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Colorado House passes long-term property tax bill; sends to Senate

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:16:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Colorado House of Representatives passed a legislative measure to create a commission that would develop long-term solutions to rising property tax payments in the state. The bill, HB23B-1003, passed by a vote of 39-21, according to a press release, and must be passed by the Senate to be placed before Gov. Jared Polis and signed into action. How could higher property tax payments affect Colorado’s economy? The measure, if passed, would create the Commission on Property Tax Task Force to outline plans for long and short-term property tax relief. Members of the task force would include legislators, a property tax administrator and different local government and community leaders. The goal of the bill is to map out potential long-term solutions to property taxes that have "been rising since Coloradans voted to repeal the Gallagher Amendment in 2020," according to the Colorado General Assembly's release.Rep. Marc Snyder sponsored the House bill. He said convening ...

Clayton leads Florida in rout over Florida State 89-68

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:16:33 GMT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Walter Clayton Jr. scored 19 points, graduate transfer Zyon Pullin, acting in a reserve role, scored 15 points and Florida beat Florida State 89-68 on Friday night.Pullin was forced to sit out the first three games of the Gators’ season for taking part in exposure games during a spring workout for the NBA draft evaluation process. In his debut Friday, Pullin also grabbed five rebounds, distributed four assists and committed just one turnover. The 6-foot-4 point guard transferred from UC Riverside.Tyrese Samuel scored 15 points, Riley Kugel 10 and Thomas Haugh grabbed 10 rebounds for Florida.Cam Corhen scored 18 points for Florida State and Jamir Watkins 15.Clayton made a 3-pointer nine minutes in and that gave Florida (3-1) its first 20-plus point lead of the night at 27-5. The Seminoles (2-1) didn’t reach double digits in scoring until Darin Green Jr.’s layup made it 36-11 with 8:18 before halftime.Florida led 52-22 at halftime, shooting 64.3% (...

Patients and staff leave Gaza’s biggest hospital, and dozens are killed at a crowded refugee camp

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:16:33 GMT

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Patients, staff and displaced people left Gaza’s largest hospital Saturday, with one describing a panicked and chaotic evacuation as Israeli forces searched and face-scanned men among the evacuees and took some away. Israel’s military has been searching the hospital for a Hamas command center that it alleges is located under the building — a claim Hamas and the hospital staff deny.The evacuation from Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital, which Israel says was voluntary, left behind only Israeli forces and a small number of health workers to care for those too sick to move.“We left at gunpoint,” Mahmoud Abu Auf told The Associated Press by phone after he and his family left the crowded hospital. “Tanks and snipers were everywhere inside and outside.” He said he saw Israeli forces detain three men.Elsewhere in northern Gaza, dozens of people were killed in the urban Jabaliya refugee camp when what witnesses described as an Israeli airstrike hit a crowded U.N...

Marshfield knocks off two-time champion Catholic Memorial

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:16:33 GMT

Marshfield’s faith that it could dethrone Catholic Memorial was well placed.Davin True rushed for three scores while Jake Brilliant hauled in two key second-half touchdown receptions as No. 4 Marshfield knocked off two-time defending champion No. 1 Catholic Memorial, 52-40, on Saturday afternoon to advance to the Div. 2 Super Bowl.Marshfield will take on King Philip for the Div. 2 Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium.“I mean, we’re going to Gillette. Who doesn’t want to go to Gillette? Let’s go!'” said BrilliantIn front of a full house at Bridgewater-Raynham, Marshfield’s offense was prolific through all four quarters. The Rams scored in double-figures in each quarter, ran over 75 plays, and compiled nearly 400 yards including over 250 on the ground.“That was unbelievable,” Marshfield coach Chris Arouca said. “When the alignments came out we knew Catholic Memorial was in our bracket. I didn’t think we would score that many ...

American Repertory Theater coming to Allston after BPDA approval

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:16:33 GMT

The American Repertory Theater has hosted world renowned performers, such as James Earl Jones and Audrey McDonald, over the decades in Cambridge’s Harvard Square, but the venue will be on the move within the next few years.The Boston Planning and Development Agency last week approved to relocate the theater to Harvard University’s Allston campus as part of a $370 million project that also includes a 13-story residential building for graduate students, faculty and staff.“But the facility was not built to support a boundary-breaking regional theater,” A.R.T. Executive Director Kelvin Dinkins Jr. said of the current facility which has operated in Harvard Square since its founding in 1980. “Over the years, our mission has remained constant but our vision has expanded, and so has our work.”The 70,000 square-foot center, slated to break ground at 175 North Harvard St., next year and open in late fall 2026, will include two performance venues, rehearsal studios, teaching spaces, a public l...

Duxbury tops Tewksbury, punches ticket for Gillette Stadium

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:16:33 GMT

WESTWOOD — In a way, the final play of Saturday’s Div. 4 state semifinal football game at Xaverian Brothers between Tewksbury and Duxbury was symbolic.Sophomore Ben Christopher was tackled at the 2-yard line after a 28-yard reception.The play wouldn’t have changed the outcome, the Dragons won by a 19-7 score, but the afternoon was filled with solid drives that just came up short for the Redmen (7-4) in a Div. 4 state semifinal.“We had some opportunities early on that I thought we didn’t capitalize on,” said TMHS coach Brian Aylward. “In both halves really. I thought the guys we had ready and available played hard. This was a chance for them to go to Gillette (Stadium) and you would expect that from them.”Top-seeded Duxbury (9-1), which scored 33 and 31 points in its first two postseason wins, iwill face Scituate in the Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium.In the first half, four of Tewksbury’s five possessions reached inside the Duxbury 30 and the Redmen got to the 10 with a long drive th...

Bo MacCormack (430 yards rushing, 8 TD’s) puts on show for BB&N

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:16:33 GMT

MARION — Saturday’s NEPSAC postseason bowl between BB&N and Tabor was named after former Knights coach John Papas.Maybe next year they will name it after Bo MacCormack.The junior running back was sensational in a 63-43 BB&N win over an explosive Tabor team.MacCormack, of Westford, rushed for 430 yards and eight touchdowns on 45 carries. He threw a 46-yard halfback option for a touchdown to Vince Snoonian in the first half. He also made an interception on defense, also in the first half, to set up one of his touchdowns.“There’s really nothing that you can’t say about Bo,” BB&N coach Mike Willey said. “He’s an unbelievable player, an unbelievable competitor, one of the toughest guys I’ve ever met. A great leader. He’s everything you want a football player to be. He had a great day on the biggest stage, and we needed it, and he did a great job offensively, defensively, and on special teams.”“I think this game...

Man fatally shot while hunting in western New York state

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:16:33 GMT

SAVANNAH, N.Y. (AP) — A man on a hunting trip was shot and killed in western New York on Saturday, the first day of the state’s regular deer and bear hunting seasons, authorities said.The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office said it responded at about 7 a.m. to a report that a hunter had been shot in Savannah, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Rochester. When deputies arrived, they found the man was fatally wounded during a hunting excursion, police said.The sheriff’s office did not say how the man was shot and had not released his name as of late Saturday afternoon.The shooting was reported near Route 89, a rural area that includes a firearms training center, an Audubon center and a hiking area.No other details were released.The sheriff’s office and state Department of Environmental Conservation police were investigating.The fatal shooting came three days after state officials, ahead of the first day of big game season, urged hunters to be safety conscious and...

Biden says ‘revitalized Palestinian Authority’ should eventually govern Gaza and the West Bank

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:16:33 GMT

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden says that achieving a cease-fire amid Israel’s war with Hamas “is not peace” and that an important key to lasting stability is a reunited Gaza Strip and West Bank that can be governed under “a revitalized Palestinian Authority.” In an op-ed published Saturday in the Washington Post, Biden reiterated his position of recent weeks that a temporary halt to the fighting wasn’t a real possibility and wouldn’t ultimately advance greater U.S. objectives. The president and top U.S. officials have instead revived talk of working toward a two-state solution for the governance of Gaza. Biden used the op-ed to offer more details on what the process of working toward that larger goal might look like. “As we strive for peace, Gaza and the West Bank should be reunited under a single governance structure, ultimately under a revitalized Palestinian Authority, as we all work toward a two-state solution,” Biden wrote. “I have been emphatic w...

Portion of Lake Shore Drive shut down after demonstrators block road

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:16:33 GMT

CHICAGO — A portion of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive is shut down on Saturday afternoon after a pro-Palestinian demonstration carried into the street, blocking both lanes of traffic. According to the Chicago Office of Emergency Management & Communications, due to a gathering near Grant Park, South DuSable Lake Shore Drive is temporarily closed to vehicular traffic.  For more coverage of the Israel and Hamas Conflict, click here In a series of posts shared on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, the US Palestinian Community Network detailed a growing demonstration near Buckingham Fountain as the crowd spilled into the street, blocking traffic. Currently, it is unclear how long the road will be closed to vehicular traffic.  Chicago Traffic: Visit the WGN News traffic map for the latest real-time updates The demostration is the latest of many held around Chicagoland since the conflict between Israel and Hamas escalated following the surprise attack by Ham...