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From help to harm: How the government is quietly repurposing everyone’s data for surveillance
This is not merely a question of data privacy. It is a broader transformation in the logic of governance. Systems once designed for administration have become tools for tracking and predicting ...
Taxpayers get property tax relief, but local governments will feel a financial pinch
State Sen. Ron Alting says property tax relief doesn't lower tax liability. It merely changes it to a different form of taxes ...
Musk says he’ll spend less time in Washington, more running Tesla after profit plunges
Elon Musk says he’ll be spending less time in Washington, D.C., slashing government costs and more time running Tesla after his electric vehicle company reported a big drop in profit. Musk said on a ...
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Unemployment down in March report
The jobless rate in Bartholomew County stood at 3.3% in March, down from 4.2% in March 2024, according to figures released this week by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Unemployment ...
IRS turmoil: Leadership churn, worker exodus and threats to groups’ tax-exempt status roil agency
The height of tax season was the height of turmoil at the IRS. The agency shuffled through three acting directors over the ...