Vice-president and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris unveiled her economic campaign proposal in North Carolina to build what she called an “opportunity economy” focused on the middle class.She said in Raleigh: “Your salary should be enough to provide you and your family with a good quality of life … such as, no child should have … Read more
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Seattle Times. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Reporting Highlights Job Promises: Washington lawmakers approved a tax break for data centers to create more jobs in rural Washington, but they can’t say … Read more
POWER HUNGRY | Second in a Seattle Times and ProPublica series about the impact of data centers in Washington. This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Seattle Times. Times Watchdog stories dig deep to hold power accountable, right wrongs and create change. This work is made possible by The … Read more
At the first Democratic presidential debate in 2019, Kamala Harris, then a senator from California, unleashed a scathing critique of the Trump economy.The future vice president billed President Donald J. Trump’s tax cuts as a giveaway to the rich, argued that the booming stock market was leaving the middle class behind and warned that his … Read more
Michael Welu worked at the IRS for decades as a specialist in helping agents identify and investigate possible tax crimes. In an agency known for offices working in their own silos, Welu had the rare ability to move between divisions, dissecting and learning each office’s particular customs and procedures. But that experience had its own … Read more
The Supreme Court will announce its decision on Wednesday morning regarding the preliminary objection of Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides in the case registered by Attorney General George Savvides for his dismissal for inappropriate behavior.
Michael Saylor did not pay any income taxes to Washington despite living there from 2005 through 2020.
The Supreme Constitutional Court is set to announce its decision on June 5 on whether attorney-general George Savvides is constitutionally allowed to initiate dismissal proceedings against auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides.
A protest was held outside the Attorney General’s Office in Nicosia demanding a thorough investigation into the killing of Thanasis Nikolaou, who was ruled to have been murdered while serving in the National Guard 19 years ago. The protest, led by his mother Andriana Nikolaou, aimed to bring justice and vindication for Thanasis. The protest attracted people from all over Cyprus, calling for accountability and transparency in the case.
The World Bank’s ICSID tribunal rejected a 0 million claim by depositors and bondholders of Laiki Bank and the Bank of Cyprus, finding the bail-in measures implemented during the financial crisis to be a legitimate exercise of Cyprus’ regulatory power.