Danny Werfel also pledges not to expand tax audits on businesses and households making less than $400,000 per year.
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Kentucky bourbon-makers toast bill phasing out barrel tax
But some local governments that rely on the money are left with a bitter taste.
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Twitter’s shadow workforce sues over Musk’s mass layoffs
The suit was brought on behalf of workers hired by Twitter through employee staffing company TEKsystems Inc.
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State panel urged to hold down rate increase for CMP
A public hearing in Lewiston Tuesday drew a handful of people worried about utility bills
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Judge hits pause on recreational marijuana license in Old Orchard Beach
York County Superior Court Justice Richard Mulhern said the town should delay its licensing decision until after a June referendum. Issuing the license before then, he said, would make the vote ‘effectively meaningless.’
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Seymour Stein, music industry executive who signed Madonna, dies at 80
He and his label, Sire Records, also championed punk and new-wave bands including the Ramones, Pretenders and Talking Heads.
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U.S. job openings slipped to 9.9 million in February
Vacancies were down from 10.6 million in January, the Labor Department says.
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Amazon, despite climate pledge, fought to kill emissions bill in Oregon
In Oregon, the company that branded itself a climate crusader helped quietly quash a climate bill that would have regulated its data centers.
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McDonald’s closes corporate offices as it prepares for layoffs
Employees of nearly a dozen offices across the country have been asked to work remotely through Wednesday while layoff announcements go out.
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Alaska oil plan opponents lose 1st fight over Willow project
State political leaders and labor unions have touted the Willow project as a job creator, expected to produce up to 180,000 barrels of oil a day.