by Anne Snabes | May 5, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured
Lawmakers put language in the $2.2 trillion CARES Act that will allow businesses to get larger deductions for renovations to the inside of their property, tax experts say. Movie theater chain Cinemark Holdings Inc. and restaurant operators Chipotle Mexican Grill...
by Jack Kelly | May 5, 2020 | Featured, Politics
An underfunded or broke United States Postal Service could threaten the freedom and fairness of Washington’s elections, the state’s top election official said last week. Secretary of State Kim Wyman, a Republican, urged Congress to provide emergency funding to ensure...
by Anne Snabes | Apr 25, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured
Local and state tourism bureaus should get federal financial relief to offset lost revenue during the coronavirus pandemic because they drive spending that can help revive economies when Americans start moving about more freely, according to a bipartisan group of 85...
by Anne Snabes | Apr 25, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured
San Diego County farmers who grow cut flowers and ornamental plants have seen their sales decline, while other farmers who sell produce are taking less of a hit. Agriculture in the county is a $1.8 billion industry, according to Hannah Gbeh, executive director of...
by Jack Kelly | Apr 23, 2020 | Featured, Politics
Wisconsin’s congressional delegation is split along party lines when it comes to Gov. Tony Evers’ extended stay-at-home order and the potential reopening of the state. Evers’ order, which is meant to slow the spread of COVID-19, has been in place since March 25 and...
by Aishwarya Airy | Apr 15, 2020 | Immigration, National Security
The Sikh community in Afghanistan has sustained a series of attacks orchestrated by ISIS that killed 25 people, and a group of 26 human rights organizations is asking Congress for emergency refugee protection for Afghan Sikhs and Hindus. In a letter addressed to the...