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Wis. man charged with tax fraud in Minn.
A Wisconsin man has been charged with tax fraud for allegedly filing false tax returns in Minnesota. The Minnesota Revenue Department says 30-year-old David Paul Thompson of Roberts, Wis., has been charged in Ramsey County for allegedly filing false...Tags: Corporate Crime, Prosecution, Fraud
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Suozzi lobbies lawmakers to OK property tax cap
william.murphy@newsday.comNassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, who chairs a state committee on property tax relief, kicked off a campaign Thursday to get state lawmakers to approve a cap on property taxes. However, he said this effort would be somewhat kinder and gentler than...Tags: Elections, Laws, Sheldon Silver, Political Candidates, Property Tax
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Midwest lawmakers seek tax relief for flooding
Victims of recent storm and flood damage in the Midwest could get some tax relief under a new bill pending in Congress. The nearly $4 billion measure would let disaster victims take money out of retirement plans without facing tax penalties. It also...Tags: Retirement, Government, Floods, Emergency Incidents, Disasters
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Home Sales Tumble 2.6%
The Associated PressSales of existing homes fell more sharply than expected in June as the housing industry continued to be bruised by the worst slump in more than two decades. The National Association of Realtors reported that sales dropped by 2.6 percent last month to a...Tags: Government, Clubs and Associations, George Bush, Sales, Mortgages
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Few would want slots near home
Marylanders can expect a deluge of out-of -state money from gaming corporations that support the slots amendment to the Maryland Constitution ("Wealth driving 'No' vote on slots," July 20). Citizens need to ask themselves if these private corporations...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Casino and Gambling, John Bailey, Tourism and Leisure
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Currie probe looks at possible influence deals
Sun ReportersThe federal investigation into state Sen. Ulysses Currie's work for Shoppers Food Warehouse is centered on whether the grocery chain paid the lawmaker to use the prestige of his office to secure favorable legislation and actions by state agencies,...Tags: Government, Consumer Electronics Industry, Supervalu Inc., Laws, Groceries
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Housing rescue bill OK'd
The House approved a sweeping plan yesterday that responds to the most serious housing crisis since the Depression by providing a federal backstop for struggling mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and aid to homeowners facing foreclosure.
In a...Tags: Government, David Dreier, George Bush, Parliament, Laws
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Basing the budget on slots a bad bet
I agree completely with Sterling C. Crockett's statement that slots amount to a "false hope" for the state ("Wealth driving 'No' vote on slots," July 20). The projections for profits from slots are a false hope. In today's economy, with higher...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Budgets and Budgeting, House
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Iowa lawmakers urge federal tax relief
Iowa's entire congressional delegation has joined other members of Congress in introducing a nearly $4 billion plan for federal tax relief for flood, tornado and severe storm victims. Sen. Charles Grassley, a Republican, and Sen. Tom Harkin, a Democrat,...Tags: Government, Laws, Tom Harkin, National Government, House
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Chiang Says State Workers Won't See Pay Cuts
State Controller John Chiang (Chung) says he won't go along with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to temporarily cut 200,000 state employees' pay to the federal minimum wage to ease California's revenue problems.
Chiang says he'll continue to pay...Tags: Government, Wages and Pensions, Civil and Public Service, Regional Authority, Employees
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