A taxpayer rights nonprofit and a landlord advocacy group filed a lawsuit Dec. 22 against a new real estate tax placed on large property sales to fund affordable housing and homeless services in Los Angeles. Initiative Ordinance ULA proposed enacting a 4 percent property sales tax on properties that are sold or transferred for more…
Groups File Suit Against Los Angeles’s Property Transfer Tax for Affordable Housing
December 26, 2022
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3 Power Substations Vandalized in Washington State as Thousands Lose Power
At least three power substations were vandalized on Christmas Day in Pierce County, Washington state, according to officials in an update that comes just weeks after another substation was vandalized in North Carolina. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that one Tacoma Public Utilities substation was vandalized in Spanaway, located between Olympia and Tacoma, at around 5:30…
Boxing Day Flight Cancellations Top 1,400 as Winter Storm Travel Chaos Continues
Disruptions to Christmas Day travel continued into the early morning of Dec. 26, with Boxing Day flight cancellations topping 1,400 as much of the United States reels from the impact of a powerful winter storm. By 6:30 a.m. on Dec. 26 there were 1,418 flight cancellations within, into, or out of the United States, and 736…
17 Dead in Buffalo Amid ‘Historic Blizzard,’ More Deaths Expected: Officials
At least 17 people have died in Buffalo, New York, amid a powerful winter storm that has swept through the United States this Christmas, officials have said. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz confirmed 13 deaths on Sunday, adding that the latest reported death was a 22-year-old female who was found in a car in Buffalo. “There…
Census: Texas Leads US With Largest Population Gains, Florida Leads With Fastest Population Growth
Texas and Florida lead the U.S. in population growth, according to new Census Bureau estimates. Texas saw the largest population gain in the United States. Florida had the largest percentage increase and the fastest population growth, according to the data. Texas for the first time became the only state other than California to now have…
3 Washington State Electric Substations Vandalized
December 25, 2022
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TACOMA, Wash.—Three power substations in western Washington were vandalized early Sunday. Tacoma Public Utilities reported vandalism at about 5:30 a.m. Sunday at one substation, followed by vandalism at a second substation, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said. The outages affected about 7,300 customers in an area southeast of Tacoma. Just before noon, the utility had restored…
Frigid Winter Storm Across US Claims at Least 34 Lives
BUFFALO, N.Y.—Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday to ride out the winter storm that has killed at least 34 people across the United States and is expected to claim more lives after trapping some residents inside houses with heaping snow drifts and knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes…
Virginia Sheriff Drops Voluntary Cooperation With Federal Immigration Agency
December 25, 2022
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A Virginia sheriff announced on Tuesday that her office has dropped its voluntary cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In a letter to various pro-immigration organizations, Beth Authur said her office will stop taking nonmandatory actions against illegal immigrants starting from Dec. 20. “The ACSO (Arlington County Sheriff’s Office) will no longer recognize…
Frigid Winter Storm Across US Claims at Least 24 Lives
BUFFALO, N.Y.—Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday morning to ride out the winter storm that has killed at least 24 people across the United States and is expected to claim more lives after trapping some residents inside houses with heaping snow drifts and knocking out power to several hundred thousand homes…
US Utilities Impose Blackouts, Issue Warnings Over Deep Freeze Power Grid Strain
A number of U.S. utility companies called on customers to conserve electricity due to frigid weather on Saturday and Sunday. Con Edison, which serves the New York City metropolitan area, asked its 1.1 million natural gas, 3.5 million electric, and other customers in New York City to conserve power. Temperatures in the Big Apple plunged…
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