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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
U.S. Rep. Danny Davis to announce whether he'll seek another term
U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-Illinois) will hold a news conference this week at which he will share his decision on whether to ...
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 ...
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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.
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 ...
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Zohran Mamdani’s pro-Palestinian positions drove 83% of his new voters in the NY primary, poll shows
It turns out that many primary voters were on his side, according to the poll commissioned by IMEU Policy Project, a ...
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Poll: Mamdani’s pro-Palestinian stance drove voter turnout surge
It turns out that many primary voters were on his side, according to the poll commissioned by IMEU Policy Project, a pro-Palestinian advocacy nonprofit. It found that 78% agree that Israel is ...
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 ...
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Johnson revives head tax talk as City Hall stares down $1B shortfall
A so-called corporate head tax is “on the table” as officials look for funds to help close back-to-back yearly shortfalls ...