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U.S. Rep. Danny Davis to announce whether he'll seek another term
Davis is now serving his 15th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. His office said on Thursday, he will hold a news ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson pitches ‘tax-the-rich’ strategies to reduce city’s $1.2B budget deficit
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson reaffirmed he is not planning to propose a tax increase in this year’s budget proposal. Instead he is considering several “tax-the-rich” options.
Johnson floats corporate head tax to help close Chicago budget deficit
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has vowed not to propose property tax hikes, but floated the idea of a variety of corporate ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson weighing corporate head tax, social media ad tax to balance Chicago budget
The city of Chicago has a massive $1.1 billion budget gap to fill for 2026, and with Mayor Brandon Johnson promising not to ...
Hundreds rally on Beacon Hill in renewed push for rent caps
Hundreds of tenants from across Massachusetts descended on Beacon Hill Tuesday to show their support for rent stabilization ...
Potential Presidential Candidate Rahm Emanuel Slams Trump Admin. Cuts To Higher Education Funding
During a House CCP Committee hearing last week, Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH) asked former Japan ambassador Rahm Emanuel about ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson Says New Taxes for Big Companies ‘On the Table’ to Help Fill Projected $1.2B Deficit
It’s on the table,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday at a City Hall news conference. “Everything has to be on the table.
Chicago Mayor Floats Reviving Tax on Corporations to Raise Cash
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is considering reviving a tax on corporations to help raise revenue and balance the city’s budget.
Mayor Johnson’s crossroads — budget decisions that will define his financial stewardship of Chicago
Johnson should have been “more proactive in meeting the moment we knew was coming” when $1.9 billion in federal pandemic ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson: Corporate head tax on table to fix Chicago budget
As he calls on Chicago’s “billionaires and ultra rich” to “put more skin in the game,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said a ...
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Pete Buttigieg Says Trans Athletes in Women’s Sports Raise “Serious Fairness Issues”
During the July 28 edition of the news program Morning Edition, host Steve Inskeep brought up former President Barack Obama’s Democratic Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who agreed with the transphobic ...