Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced a budget proposal to exempt service tips from Virginia’s state income tax. On Monday, Youngkin said that his proposal will return about $70 million to Virginians every year. “We have delivered over $5 billion in tax relief to date, and we remain committed to lowering the cost of living
North Carolina’s outgoing and incoming governors say in the lawsuit that a newly enacted law undermines executive powers and threatens public safety. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and Gov.-elect Josh Stein, both Democrats, filed a lawsuit this week against Republican legislative leaders, contending that a newly enacted law violates the state’s constitution by stripping power
The visit builds on the Trumps’ long, friendly relationship with the Abes. Akie Abe, the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, met with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Dec. 15. Sharing the news in a social media post on X, soon-to-be First Lady Melania Trump said it was
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy (D.) slammed the health care industry’s “immoral system” in response to the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, saying “thousands of people” die every day at the “hands of a health care industry that mostly doesn’t give a s—t about people.” “What I see happening in this country is a real
SoftBank, a Japanese telecommunications company, will make a “historic” $100 billion investment in American projects over the next four years, President-elect Donald Trump and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son announced Monday. The multibillion dollar investment is expected to create at least 100,000 jobs focused on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, including energy, data centers, and chips,
The president-elect also called for government transparency in a Monday news conference. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said that he canceled a trip to his golf course in New Jersey over a rash of recent drone sightings in the state, while calling for more government transparency on the reports. Since November, locals in New Jersey
The investment projects 100,000 new jobs ‘at minimum’ over the next four years. SoftBank, a Japanese internet services and telecommunications titan, will invest $100 billion in the United States over the next four years, President-elect Donald Trump announced at his Mar-a-Lago residence on Dec. 16. The Tokyo-based company will allocate the $100 billion to U.S.