Montana aims to lure foreign money with depository law
Montana officials pursue chartering foreign capital depositories to attract wealthy foreign funds. The plan relies on strong privacy laws and no lending, with a 1.5 percent tax on deposits and fees for charters. Skeptics cite competition from Switzerland and risks of money laundering.
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New year brings a wave of state law changes
Hundreds of laws took effect at midnight 1998 across the United States. Californians gain ear wax removal rights for audiologists while doctors concede. States expand coverage for mental illness and diabetes, bar some medical denials, and raise penalties for red-light violations. Pigs face looser immunization rules. smoking bans widen in bars and casinos. hunting licenses drop in California and Oregon. taxes shift on lottery, motor vehicles, and tobacco. New protections touch mothers, DNA testing, and public accommodations. Civil rights for gays advance in New Hampshire. Illinois tightens gun licenses for domestic abusers. Minnesota creates a daddy registry. Michigan forms a new family court.
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