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New Jersey is motivating telecommuters to appeal their New York tax bills. Connecticut may be next
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Telecommuting, a pandemic-era novelty that has become a permanent alternative for many people, has some Connecticut and New Jersey employees of New York-based companies questioning why they still have to pay personal income tax to the Empire State.
Their home states are wondering as well.
Fed up ... (full story)
Surging auto insurance rates squeeze drivers, fuel inflation
NEW YORK (AP) — Relentlessly rising auto insurance rates are squeezing car owners and stoking inflation.
Auto insurance rates rose 2.6% in March and are up 22% from a year ago. Premium costs have been marching steadily higher since 2022, even as inflation at the consumer level steadily cooled from its 9.1% peak in the midd ... (full story)
Is financial trauma holding you back from living your best life?
Whether it's going to bed before midnight, eating broccoli, or dealing with your finances, doing the "right" thing can sometimes feel like a herculean effort.
Similar to an erratic sleep schedule or an aversion to eating green things, there are consequences to delaying wise financial moves. If you avoid creating a budg ... (full story)
Local
TikTok fears point to larger problem: Poor media literacy in the social media age
(THE CONVERSATION) The U.S. government moved closer to banning the video social media app TikTok on Apr. 23, 2024 after the Senate approved a $95 billion foreign aid bill. The bill includes a provision to force ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, to either sell its American holdings to a U.S. company or face a ban in th ... (full story)
How trains linked rival port cities into a cultural and economic megalopolis
(THE CONVERSATION) The Northeast corridor is America's busiest rail line. Each day, its trains deliver 800,000 passengers to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington and points in between.
The Northeast corridor is also a name for the place those trains serve: the coastal plain stretching from Virginia to Massachusetts, where ... (full story)
Mahoning County attorney Wade W. Smith remembered
A dedicated and knowledgeable attorney, Wade W. Smith was known for the empathetic way in which he dealt with his clients, said his former secretary Lori Coler.
“Wade was a very kind person who wanted to do whatever he could to help people,” said Coler. “He would put himself in his client’s position. He l ... (full story)
State
Supreme Court will consider when doctors can provide emergency abortions in states with bans
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will consider when doctors can provide abortions during medical emergencies in states with bans enacted after the high court's sweeping decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
The case comes from Idaho, which is among 14 states that now ban abortion at all stages of pregnancy with limited exce ... (full story)
Norfolk Southern's earnings offer railroad chance to defend its strategy ahead of board vote
Norfolk Southern's first-quarter earnings report recently gave the railroad the opportunity to publicly defend CEO Alan Shaw's strategy again before investors decide on May 9 whether to back him. Since the railroad already preannounced its disappointing results earlier this month when it disclosed a $600 million settlement over the ... (full story)
Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith receives 25 years
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence recently in a New Orleans courtroom.
It was the second time Cardell Hayes, 36, had faced sentencing in Smith's death. He was convicted of manslaughter in December 2 ... (full story)