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Texas is a "tax donor state"; in 2005, for every dollar Texans paid to the federal government in federal income taxes, the state got back about $0.94 in benefits. [260] To attract business, Texas has incentive programs worth $19 billion per year (2012); more than any other U.S. state.
[4] [5] His mother, Maye (née Haldeman), is a model and dietitian born in Saskatchewan, Canada, and raised in South Africa. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ a ] His father, Errol Musk , is a South African electromechanical engineer , pilot, sailor, consultant, emerald dealer, and property developer, who partly owned a rental lodge at Timbavati Private ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 February 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Pennsylvania (disambiguation). "Penn." redirects here. For other uses, see Penn. State in the United States Pennsylvania Pennsilfaani (Pennsylvania Dutch) State Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Flag Seal Nickname: The ...
The litigation was settled in July 2020 for $7.5 million with a payout to claimants of at least $5 each, with a maximum of $12 each. [ 390 ] [ 391 ] [ 392 ] On March 20, 2019, the European Commission imposed a €1.49 billion ($1.69 billion) fine on Google for preventing rivals from being able to "compete and innovate fairly" in the online ...
The state constitution granted the Board of Regents the power to appoint a non-voting presiding president to lead their meetings, [143] effectively elevating the board to the level of a constitutional corporation independent of the state administration and making the University of Michigan the first public institution of higher education in the ...
King had opposed construction of the Montana class while he was on the General Board on the grounds that they were too big to fit through the Panama Canal. [131] The escort carrier USS Casablanca, at right, about to be launched at Henry J. Kaiser's shipyard in Vancouver, Washington, on 5 April 1943. Two of her 49 sister ships are under ...
On May 22, 2015, Michael Sam signed a two-year contract with Montreal Alouettes of the CFL, [318] [319] which made him the first openly gay player in the league's history. [319] Michael Sam made his CFL debut on August 7, 2015, against the Ottawa Redblacks, and thus became the first publicly gay player to play in a CFL regular season game. He ...