In selecting Governor Tim Walz (D-Minn.) to be her vice presidential nominee this November, Kamala Harris chose a running mate whose record on tax policy is more in line with her own than that of the other reported finalist, Governor Josh Shapiro (D-Penn.). Governor Walz, like Vice President Harris, has a well documented history of … Read more
State economists Mark McMullen, left, and Josh Lehner answer questions from Oregon lawmakers in 2015. McMullen gave his final economic and revenue forecast to a legislative committee on Wednesday.Jonathan J. Cooper / AP Oregon economists offered caution Wednesday that a financial rough patch could be on the horizon — but that might not be enough … Read more
30 political parties, trade unions, and other organizations in the north will hold a mass protest on Friday evening. The protestors are gathering to denounce the corruption and lack of democratic values in the Turkish Cypriot leadership.
David Bradbury, the OECD’s departing tax executive, believes Australia needs a new review of tax and spending across the federation to implement difficult reforms.
A municipality in the north is set to hold a census, breaking ranks with the current ‘government’ policy of calculating populations via projection and avoiding censuses. The mayor of the combined Lapithos, Karavas, and Myrtou municipality announced the move, stating that a comprehensive census will be organized to better understand the population structure in the region and direct municipal services according to demands and needs. Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ Serhat Akpinar believes the north’s population to be a million, while the official estimate is around 400,000.