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Illinois becomes first U.S. state to tax cryptocurrency transactions at 0.2%, applying even to losing trades. The law takes effect Jan. 1, expected to generate $60 million annually.
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Austin ISD's top 30 employees earned $5.9 million as the district cut $186 million from its budget, revealing administrative excess that contradicts officials' funding crisis narrative, report finds.
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Illinois public school enrollment has fallen to levels projected for 2030, driven by a 31% birth rate decline since 2007. Underutilized buildings cost taxpayers thousands more per student annually.
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Wood Mackenzie reports Nigeria's deepwater oil sector could add 700,000 barrels daily if nine major projects advance, reversing a decade-long decline in Africa's largest producer.
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Detroit's motor vehicle theft rate leads six peer cities while larceny climbed 33 percent since 2020, driven by poverty and unemployment, a new report finds.
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Washington striking workers collected $506,000 in unemployment benefits in six months under new law, per think tank report warning employer-funded safety net now subsidizes labor disputes despite small fiscal impact.
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Nonbank subsidiaries within bank holding companies now conduct 25 percent of U.S. nonbank finance, functioning as equity reservoirs that enabled regulatory arbitrage after Basel III took effect in 2015.
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Washington rose to third nationally in H-2A farm visa certifications, hiring 25,368 workers through June as Congress proposes reforms to streamline the program and reduce employer costs.
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