“Politician was close to another politician” just isn’t as salacious huh?

That seems like a far more likely connection point. Bet you could dig up all sorts of Republican arrestees associated with prominent national Republican politicians. But that’s never been newsworthy either.

Huh, I must’ve missed that tid bit. Thanks!

> Her energy for the job is just gone

I mean, I think it’s fair to say the UK intervention on their gender recognition bill very well may have played a role in that and/or her recognition that it’s time to move on so someone with more energy can pick up the fight.

I think calling it “100% the trans thing” is wrong, but “100% it isn’t” doesn’t really ring true either. It may be a minor factor, but I do think it hd a very real impact.

So a good policy that had nothing to do with prison placement caused her to back off?

That’s not my understanding at all. She was pissed. As were a lot of Scots more broadly.

And prisoners have always been case by case and unrelated to changed information, though it may be one of the number of factors that goes into that consideration.

Personal income tax tends to be the largest revenue provider in any state with it, and generally the other fees and taxes may be comparatively lower

It’s also why you tend to see things like much higher property taxes in states without income tax.

Also - as an overall trend Oregon is growing. It just gained a congressional seat.

The Oregon Lottery has an annual financial report that includes a report from an independent auditor I believe, and winners are public information as well I think. Not sure on Travel Oregon.

Yes- however the speed they are doing it now is just as ridiculous as having them near zero for so long. Particularly given so many of the issues impacting the current inflation are minimally impacted by interest rates.

The Fed feeling like they gotta drive the economy into the ground and ruin lives because congress won’t do anything is just so absurd.

The Fed keeps hammering away instead of asking for more/better tools or throwing the ball back at Congress for its failures. Particularly given how many of the issues causing inflation stem from things interest rates aren’t going to help without widespread pain- and likely unnecessary long term negative impacts.

Particularly given the Fed is also fighting potentially permanent/very long term shifts in the labor force that have been predicted for decades and were finally accelerated by the pandemic.

I thought it was about the fleet more than the gates, but yeah. I heard they’ll be brought up to jet blue standards as well, though I’m still disappointed with how far jet blue has fallen quality wise.