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Tom Perez and the 'nuclear option'
Republicans accuse Thomas E. Perez, President Barack Obama's nominee for labor secretary, of twisting the legal process in three cases in St. Paul, Minn., to suit his political purposes. But it is they who are twisting the Senate's role to "advise and...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Gina McCarthy, Republican Party, Politics, Justice System
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Apple to argue for tax reform, defend tax practices on Tuesday
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc will argue for a comprehensive corporate tax reform that will levy a "reasonable tax" on foreign earnings and is not dependent on a company's revenue when it goes before a Senate panel on Tuesday to explain its offshore...Tags: Tim Cook, Companies and Corporations, Politics, Earnings, Economy, Business and Finance
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Some could have gaps in medical coverage under new law
When the national healthcare law takes full effect next year, millions of Americans risk disrupted health coverage because of common life events: getting married or divorced, having children or taking on a second job. As their family incomes change,...
Tags: Government Health Care, Social Issues, Medicaid, Health Insurance Cost, Asthma
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Counties, city face potential loss of piggyback revenue
Maryland's counties and Baltimore face a collective loss of more than $40 million a year and some taxpayers could get refunds if a decision by the state's highest court isn't reversed on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The state Court of Appeals ruled...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Lawyers, Howard County, Montgomery County (Maryland), Taxation
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Apple skirts U.S. taxes, panel finds
WASHINGTON — Apple Inc., one of the most successful and valuable companies on the planet, will be tested Tuesday when Chief Executive Tim Cook testifies about the company's controversial tax practices before a hostile Senate subcommittee. Should...Tags: Republic of Ireland, Politics, Earnings, Barack Obama, Tim Cook
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Report: Apple avoided billions in U.S. taxes on foreign income
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details WASHINGTON -- Apple Inc. has used an elaborate web of offshore subsidiaries to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes on $44 billion in foreign income over the past four years,...
Tags: Republic of Ireland, Politics, Earnings, Barack Obama, Tim Cook
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Council to consider funding housing for homeless
The Costa Mesa City Council on Tuesday is scheduled to consider approving a loan of up to $500,000 to help pay for permanent housing for the city's homeless population. If approved by the council and the city's Housing Authority, which replaced the...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Housing and Urban Planning
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Baltimore water bills could rise by 15 percent
Customers of Baltimore's water system would see their water bills go up 15 percent — more than expected — under a proposal the Department of Public Works announced Monday. The projected rate hike follows years of increases and will bring a...
Tags: Water Supply, Mary Pat Clarke, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Consumers
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State Revenue Surge A Bad Reason To Spend More
The Hartford CourantA tidal wave of individual income tax payments flooded federal and Connecticut coffers this April, surprising even budget officials, who should have seen it coming. The surge was cause primarily by a predictable increase in 2012 long-term capital gains...Tags: Executive Branch, Taxation, Stock Market, Politics, Congressional Budget Office
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More poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in Baltimore
More people live in poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in the city itself, part of a nationwide shift that is challenging the largely urban assistance network built up over decades. Suburban poverty in the Baltimore area grew 58 percent between 2000 and...
Tags: Walmart, Social Issues, Rentals, Politics, Dundalk
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COLUMN: Tyranny is no longer 'lurking'
Given last week's revelation that the IRS targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, it's worth recalling President Barack Obama's Ohio State University commencement address. The president decried "voices" warning "that tyranny is always...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Taxation, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Politics, U.S. Congress
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Minnesota legislature OKs new higher top income tax bracket
ReutersMINNEAPOLIS, May 20 (Reuters) - Minnesota's lawmakers on Monday approved a bill that would raise more than $2 billion for the upcoming two-year budget through income and other tax increases, allowing the state to close a $627 million structural budget...Tags: Mark Dayton, Career and Workplace, Taxation, Public Officials, Politics
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