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NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson Wins Case Against Major Robocaller

Attorney General Jeff Jackson has secured a win for North Carolinians frustrated with nonstop spam calls. In response to a lawsuit filed by North Carolina and 7 other states, a court barred John Spiller, owner of several telemarketing agencies, from operating in the telecommunications industry. The court also ordered the prominent robocaller to pay more than $600,000 to offset the costs of the lawsuit to impacted states.

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 La Oficina de Presupuesto del Congreso advierte sobre los efectos fiscales y sociales del megaproyecto de ley de Trump

La “Ley Gran y Hermosa (Big Beautiful Bill)”, un gigantesco proyecto de ley fiscal e inmigratorio destinado a financiar gran parte de la agenda del presidente Donald Trump, podría añadir 2.4 billones de dólares al déficit en la próxima década, según un nuevo análisis publicado el miércoles por la Oficina de Presupuesto del Congreso (CBO), una entidad no partidista.

North Carolinians voice concerns about plans to build Buc-ee’s in Mebane

NC’s first Buc-ee’s is expected to feature a 74,000-square-foot store, 652 parking spaces, and 120 gas pumps. Despite the Mebane City Council hearing hours of public comments that were mostly against Buc-ees, the council approved the project back in January 2024. The mega gas station would consume over 23,000 gallons of water daily, and the site sits within a mile of 13 known underground fuel leaks.

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Republicans In Washington And Raleigh Do The Bidding Of Billionaires

The 10 richest U.S. billionaires increased their collective net worth by $365 billion over the past year. It would take a median worker more than 726,000 years to earn that amount. If those gains were taxed as regular income, they would owe $135 billion in federal taxes.

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Los Republicanos de la Cámara Impulsan Recortes de Impuestos y de Medicaid

Los republicanos buscan extender los recortes fiscales de 2017 de Trump y aplicar temporalmente sus promesas de campaña de no gravar las propinas ni el pago por horas extra. Quieren compensar parcialmente el costo de aproximadamente 3.8 billones de dólares de esas medidas fiscales — como los planes para aumentar el gasto militar y en control migratorio— mediante recortes a Medicaid, los cupones de alimentos y subsidios para energías limpias.