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14 Jan 2021, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities California – Downtown Developer Will Pay $1.2 Million in L.A. [read post]
7 Jan 2021, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities California – Former Oakland Building Inspector Accused of Bribery Fined $55,000 by Ethics Commission San Jose Mercury News – Annie Sciacca | Published: 1/5/2021 Oakland’s ethics commission fined a former city building permit inspector $55,000 over accusations he violated the government ethics act by accepting bribes and misusing his position. [read post]
6 Jan 2021, 6:38 am by Kevin Kaufman
Research indicates that consumers can and do leave high-tax areas to make major purchases in low-tax areas, such as from cities to suburbs.[11] For example, evidence suggests that Chicago-area consumers make major purchases in surrounding suburbs or online to avoid Chicago’s 10.25 percent sales tax rate.[12] At the statewide level, businesses sometimes locate just outside the borders of high sales-tax areas to avoid being subjected to their rates. [read post]
Sutherland hired six full-time staffers to engage with Muslim American communities through dedicated community roundtables in places such as Dearborn, Michigan, and Chicago, Illinois. [read post]
24 Dec 2020, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Frustrated Trump Redoubles Efforts to Challenge Election Result MSN – Felicia Sonmez, Josh Dawsey, Dan Lamothe, and Matt Zapotosky (Washington Post) | Published: 12/20/2020 President Trump has intensified efforts to overturn the election, raising a series of radical measures in recent days, including military intervention, seizing voting machines, and a 13th-hour appeal to the U.S. [read post]
17 Dec 2020, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Attorney General William Barr to Step Down Politico – Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney | Published: 12/14/2020 Attorney General William Barr is leaving his position, a decision that follows months of complaints from President Trump about the administration’s top lawyer. [read post]
10 Dec 2020, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Barr Taps Durham as Special Counsel, Pushing Probe into Biden Era Politico – Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein | Published: 12/1/2020 Attorney General William Barr appointed U.S. attorney John Durham as a special counsel to investigate the origins of the FBI’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. [read post]
3 Dec 2020, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
National/Federal 12 Votes Separated These House Candidates. [read post]
20 Nov 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal 6 Lawmakers in 5 Days: New COVID-19 infections put spotlight on Congress’ loose guidelines USA Today – Christal Hayes | Published: 11/18/2020 As rampant nationwide coronavirus spikes force states to reexamine reopening efforts, Congress is still struggling to maneuver around the pandemic as it encroaches on legislative business and endangers its members. [read post]
17 Nov 2020, 4:55 am by Kevin Kaufman
In 2020, Illinois retained its ranking as the state with the highest wireless tax burden. [read post]
13 Nov 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Biden’s DOJ Must Determine Whether Trump Should Be Prosecuted Bloomberg Law – David Yaffe-Bellany and Billy House | Published: 11/9/2020 Joe Biden won the presidency promising to bring Americans together. [read post]
30 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Administration Plans to Nominate Bipartisan Pair to Hobbled FEC Roll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 10/28/2020 After leaving so many vacancies at the FEC that it could not hold meetings for most of the 2020 campaign cycle, the Trump administration said it planned to nominate a bipartisan pair to the hobbled agency. [read post]
29 Oct 2020, 1:04 pm by Unknown
  My city, Chicago, has spent quite a lot of money and effort building bicycle lanes. [read post]
28 Oct 2020, 8:24 am by Mike Keating
The City of Chicago has garnered a great deal of attention for its efforts in making Chicago more friendly to cyclists. [read post]
23 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Back from the Supreme Court, House Pushes DC Circuit for Trump Financials Courthouse News Service – Megan Mineiro | Published: 10/20/2020 A three-judge panel on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals indicated there is little need for a swift ruling in the legal battle over access to President Trump’s financial records The panel previously upheld the subpoena brought by the House but considered the case for the second time after the U.S. [read post]
21 Oct 2020, 12:05 pm by Unknown
 Also, most bike lanes in our city are along the right side of the road. [read post]
9 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
” From the States and Municipalities Alaska – An Initiative Proposes to Overhaul Alaska’s Elections. [read post]
2 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Ransomware Attacks Take on New Urgency Ahead of Vote MSN – Nicole Perloth and David Sanger (New York Times) | Published: 9/27/2020 A company that sells software cities and states use to display results on election night was hit by ransomware, the latest of nearly a thousand such attacks over the past year against small towns, big cities, and the contractors who run their voting systems. [read post]