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We’re aiming to launch billboards across California to galvanize support for the Billionaire Tax.
The problem? Right now, we don’t have the funds in our budget for billboards.
But here’s the good news:
A donor has agreed to match every single donation up to $50,000 to get these billboards launched.
That means when you donate $25 today, your donation has the power of $50.
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DoorDash pulls support for a GOP bill that would have limited DC's ability to write its own tax laws after widespread calls for locals to boycott the service (Martin Austermuhle/The Washington Sun)
https://www.washingtonsun.com/metro/doordash-apology-gop-bill-dc…

DoorDash Apologizes for Siding With GOP Bill Targeting D.C.
The company still wants the D.C. Council to make changes to a new delivery fee taking effect Thursday.

California lawmakers approved a bill to create tax credits for local news organizations based on journalist headcount, sending it to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk (Suhauna Hussain/Los Angeles Times)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2

Bill to aid California newsrooms now on the governor's desk
Assembly Bill 2222 would create refundable tax credits for California local news organizations based on the number of journalists they employ, which in practice would provide direct cash infusions to participating newsrooms.

Newsom signs landmark bill aimed at giving lifeline to struggling California newsrooms
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill creating refundable tax credits for California newsrooms, offering incentives to retain journalists and add new ones.
Newsrooms could receive $20,000 per journalist for up to five positions,
then $15,000 for each additional journalist,
with another credit for new hires.
Supporters cite steep losses in local journalism;
Busines…

Newsom signs landmark bill aimed at giving lifeline to struggling California newsrooms
Assembly Bill 2222 will create refundable tax credits for California local news organizations based on the number of journalists they employ.

Study: Palantir's European units made €440.5M in 2024 revenue but reported sharply lower margins than its US operations, helping cut its European tax bill (Antoaneta Roussi/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/palantir-funnels-earnings-us-avoids-e…

Palantir funnels earnings to US to avoid European taxes, report finds
A new study finds that Palantir, which boasts of high profit margins in the U.S., barely scrapes a margin in Europe, which helps slash its tax bill.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs a bill that creates refundable tax credits for local news outlets based on the number of journalists they employ (Los Angeles Times)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2

Newsom signs landmark bill aimed at giving lifeline to struggling California newsrooms
Assembly Bill 2222 will create refundable tax credits for California local news organizations based on the number of journalists they employ.

"Oh look," I think to myself. "A Nazi on the fedi. I wonder if this is a single-user instance, or if skyhaven.social is one of those 'free speech' places that needs to be defederated?"
So I go to the About page, and this is where I see that he's the admin (yes, it's a single-user instance), but also the gem "Everyone has a right to dignity."
I guess if you don't view "small boat people" as human beings, then the logic is…

California lawmakers unveil a bill that changes state film and TV production tax credits to soften the impact of a new tax credit cap set on corporations (Gene Maddaus/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/california-partial-film-carveout-…

California Settles on Partial Film Carveout From Tax Credit Cap
California lawmakers have agreed on a partial carveout for the film industry from a $5 million annual cap on tax credits.

Sources: an addendum to the bipartisan Clarity Act would force President Trump to divest from crypto businesses, letting him defer paying taxes on the gains (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-06/trum…

California’s new attempt to help struggling newsrooms faces key test
Assembly Bill 2222 would create refundable tax credits for California local news organizations
based on the number of journalists they employ,
which in practice would provide direct cash infusions to participating newsrooms.
The bill, introduced by Assemblymember Christopher M. Ward (D-San Diego) earlier this year,
is the latest effort to provide a lifeline for the news industry.
There…

California's new attempt to help struggling newsrooms faces key test
The bill will require approval from two-thirds of the Legislature in the coming days in order to make it to Gov. Newsom's desk.

US lawmakers introduce legislation for a 20% base tax credit on film and TV labor costs for projects with budgets of $1M where 75% of filming occurs in the US (Katie Kilkenny/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pol

Federal Film and TV Tax Credit Hits Congress: Bipartisan Group Introduces Hollywood Bill
The federal incentive would be eligible to be stacked on top of individual state tax incentives, much like the current system in Canada and Australia.

California State Assembly passes a bill to create tax credits for local news organizations based on journalist headcount; the bill awaits Senate approval (Suhauna Hussain/Los Angeles Times)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2

California's new attempt to help struggling newsrooms faces key test
The bill will require approval from two-thirds of the Legislature in the coming days in order to make it to Gov. Newsom's desk.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a postproduction tax incentive into law, rewarding productions that locate scoring, editing, or other post work in California (Katie Kilkenny/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs CA Postproduction Tax Credit Into Law
The bill, AB 2319, rewards productions that locate their scoring, editing or other kinds of post work in the state.

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💂‍♂️Hello this is OfGov how may I help you today?
🏌️‍♀️Oh hi! You know I usually agree completely with my representative but I'm afraid he hasn't really understood the issues on taxing the homelessness so I'd like to override his choice on the vote on Wednesday.
💂‍♂️No problem madam, would you prefer your vote-weight to be for or against the taxing the homeless bill on Wedesday.
🏌️‍♀️Oh, I'm all for it! Tax them off the streets I say. Its the only way to help them
💂‍♂️Allright, your vote-weight is recorded as overriding your normal representative for the taxing the homelessness bill on Wednesday. Is there anything else I can help you with?
🏌️‍♀️Nope, he's right about everything else. Continue to let him represent me on every other vote until I call again.
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RE: https://flipboard.com/@associatedpress/technology-uvt65hdqz/-/a-aAgHrFx-T7GbXRueM-ZjRA:a:3199720-/0
"Meta shaved $2 billion off its tax bill in 2024 and $3.9 billion in 2025 using the research credit. This makes Meta the single largest beneficiary of the tax credit among publicly traded companies, accounting for over 10% of the entire program's annual federal cost."
And THAT is how you live comfortably in the AI business …

California capped business tax credits at $5M/year in June and didn't exempt Hollywood, which is trying to fix the issue before the legislature ends August 31 (Katie Kilkenny/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

California Pledged $750 Million a Year to Hollywood. But a New Law Has a Big Catch
A new bill, signed into law on June 29, could persuade film and TV projects to take their business elsewhere. Legislators with ties to entertainment are scrambling for a solution.

Let’s talk about the billionaires
— the folks cutting the line while the rest of us pay the bill.
They don’t need another champion in Congress.
I’m not going to the Senate to fight for guys like Elon Musk,
and I don’t believe in tax cuts for the wealthiest people on the planet.
That might not be a popular opinion in Washington, but here in Maine, the vast majority of folks would agree.
Except Susan Collins.
Susan Collins has hardly met a billionaire…

Troy Jackson for U.S. Senate
Troy Jackson is ready to flip Maine's Senate seat and unseat Susan Collins once and for all. He's a fifth-generation logger from Allagash, a lifelong labor champion, and former Maine Senate President, who's proven he can win — by 20 points — in a district carried by both Susan Collins and Donald Trump.

A look at Jon Voight and other Hollywood lobbyists' months-long effort to get Trump behind a bipartisan federal film tax credit bill to help the movie industry (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20