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Haven't filed your taxes yet? Whatcom County residents get more time
13+ hour, 23+ min ago (325+ words) Still need to file your federal taxes in Whatcom County? You could qualify for disaster tax relief, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Severe storms hammered much of Western Washington over the winter. As a result of December flooding, more…...
High Prairie Introduces Vacant Property Taxes Rates; Sets $700 Minimum Tax
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (179+ words) River Country 94. 9 High Prairie Introduces Vacant Property Taxes Rates; Sets $700 Minimum Tax The Town of High Prairie is introducing new tax measures in 2026 focused on vacant properties and a minimum tax amount. Vacant properties will now face higher rates. Residential…...
Insurance Institute Launches Campaigns on Lawsuit Costs
12+ hour, 13+ min ago (342+ words) MALVERN, PA " The Insurance Information Institute said this month it launched awareness campaigns in Oklahoma and Wisconsin aimed at highlighting the economic impact of legal system abuse and promoting tort reform. The campaigns include digital advertising near state capitols, highway…...
Boycott newsroom liars and restore Australia's absent self-assurance
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (652+ words) THE ALBANESE'GOVERNMENT'S'freshly repaired economy is not only the best-performed in modern history, but arguably now the best in the world. That's based on the four key outcomes recently updated by the Reserve Bank and the Bureau of Statistics. Yet just…...
City Of Portsmouth: City Receives AAA Rating From Standard & Poor's
17+ hour, 11+ min ago (99+ words) Patch Thank you to our Local Business Sponsor: City Of Portsmouth: City Receives AAA Rating From Standard & Poor's See the latest announcement from the City of Portsmouth. City Of Portsmouth: City Mosquito Control Program Monitoring Underway Yard Sales | Spring Craft…...
Pace route overhaul could mean more Sunday service, more frequent Howard Street service
5+ hour, 18+ min ago (361+ words) The Pace Board of Directors received a first look at a proposed system-wide route overhaul during its regularly scheduled April 15 meeting. Since then, the state passed a transit funding and reform bill that Pace believes incentivizes ridership growth. As a…...
The push to strengthen a state affordable housing tax credit
16+ hour, 13+ min ago (477+ words) The Evanston City Council last week gave final approval to the sale of city-owned land at Church Street and Darrow Avenue to Mt. Pisgah Ministry and the Housing Opportunity Development Corporation. The deal is part of a land swap which…...
Florida Needs More, Much More Wind Mitigation. Experts at OIR Summit Give Ideas
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (437+ words) Florida has the largest wind-mitigation grant program in the country, providing more than $300 million to homeowners over the last few years and resulting in insurance premium discounts for thousands of people. But it's not enough. The program is not targeted…...
Rebekah Housden: Is highlighting farming issues off-putting?
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (344+ words) It's a sunny morning on the round trip to feed the ewes, and Jeremy Vine's debate show is on the radio. The topic? The effects of the current world problems on businesses in the UK. What catches my ear is…...
Today's issue (Apr. 20, 2026)
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (113+ words) Robin Mac Lennan has been a reporter, photographer and editor at newspapers and magazines in Barrie, Toronto and across Canada for more than three decades. She lives in North Bay. After venturing into corporate communications and promoting hospitals and healthcare,…...