Congressional candidate Anthony P. Gemma unveiled a plan Wednesday that would provide one-time cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security recipients in 2011 and 2012 and base future adjustments on a consumer price index that measures costs for people aged 62 and older.
The City Council Wednesday night narrowly voted to approve a $284-million tax levy for the fiscal year that started July 1, a proposal that increases the rate by 25 percent and repeals a break for some non-owner-occupied multifamily dwellings. But Mayor David N. Cicilline has promised to veto the plan, a move that the council says might prevent the city from sending out tax bills on time.
Utah is not the only state where lawmakers are attempting to address illegal immigration — which is traditionally a federal issue handled by Congress.
As one voracious non-native fish bears down on the Great Lakes, notorious mussels are spreading across the West. Frustrated state officials say it’s time for the federal government to play a bigger role in stopping the spread of invasive species.
