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Mar82021 by adminNo Comments

Sen. Joe Manchin open to party-line vote on future bills with voting rights legislation now in focus

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Senator Joe Manchin (D-WVA) removes his mask to speak as bipartisan members of the Senate and House gather to announce a framework for fresh coronavirus disease (COVID-19) relief legislation at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 1, 2020.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersSen. Joe Manchin, the moderate Democrat from West Virginia, said he would consider passing legislation through a party-line vote again but only in a situation where Democrats have tried to engage Republicans.Manchin's comments come as the Biden administration and Democratic lawmakers look toward other top priorities, including voting rights legislation, after they passed a $ 1.9 trillion Covid relief bill without any Republican support in the evenly divided Senate this weekend.The massive stimulus package was ...

Dec272020 by adminNo Comments

Ahead of DHFL voting, Oaktree fires fresh salvo against Piramal bid

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MUMBAI: Ahead of the three week long voting starting Monday to decide on the new owner of Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL), Oaktree has fired yet another salvo by attacking the bid of its nearest competitor Piramal Enterprises. In a letter sent on Sunday evening to members of the committee of creditors, the RBI appointed administrator, Oaktree has said it is concerned that despite its bid offering maximum value for all stakeholders, it appears “there is a consistent campaign to misrepresent information on Oaktree’s bid. Information is not only being presented in an incomplete and inaccurate manner but also in order to discredit Oaktree’s bid and favour the Second Highest Bidder.” Oaktree does not name Piramal Enterprises anywhere in the letter. Instead it refers to it indirectly callin...

Oct122020 by adminNo Comments

These 4 states are voting to legalize and tax marijuana sales

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Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty ImagesThings may go green in four states this fall, as voters will decide on legalizing and taxing marijuana.Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota all have measures up for a vote to legalize and levy recreational marijuana.Thus far, 11 states have legalized recreational pot: Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state.Levying legal weed is looking attractive at a time when states are anxious to boost their coffers.Jurisdictions often slap an excise tax, along with a state general sales tax, on pot sales.Just don't count on legalized marijuana to singlehandedly save state budgets.More from Smart Tax Planning:12 million people asked the IRS for more time to fileGot a subsidy to...

Oct42020 by adminNo Comments

US election 2020: ‘Why I bought a voting machine on eBay’

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May152020 by adminNo Comments

League Two: Port Vale chair left ‘shaking’ after voting to end season

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Port Vale chair Carol Shanahan says she "came away shaking" after voting to end the League Two season despite the club being one point outside the play-offs.The English Football League said clubs "unanimously indicated" a wish to end the season via a "framework" including tables decided on points per game.Vale are eighth in League Two and would miss out on any potential play-offs. "It wasn't an easy thing to do. It's the hardest thing I've ever done," Shanahan told BBC Radio 5 Live."Then I had to do the awful thing of ringing the manager to tell him."Port Vale fans could look at it and ask 'why on earth did Carol vote for this that meant we missed out?'. Well, it was for the greater good. I t...