‘Another money grab’: Here’s why readers don’t support a sugary drink tax
Of the nearly 500 readers who responded to our poll, the majority (70%) said they wouldn't support a tax on sugary drinks.
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Whitmer signs bills allowing for Metro Detroit transit tax vote, optional hotel tax hike
Oakland County voters have not used the law creating a transit tax authority because of its ... two bills that would exempt data centers from sales and use taxes. She signed the first of the ...
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MI: Whitmer signs bills allowing for Metro Detroit transit tax vote, optional hotel tax hike
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed bills that would allow Metro Detroit communities to ask voters for tax increases to fund public transit and increase an optional tourism tax ...
California Cannabis Industry on the Brink: Industry Group Cannabis Aligned Launches Bold Initiative to Repeal and Replace Proposition 64
Coalition of industry pioneers, small farmers, retailers, manufacturers, unions, and patients are uniting to rewrite the rules for California’s cannabis market ...
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Alameda County’s BDS move, for and against
An op-ed by the treasurer of Alameda County, who recently divested the county from Caterpillar, inspired a bumper crop of ...
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Effect of a minimum floor price law for tobacco products on tobacco sales in Oakland, California, USA: a synthetic difference-in-differences analysis
include approximately 84% of all cigarette sales nationwide and 60% in California based on a tax gap analysis.20 Our data draws from a sample of 27 stores (11 pharmacies, eight groceries, eight ...
Column: Dodgers president Stan Kasten defends team’s spending: ‘This is really good for baseball’
No one in Dodger blue was apologizing Wednesday, when the Dodgers introduced pitcher Roki Sasaki at a news conference.
Gov. Whitmer signs 35 bills into law
The bills ranged from new public education requirements to regulating peer-to-peer car sharing programs in the state.
Heritage Commerce Corp Reports Robust Loan and Deposit Growth in 2024
Heritage Commerce Corp (Nasdaq: HTBK), (the "Company"), the holding company for Heritage Bank of Commerce (the "Bank"), today announced that its fourth ...
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FOG art fair elevates artists in triumph—and tragedy
At huge annual show, galleries pump bright new stars, including one who lost his home and studio in the Pacific Palisades ...
Oakland developers, housing advocates eye mayor’s race
Special election heats up as Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor file for candidacy and recalled Mayor Sheng Thao is indicted.