The state of Washington filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in an ongoing battle to defend the capital gains excise tax lawmakers approved in 2021. In Quinn v. Washington, the plaintiff, Chris Quinn, has asked the high court to review its case and overturn the Washington State Supreme Court’s 7-2 March ruling that upheld…
Financial well-being, health care affordability are top concerns for workers and…
Employers are showing greater concern over their workers’ financial well-being as well as their workers’ ability to afford health care. Those were among the takeaways from the Mercer 2023-24 Inside Employees Minds study, which was the topic of a recent webinar. This year marks the third edition of the study, which has been compiled in…
What Financial Engineering Does to Hospitals
Riverton, Wyoming, a city of about 11,000 people at the feet of the Wind River mountain range, seems far away from the world of Big Finance. Yet like so much of America, Riverton has become well acquainted with the business that most epitomizes today’s Wall Street: private equity. In 2018, the local hospital, SageWest, was…
Liberty Mutual Auto Insurance Review 2023
Headquartered in Boston, Liberty Mutual is among those rare companies that can boast more than a century of being in business. It was founded in 1912, when the Titanic sinking made headlines, William Howard Taft was president, and the Ford Model T was America’s most popular car. But like any successful, long-running company, Liberty Mutual…
Dubai, UAE, offers a selection of available villas for purchase
Share Tweet Share Share Email Dubai is a developing metropolis with plenty to offer travelers of all stripes. Because of its luxurious lifestyle, world-class shopping, and huge skyscrapers, the city is a popular travel and investment destination. Due to Dubai’s strong economy and stable political climate, many investors…
Counties want Attorney General opinion on school equalization levy calculation, …
Beaverhead County wants to know if the state is overtaxing its citizens. Beaverhead County Attorney Jed Fitch penned a letter to Attorney General Austin Knudsen a week ago requesting an opinion on whether the state is accurately calculating mill levies or over taxing citizens by using the the 95 mills used for school equalization and…
Caregivers need more social and financial support
Whenever I get together with a group of people these days it seems almost everyone has a story to tell about caring for aging parents and relatives (even if they have died). The love that threads these stories is life affirming. The emotional strain from the caregiving experience is also very real. November is National…
Oregon Officials And Drug Policy Advocates Return From Portugal Trip With Fresh …
A delegation of more than two dozen Oregon officials and advocates returned this past weekend from a trip to Portugal, where they studied the country’s health-focused response to substance abuse disorders. The visit comes on the third anniversary of Oregon voters’ passage of Measure 110, which decriminalized all drugs in the state and funneled millions…