TRUMP HAS JUST REVEALED SECRET US HYPERSONIC PROGRAM #WARTHOGDEFENSE

(It's NOT a secret)
Defense officials have revealed to CNN details about the hypersonic missile President Donald Trump has long touted as a "super duper" new military weapon -- part of a major effort to catch up to Russian and Chinese hypersonic weapons programs. Pentagon officials acknowledged for the first time some of the capabilities of the hypersonic missile, which Trump has described as traveling 17 times the speed of sound. A senior defense official has told CNN that Trump has taken a special interest in the missile, revealing that Trump's oft-cited "17 times" faster figure derives from a test of a "hypersonic glide body" over the Pacific in March, a test that the Pentagon officially described as "successful" while revealing little additional information.

I Don't See a Recession: Tony Dwyer

We don't know what we don't and "I just don't think it's possible . . ."
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A Whiff of The Rose Law Group "News That Matters"

When it comes to the most precious commodity here in the outer fringes of The East Valley they use Dairy-Farmers and Cows as a pretext. They do disclose who they represent in the lands for real estate speculation. Something about that stinks - Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents landowners and homebuilders working with the ACC to find a utility solution in the Johnson Utilities service area.) By Mark Cowling | Maricopa Monitor FLORENCE – Pinal County is asking state utility regulators to immediately provide interim solutions that will allow development to proceed around the Pecan and the Section 11 facilities, which are both Johnson Utilities wastewater plants in San Tan Valley. The county’s letter to the Arizona Corporation Commission says that without ACC action, construction activity served by the Pecan plant in northern San Tan Valley could be forced to shut down. The letter suggests a connection with the Queen Creek sewer system could be one short-term answer. The Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to send the letter, which asks the ACC to take action at its Sept. 22 open meeting. County asks ACC for short-term fixes to keep Johnson Utilities plants running Why is Queen Creek’s water deal so contentious? It exposes our most fundamental problems This map was submitted by the company GSC Farm LLC and the town of Queen Creek as part of a proposal to the Arizona Department of Water Resources. The company and the town are proposing to transfer Colorado River water that is now used for farming to Queen Creek. Roughly a thousand acre-feet of water won’t make or break the Colorado River. (Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are published for discussion purposes only.) A deal to move even a small amount of Colorado River water to Queen Creek could have big ripple effects on Arizona. Here’s why. By Joanna Allhands | Arizona Republic ____________________________________________________________________________

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U.S. Census Bureau > Quarterly Summary of State & Local Tax Revenue: Quarter Two

How Much Covid Relief Do States Need?

The fiscal crisis is not as dire as Democrats say, but it’s worse than Republicans claim.

By Karl W. Smith

Bloomberg.com

" . . .No one can know for sure what course the virus will take, or what state and local governments will need to do in response. Nonetheless, it seems highly implausible that they will face costs as high as Democrats expect.

Democratic fears were bolstered by a Census Bureau report last week that state tax revenues fell by 29% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2020. .  . Instead of looking forward, however, lawmakers should look back — at what has already been spent. Through the end of June, state and local governments had spent only 25% — roughly $35 billion — of the $139 billion they were allocated in the first relief package in March. And a few states have been accused of spending what little they have on projects and programs unrelated to the pandemic. . .

All that said, this is a fast-moving and uncertain crisis. Setting aside an additional $250 billion for state and local aid, roughly a third of Pelosi’s initial request, is prudent. Republicans ought to feel comfortable funding a buffer of that size without worrying too much that it will fuel spending binges through 2021. And Democrats can be confident that those funds will likely hold over state and local governments well into next year.

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Quarterly Summary of State & Local Tax Revenue: Quarter Two

September 2020

https://www.census.gov/en.html

  Table 1. National Totals of State and Local Tax Revenue, by Type of Tax 2020   [<1.0 MB]

  Table 2. National Totals of State Tax Revenue, by Type of Tax 2020   [<1.0 MB]

  Table 3: State Tax Collections by State and Type of Tax 2020   [<1.0 MB]

Last Revised: September 14, 2020

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