The income limit for seniors, disabled, or service-connected disabled veterans to qualify for a property tax exemption jumped across Washington state this year, and the number of individuals applying for the break has dramatically increased in Kitsap County through the first half of 2024. The Washington State Legislature passed the Substitute House Bill 1355 in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a 2021 Connecticut law that eliminated the state’s longstanding religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools, colleges and day care facilities. The justices did not comment in leaving in place a federal appeals court ruling that upheld the contentious law. A lower […]
Tiger Woods has been granted a lifetime exemption to compete in the PGA Tour’s eight ‘signature’ events. The Tour has announced the honour in recognition of Woods’ joint-record 82 victories on the American-based circuit. His triumphs include 15 major titles. A statement confirmed the “adjustment” to the signature events series to “introduce a sponsor exemption […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in North Carolina struck a compromise on a bill that now maintains a health exemption for masking in public while preventing the use of masks during criminal activity, but only one chamber chose to vote on it Thursday. The state Senate passed the new masking bill — negotiated by […]
A rendering for the High Street Apartments complex planned for 277 High St. NE in downtown Salem. The vote on whether to give a 10-year property tax exemption for an apartment complex planned for downtown returns to Salem City Council Monday. The six-story, L-shaped complex will be at the site of the former city hall, […]
Tiger Woods is set to compete at the US Open in June after accepting a special exemption from the US Golf Association. Woods is a three-time winner of the tournament, taking the last of those titles in 2008. However, he no longer qualifies automatically as his five-year exemption that came after he won the Masters […]
Rep. Beau Beaullieu, R-New Iberia, is carrying legislation that sets up the framework for a constitutional convention. (Allison Allsop/Louisiana Illuminator) Backers of a proposed Louisiana constitutional convention indicated Wednesday they don’t intend to touch the state’s homestead exemption on property taxes or the K-12 public school funding structure if they overhaul the state’s foundational governing […]
By Allison Lampert and David Ljunggren MONTREAL/OTTAWA (Reuters) -Bombardier obtained an exemption from recent Canadian sanctions on Russian titanium, its CEO said on Thursday, as it joined Airbus in securing a government waiver that allows access to the strategic metal. Bombardier CEO Eric Martel disclosed the waiver during a call with reporters after the company […]
Apr. 17—The Maine House of Representatives on Wednesday backed legislation exempting sand dunes on Sears Island from environmental rules to authorize the state to grant a permit to build an offshore wind terminal. By voting 77-65, the House reversed itself eight days after voting 80-65 to reject the legislation. A dozen lawmakers switched sides and […]
STORY: The exemptions offered to the ultra-Orthodox Haredi community date back to the early days of the state of Israel in 1948. The Haredi resistance to joining the military is based on their strong sense of religious identity, which many families fear risks being weakened by army service. For secular Israelis, whose taxes subsidize the […]
Mar. 26—Only have a minute? Listen instead Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… With last November’s passage of a constitutional amendment that more than doubles the state’s homestead tax exemption, there’s more reason than ever for eligible homeowners to take advantage of it. Many Cameron County homeowners are not doing it, however, though the Boards […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday vetoed Republican proposals that would have allowed election observers to get closer to poll workers and required a new post-election audit, while signing into law a bill requiring that political TV ads using artificial intelligence come with a disclaimer. Evers, a Democrat, also signed a […]