The Fairfield City Council met last night and revised the liquor ordinance to clarify definitions and descriptions for establishments selling alcohol. Several appointments were confirmed, as well, including Bryan Williams to the Police Pension Board; Andrew Miller to the Fire Pension Board; Cody Atteberry, Mark Turner, and Nicki Roethe to the Zoning Board; and Carrie Halbert to the Recreation Committee. In his report last night, Fairfield Mayor Mike Dreith said the City Band will perform this season, and their first concert is scheduled for June 13th. He also said the three dogs involved in the attack last month that injured city worker Robert Kamp had been ordered euthanized by Judge Michael Molt. 56-year-old Wayne City resident Jerry Desch was taken to a hospital yesterday morning after being struck on East Main Street in Fairfield. State police say IDOT workers were patching holes on East Main just west of Southeast Second, and Desch was climbing on to an end loader when he was stru
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By Kim Howard - IIS Radio
This is Bicycle Safety Month and Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White’s Office has a few reminders.
The biggie….wear a helmet says Secretary of State Spokesperson Beth Kaufman.
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Secretary White’s office says head injuries are the most common cause of death for bicyclists. Kaufman also urges drivers to share the road with bikers and recommends brushing up on the rules of the road which you can find online at cyberdriveillinois.com
Ultra-rich fear Biden will close their favorite tax loopholes
The president s tax package could take aim at a long list of sometimes obscure deductions, exclusions and loopholes that are favorites of the 0.1%.
April 27, 2021 6 MINS
The rich shouldn’t be too afraid of Joe Biden’s tax plans. It’s the really rich who should be getting nervous.
The president is set to unveil a tax package Wednesday that promises to raise revenues on those earning $400,000 or more a year. But executives and professionals making over $500,000 annually already pay relatively high tax rates.
What has potentially far greater ramifications is that Biden and Democrats in Congress are threatening to target a much wealthier group the growing number of Americans with fortunes starting in the tens of millions of dollars who often pay lower tax rates than many middle-class families.
America’s Ultra-Rich Fear Biden Will Close Their Favorite Tax Loopholes
Bloomberg 57 mins ago Ben Steverman
(Bloomberg) The rich shouldn’t be too afraid of Joe Biden’s tax plans. It’s the really rich who should be getting nervous.
The U.S. president is set to unveil a tax package on Wednesday that promises to raise revenues on those earning $400,000 or more a year. But executives and professionals making over $500,000 annually already pay relatively high tax rates.
What has potentially far greater ramifications is that Biden and Democrats in Congress are threatening to target a much wealthier group the growing number of Americans with fortunes starting in the tens of millions of dollars who often pay lower tax rates than many middle-class families.