Treasury ends enforcement of business ownership database meant to stop shell company formation
The U.S. Treasury Department announced it will not enforce a Biden-era small business rule intended to curb money laundering and shell company formation. In a Sunday evening announcement, Treasury said in a news release that it will not impose penalties now or in the future if companies fail to register for the agency’s beneficial ownership information database that was created during the Biden administration. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Jose Luis Magana)
Hundreds protest against park ranger cuts as the administration moves to shrink the government
The White House’s Department of Government Efficiency announced the firing of 1,000 newer park rangers earlier this year. After some pushback, including from President Donald Trump’s interior secretary, Doug Berman, 50 were reinstated. The cuts to staffing at National Parks are part of a stated effort of fiscal responsibility and removing wasteful spending in the government. Continue reading at KIRO. (KIRO)
How Medicaid cuts could affect Washington state
Potential cuts to Medicaid could worsen Washington state’s multibillion-dollar budget shortfall and threaten health benefits for nearly 2 million Washingtonians, state officials warn. Why it matters: A budget resolution that the Republican-controlled U.S. House passed last week looks to cut up to $2 trillion from the federal budget over 10 years, with Medicaid a likely target for up to $880 billion of those cuts. Continue reading at Axios. (Jacque Schrag)
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