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It would not be big burden for someone who smokes occasionally
Federal alcohol taxes should rise too
States should also raise taxes on pot
Federal government taxes alcohol and tobacco but not marijuana
Change will increase profits of businesses by causing tax code to treat them more favorably
Marijuana companies are biggest winners of Mr. Trump’s decision to reclassify the drug
Legal pot industry grew to more than $30 billion in U.S. sales in 2024
More than half of industry sales come from roughly 20 percent of heavy users
Meredith Dodson worried about lower-income parents who couldn’t afford child care or to take days off work to watch their kids during the strike
This is a life-changing amount of money Ryan Alias said who has been teaching for 12 years
That’s a large portion of his annual salary that could otherwise help them buy a house and pay off their student loans he said and not have to consider moving to somewhere cheaper
California provides a record amount of state funding per student even though some school districts are still struggling to balance their budgets
District spokeswoman Ms Dudnick said the district was grappling with a major budget deficit and health care coverage would need to be worked out at the bargaining table
District officials say Los Angeles Unified cannot afford the union’s proposal
United Teachers Los Angeles is seeking to increase starting teacher salaries to $80000 and asking for smaller classroom sizes in some grades
Tony Thurmond proposed legislation to change how California funds its schools to base the formula on the number of students enrolled in a district rather than the average daily attendance but it has stalled in the legislature
Districts are seeing higher rates of absenteeism than before the pandemic which further hurts their funding because they receive money based on how many days students attend Tony Thurmond said
The walkout has no end date
Dozens of roads have been damaged potentially complicating rescue efforts
Authorities discharged floodwater from a reservoir in Miyun on Monday after its maximum flood peak flow reached a record high of 6550 cubic meters per second to make space for incoming torrents
Recently analyzed in Economy
Some price increases stemmed from tariffs other factors like housing and food costs played a larger role
June inflation highest since February Trump's tariffs increased prices
Prices are rising because of tariffs
Risk is that investors begin to doubt United States will pay back its debts and start demanding higher interest rates
The New York Times
Country is still on track to borrow an alarming amount of money in coming years
The New York Times