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State & Local Finance
Balanced budget rules, revenue sharing, bonds, and rainy‑day fund policy.
- Supreme Court to hear migrant worker dispute Tuesday
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case to determine whether presidential administrations can issue financial damages against immigrant employers. Justices on the high court will hear arguments in U.S. Department of…
- Kansas revenues climb to unexpected heights, providing a stable outlook for the state budget
TOPEKA — The new governor and lawmakers will enjoy an improved budget forecast when they take office in January, based on a revised estimate of state tax collections and expenditures. Forecasters revealed the latest “consensus revenue…
- Colorado voters approve plan to divert $200M a year in existing tax revenue to land management
Proposition 137 has passed, allowing existing sales tax revenue collected from sporting goods purchases — an estimated $200 million annually — to fund conservation and wildfire rehabilitation and mitigation. And it was a diverse collection…
- Douglas County Man Held Without Bond on Latest Arrest
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- Detention under deportation order not illegal
Ahmedabad Mirror Detention under deportation order not illegal Rules HC, rejects plea for release of Bangladeshi woman, her daughter The HC dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by an Indian citizen seeking the release of his…
- City sells bonds, considers bids for garbage pickup
With two projects almost complete, the New Hampton City Council on Monday night put the finishing touches on paying for a myriad of infrastructure improvements in the city. On the same night that the council received some good news when it…
- Put the bond to a vote
To the Editor: The Mayor of Garden City has a column in this newspaper every week, uncut and unlimited. Two weeks ago his comments on St. Paul’s ran on page 51, and in last week’s letter he paused, in brackets, to complain that they were…
- Abkhazia’s 'MP budgets': why do 'servants of the people' receive $100,000 in public funds every year?
A debate has erupted in Abkhazia over so-called “MP budgets”. Each of the 35 MPs receives 10 million roubles (around $100,000) from the state budget every year. For the past three years, parliament and the government have agreed to…
- House mandates judicial review for extended migrant detention
The House on Thursday passed a law mandating judicial review for cases where non-EU nationals are to be held in detention for a period exceeding six months. Up until now, non-EU nationals could be held in administrative detention for up to…
- Tennessee voters approve Amendment 1, expanding judges’ authority to deny bail
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Tennessee voters approved Constitutional Amendment 1 on Tuesday, giving judges the option to deny bail before trial in certain serious criminal cases when the evidence is strong. The amendment applies to offenses…
- Amendment 1 passes: How will Tennessee judges decide bail?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Tennessee voters passed Amendment 1 in Tuesday's midterm election, where defendants accused of serious crimes can be denied bail. But what will judges consider when applying the law? Amendment 1 changes the…
- Joey Foster granted $100,000 bond
Joey Foster, jailed in Warren County since August on 20 charges involving child pornography and child enticement, was granted a $100,000 bond after a hearing in Vicksburg. His release conditions include staying in Mississippi, disabling…
- From the Echo Press archives, 1976: Bond issue passes by 131 votes
Alexandria Echo Press From the Echo Press archives, 1976: Bond issue passes by 131 votes This week in history in Douglas County. “This Week” in 1976, 50 years ago: November 4, 1976: For hours after the ballots were counted, the county’s…
- Buncombe County voters approve $70 million in bonds
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Both bond referendums on the Buncombe County ballot passed on Tuesday, Nov.3. One was a $40 million affordable housing bond. The other, a $30 million open space bond for protecting natural resources and expanding…
- Supreme Court sets limits on habeas corpus petitions against lower court detention orders
Home » Society » Supreme Court sets limits on habeas corpus petitions against lower court detention orders The Supreme Court has established a precedent clarifying when it can review detention orders issued by lower courts and order the…
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