Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg hasn't held political office for three years. Yet he's still pushing people around and increasing Americans' taxes.
On Election Day, four cities passed new taxes on soda after Bloomberg spent millions pushing for anti-soda ballot initiatives. In Boulder, Colorado, voters said yes to a 2-cent-per-ounce excise tax on distributors of sugary drinks, which includes sodas, sports beverages and sweetened iced tea. In California, the cities of San Francisco, Oakland and Albany each added a 1-cent-per-ounce excise tax on sugar-added drinks, increasing the price of a two-liter bottle of soda by 67 cents.
STATE HOUSE – As Democrats in Congress regroup after losing the White House and prepare for life under a President Donald Trump, talks are escalating over a change of leadership in the House and Massachusetts delegation members have emerged as among the most vocal in that unfolding debate.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi assented Tuesday to a delay in leadership elections until after Thanksgiving, giving Democrats who have been in the House minority since 2011 time to assess how they want to move forward. The election had been scheduled for Thursday, but is now planned for Nov. 30.
