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Governors Urge Biden To Order 100% Zero-Emission Car Sales By 2035
NPR – Governors from a dozen states are asking President Biden to ban the sale of cars and light trucks that emit greenhouse gases by 2035. In a letter to the president, the governors of California, New York, North Carolina and nine other states — all but one a Democrat — asked for the change ahead of a White House climate summit, scheduled to begin Thursday. “By establishing a clear regulatory path to ensuring that all vehicles sold in the United States are zero-emission, we can finally clear the air and create high-road jobs,” the governors wrote in the letter. “M
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Teacher raised $41,000 to help local families hurt by COVID-19. He now owes $16,000 in taxes.
CBS News – Louis Goffinet, a 27-year-old teacher in Connecticut, said he started a fundraiser a year ago to aid local families affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The campaign was a smashing success, collecting more than $41,000 to help them pay for groceries, meals and rental assistance. But Goffinet said he recently learned of a downside to his efforts: He now owes $16,031 in personal income tax on the funds he raised via Facebook Fundraisers. “After consulting with several tax professionals, the unanimous consensus seems to be that I am responsible for paying income tax on th
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Biden will hold a big climate summit this week to reestablish U.S. leadership. Not everyone may follow.
Washington Post – President Biden will convene dozens of world leaders this week for a virtual climate change summit, marking not only an effort to restart the global push to address the rising threat but also the new president’s first grand gesture as a world leader. Biden is using a two-day session opening Thursday — Earth Day — to put the United States back at the front of efforts to counter climate change after the retrenchment under President Donald Trump. More broadly, Biden seeks to trumpet that the United States has returned to the forefront of world affairs, from the env
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Watchdog groups, others critical of proposed New Mexico utility merger
Santa Fe New Mexican – Public Service Company of New Mexico’s proposed merger with a Connecticut company is good for shareholders but of scant benefit to customers, numerous watchdogs and government entities say. Hearings on PNM’s and Avangrid’s merger before the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission are scheduled to start May 3 and may continue through much of the month. Testimony already filed with the commission reflects skepticism, at the least — and in many cases opposition. Stephen Fischmann of Las Cruces, chairman of the Public Regulation Commission, said there could sti
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Republicans slam ‘assault’ on Supreme Court by Dems’ court-packing bill, say move will help GOP in elections
FoxNews – Republicans recoiled Wednesday night and Thursday morning over a bill some Democrats are proposing to pack the Supreme Court, calling it an “assault” on judicial independence. But they also predicted that the move would prove unpopular and help Republicans in the midterm elections. “Democrats are launching a full assault on the independence of the federal judiciary. Republicans will stop them,” Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., said in a tweet. “This is such a fantastic gift to the NRSC,” added Matt Whitlock, a former staffer at the National Repub
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