 9th. As residents prepare to mark their choices for various elected offices and proposals, important legislation for the lower classes is being enacted. Ballots to pay close attention to: Proposition 482. It’s not about new taxes or increasing […]
Maricopa County attorney wants clarity if opioid settlement funds are subject to spending cap
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell is seeking a legal opinion to argue whether the county is subject to spending limits on the opioid settlement funds it currently receives. Mitchell asked for an official statement on the matter. On July 8, Democratic Attorney General Chris Mays issued a statement. Maricopa County filed a lawsuit against pharmaceutical […]
Alabama lawmakers cap property tax increases at 7% for reappraisals
The Alabama Legislature on Wednesday passed a bill capping property tax increases in the state, providing relief to homeowners and businesses facing large assessment hikes by capping annual increases in property tax assessments through reassessments at 7%. HB 73 was approved by both houses of Congress, and the bill's sponsors, State Rep. Philip Pettus (R-Killeen) […]
ALGOP expects passage of school voucher program with no cap
The Alabama Senate is considering a bill Wednesday that would create a system to give tax credits to students who attend participating private schools. Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wall on Monday predicted the bill would pass the Senate this week and urged lawmakers not to put a dollar cap on the program, as several […]
House moves forward with tax credit plan for private schools after adding $500M cap
The Alabama House Ways and Means and Education Committee on Thursday morning passed Alabama's latest bill aimed at redirecting taxpayer dollars to private schools. The bill's biggest change is putting a $500 million cap on the program, a concern public education groups raised during a hearing on the Senate version of the bill last week. […]
NO CAP? Detractors ask “What’s the ceiling?” on private school tax credits
Gov. Kay Ivey's plan to provide a $7,000 tax credit to students attending private schools would cost taxpayers at least $100 million. On Wednesday, concerned groups asked lawmakers if $100 million is the “floor”, what is the upper limit? “You've given us a floor, but we don't have a ceiling. We have a base amount […]
Yuma County pushing for three year cap on H-2A farmworker visa to be extended
Yuma, Arizona (3TV/CBS 5) — Farmers in Arizona and across the country say so. H-2A visa program It is essential to attract seasonal workers to come to Arizona and work in the agriculture industry. This visa program admits thousands of workers each year, but these workers only have a limited amount of time before their […]
Mary Gonzales, with Pinal Gila Council for Senior Citizens, highlights February’s Inter-Agency Meeting, hosted by Gila County CAP
Contribution article Gila County – Pinal Gila Senior Council Health Education Specialist Mary Gonzales is a guest speaker on the monthly lunchtime interagency conference call hosted by the Gila County Community Action Program (CAP). The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 9 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm via Zoom or phone. Here is the […]
Arizona water utilities take volunteer cut on CAP water allocations
TUCSON — Two Tucson water utilities make new, voluntary cuts to Colorado River water quotas as part of a broader effort by the federal water administrator to boost supplies to drought-hit systems It is expected to be. Tucson Mayor Regina Romero on Wednesday signed an agreement with the Landfill Authority to leave 110,000 acre-feet of […]
