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18 Jun 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Exodus of Election Officials Raises Concerns of Partisanship MSN – Anthony Izaguirre (Associated Press) | Published: 6/13/2021 After facing threats and intimidation during the 2020 presidential election and its aftermath, and now the potential of new punishments in certain states, county officials who run elections are quitting or retiring early. [read post]
17 Jun 2021, 9:45 pm by Katelynn Catalano
Several states brought the suit claiming damages including lost jobs in the oil and gas sector, lost revenues from royalty payments, and higher gas prices. [read post]
11 Jun 2021, 12:18 pm by Monica Williamson
The position will focus on LNG facilities and oil and gas pipelines in the U.S. [read post]
21 Apr 2021, 9:58 am by Kevin Kaufman
States that cannot rely on the oil and gas industries for funding have tried a variety of funding sources to come up with the money necessary for infrastructure upkeep. [read post]
30 Mar 2021, 6:51 am by Kevin Kaufman
Excluding small businesses, farms, and investors from the reductions—especially when they are subject to the offsetting tax increases elsewhere—undercuts the growth expectations normally associated with lower income taxes. [read post]
16 Mar 2021, 5:45 am by Kevin Kaufman
The first documented tax was in ancient Egypt around 3000 B.C., where, among other things, an excise tax was levied on oil and beer.[7] Thousands of years later, in his famous book An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith gave favorable mention to excise taxation: “Sugar, rum, and tobacco are commodities which are nowhere necessaries of life, which [have]become objects of almost universal consumption, and which are therefore extremely proper subjects… [read post]
1 Mar 2021, 2:55 am by Kevin Kaufman
Some of these states, like Alaska, South Dakota, and Wyoming, are able to lean heavily on severance tax revenues from oil and gas, an option not available to all states. [read post]
26 Feb 2021, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The FEC accused Rivera of initiating the scheme when he directed an associate, Ana Sol Alliegro, to offer Justin Sternad, one of Garcia’s three primary challengers, financial support for his campaign. [read post]
26 Jan 2021, 5:29 am by Kevin Kaufman
Excise tax revenues tend to be volatile and should be specifically designed to target the societal costs associated with certain products and the revenue used to mitigate negative impacts of taxed activities like smoking and pollution. [read post]
7 Jan 2021, 9:05 pm by Joshua Burd
” The Bureau of Land Management finalized a plan to allow oil and gas leasing in about 18.6 million acres—or 82 percent—of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve. [read post]
31 Dec 2020, 9:03 pm by Joshua Burd
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced two final rules for the oil and gas industry that roll back Obama-era methane emissions standards and eliminate federal requirements that oil and gas companies install technology to detect and fix methane leaks. [read post]
11 Dec 2020, 12:56 pm by Monica Williamson
Protect communities and our environment from an onslaught of new oil and gas development. [read post]
8 Dec 2020, 1:55 am by Kevin Kaufman
Executive Summary Introduction The Current Crisis in Context — New York’s Competitive Standing — New York’s Recent Reforms — New York’s Budget Gap — Prospects for Federal Relief — The State and Local Tax Deduction (SALT) Cap and New York’s Fiscal Capacity — New York’s Convenience Rule and the Future of Remote Work Evaluating New York’s Revenue Options — Mark-to-Market Taxation of Capital Gains Income — Stock… [read post]
3 Dec 2020, 9:05 pm by Sabrina Minhas
The Bureau of Land Management announced that it will auction off leases to extract oil and gas from Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on January 6, 2021. [read post]
30 Nov 2020, 11:23 am by Jim Walker
The study compares the air and water emission factors for ships using heavy fuel oil (HFO) with scrubbers and the emission factors associated with ships using marine gas oil (MGO) without scrubbers: Particulate matter emissions are nearly 70% higher for ships using HFO with a scrubber as compared to ships using MGO. [read post]
18 Sep 2020, 8:43 am by Kevin Kaufman
Particularly with individual income taxes, however, this is largely the consequence of delayed collections due to postponed filing deadlines, not an actual decline in receipts associated with the fiscal year. [read post]
25 Aug 2020, 2:50 am by Colby Pastre
While this is true—electric vehicles generate less net carbon emissions—it does not account for the single largest function of the current motor fuel tax regime (funding roads) or the greatest externality associated with driving cars (wear-and-tear). [read post]