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Mr Harris said the facts do not bear that out and the posters do not account for the fact that terminations on basis of a disability is not permitted.
The Minister also criticised the comparisons with the United Kingdom claiming it is the same tactic used in the divorce referendum.
Mr Harris said: “The UK does not have a ban on late-term abortions. The UK does not have an obligation to deliver pregnancy when it reaches viability.
The referendum is 11 days away and both sides are increasing their efforts to secure votes.
Mr Harris was speaking at the National Women’s Council launch for a Yes vote and was joined by former tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald.
The Minister said he looks forward to calling out the misinformation circulating in this debate.
Now is not the time to confuse voters but to listen to experts in this area, Mr Harris added.
The referendum will ask voters whether to want Article 40.3.3 to be removed from the Constitution and allow for the regulation of the termination of pregnancy.
If passed, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act will remain the law of the land.
The Government has proposed legislating for access to terminations up to 12 weeks of pregnancy and when a mother’s life or health is at risk.
If there is a Yes vote on May 25th, Mr Harris said he will engage in a period of consultation with medical professionals on the proposed legislation.
Shorewood trustees John Wesley Warren and Tammy Bockhorst will return to their posts after an unsuccessful challenge from a political newcomer.
Shorewood Village Board members John Wesley Warren and Tammy Bockhorst will return to their posts after fending off a challenge from political newcomer Kathy Stokebrand in the April 2 election.
Shorewood voters were asked to pick two trustee candidates on the ballot. Bockhorst and Stokebrand appeared to be on opposite sides of the spectrum, with Warren picking up votes from both sides.
Warren, who was appointed to the board in June 2018, won 3,213 votes, or 42%.
Bockhorst, who has served on the board since 2013, earned 2,374 votes, or 31%.
Stokebrand, a retired journalist seeking office for the first time, earned 2,036, or 26.6%.
When asked to list the top village issue earlier this year, all three candidates agreed that village finances topped the list. The village board has discussed a wheel tax in the past as a possible alternative revenue sources to the tax levy.
Bockhorst has proposed legislation that would reduce the fine for small-time marijuana possession to $1. She also introduced an ordinance allowing beekeeping, which was approved in 2016.
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Including a classier take on the standard PSL.
There are still a few tickets left for tonight’s GT Collective Dinner at GT Fish & Oyster (531 N. Wells St., River North, 312-929-3501), which will have Balena chef Michael Cote joining up with the GT team for a five-course dinner with beer and wine pairings for $75. If you’re available for a 5:30 p.m. seating, call th...
If you want a pumpkin spice latte without any Starbucks shame, swing by Beatrix (519 N. Clark St., River North, 312-284-1377) for National Coffee Day today—you can get their take on the fall treat using extra-caffeinated Nitro cold brew coffee (gourd haters, there’s also a caramel cream version) for $3 and use your rec...
Get to know the Wicker Park and Bucktown dining scene during the annual Fall Dinner Crawl, which offers multiple itineraries of samplings through some of the neighborhoods’ favorite restaurants. There are multiple routes to choose from—you can choose your own adventure here.
One year after the closing of Hot Doug’s, a somber event from which the city still has not fully recovered, Honey Butter Fried Chicken will be featuring a concoction known as the Doug Sohn from today through Sunday. It’s a fried chicken sandwich with all the trappings of a Chicago-style dog, from celery salt to pickled...
Watch bartenders and cocktail class graduates duke it out in a Bloody Mary competition at Autre Monde Café (6727 W. Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn, 708-775-8122). Talent from several area bars, including the Violet Hour and Villains, will face off against students from Autre Monde mixologist Becci Visconti West’s drink courses ...
The Class 1A, 2A and 3A sectional wrestling tournaments came to a conclusion on Saturday afternoon, in some cases dramatically, with wrestlers from all around the area taking aim at top-four finishes in each weight bracket to advance to state.
With state bids awaiting the winners, the sectional semifinals had plenty riding on them. And the championship bouts always come with plenty of hype. But it was the battles to get to the third-place matches that had the most pressure.
Win, and you head to next week’s three-class state tournament in Champaign, no matter what happens the rest of the day. Lose, and your season is over right then and there.
Like Freeport, Dakota got a handful of wrestlers through to state, and all five soared right through to the finals at the 1A Byron Sectional. Conner Elmer (25-17 at 113), Caleb Alber (31-11 at 138) and Andrew Wenzel (40-6 at 170) all claimed titles, and Maddux Blakely (29-10 at 106) and Lucas Sutherland (23-16 at 120) ...
Lena-Winslow/Stockton, which edged Dakota for the NUIC title, got five through to state as well, but took tougher routes, and took on more losses. The PantherHawks were led by sectional runner-up Colin Dvorak (37-4 at 170), with third-place finisher Ian Kuehl (38-3 at 285) and three fourth-place finishers — Zach White ...
"Yes, pairings played a part in it," Le-Win/Stockton coach Kevin Milder said, "but we didn't come out and wrestle well."
West Carroll’s Ethen Doty (41-0 at 126) remained unscathed during his power roll through the sectionals, and his teammate Briar Nevills (33-9 at 113) placed fourth to move on as well.
One of the happiest semifinal winner, and state qualifier, of them all may have been Chase Clark of Oregon, who knew only postseason heartbreak the last two years. After he won a 4-2 decision in the 152 semis, he sprawled out on the Byron gym floor for several minutes, relishing the moment.
"Honestly, I can't describe the feeling of relief this is," said Clark, one of four Hawk state qualifiers.
Andrew Herbst (41-2 at 106), Jacob Milliman (38-5 at 113) and Noah Paul (39-5 at 132) all made it to state for Oregon as well, as did the Byron trio of Colton Ingram (41-3 at 195), Tyler Elsbury (37-3 at 285), both sectional runners-up, and Peyton Lind (39-6 at 220), who placed fourth. Stillman Valley's Mason Engelkens...
Chavers wasn’t the only Pretzel to muscle his way through The Blood Rounds and onto state in Geneseo. Markel Baker (31-7 at 113) and Keondre Jackson (30-7 at 152) both took third, and they were part of Freeport’s 3-for-3 effort in the do-or-die matches.
Dedmond’s son Major Dedmond (31-1 at 170) did a lot of that Saturday, using a tech-fall, a third-period pin and a first-period injury-default to roll to the sectional title.
Freeport heavyweight Isaiah Batteast (20-7) won the title at 285 with an injury-default in the second period, and he brings plenty of momentum into the state showdown.
A pair of Rochelle seniors moved on different ways, with Ben Harvey (41-3 at 182) taking second after on overtime loss and Eddie Villalobos (14-6 at 138) having to battle all the way back from a first-round defeat to take third. He finished it off with a first-period pin.
"Right now I'm leaning on my mental toughness to get me through," said Villalobos, who had stress fractures in two of his vertebrae that kept him out right up until the postseason. "It's my fourth year in a row having to wrestle in that Blood Round, so I know it well. I knew what I had to do."
Led by 182-pound sectional champion Cadence Hecox (31-8), Harlem led the way out of the 3A Barrington Sectional with three state qualifiers. Chad Richards (37-3 at 160) took third and Jevin Doke (29-11 at 113) placed fourth for the Huskies.
East's Aydin Guttridge, who lost in The Blood Rounds by one point last year, steamrolled his way to the heavyweight finals, but there he just edged Hononegah's Paul Fay (30-13) 2-1 for the title. They'll both head to Champaign next week, where they could meet again.
"Those kinds of matches are good for me. They let me test my gas tank," said Guttridge, who pinned Fay in the third period at regionals. "Once I got through my semifinals, and I knew I was going to state for the first time, it was pretty exciting. I'm relieved, and excited. I'm ready."
Both Guttridge and Fay will be joined by one teammate — Hononegah's Giovanni Cassioppi (38-6) who won the 145-pound title, and East's Saw Htoo (30-5), who took second — at state, as well as by Auburn's Lance Morgan (21-11), who placed fourth at heavyweight, and Belvidere's Trever Dawson (24-8 at 220), who took fourth.
Now the nine from the NIC-10, as well as the other qualifiers from the area, will prep for the finale. The first rounds of the state tourney begin at noon on Thursday for the 1A group. Friday’s action concludes with the semifinals in all classes at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday’s medal rounds are expected to begin at 1 p.m.,...
The Gujarat High Court Thursday quashed a state government ordinance providing 10 per cent quota in educational institutions and government jobs to the economically weaker sections among the unreserved category. The state ordinance was promulgated in May this year to pacify the agitating Patel community.
The division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi, declaring the ordinance “unconstitutional” and “illegal”, dismissed the main defence of the state government that the ordinance was merely a classification and not reservation per se.
Following the order, the state government sought two weeks to appeal in the Supreme Court which was allowed. The judgment came on a set of petitions challenging the ordinance on grounds that the 10 per cent provision is against the limit of 50 per cent reservation prescribed by the Supreme Court.
When it was promulgated, the Gujarat Unreserved Economically Weaker Sections (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions in the State and of Appointments and Posts in Services under the State) Ordinance, 2016, stated that the provision of 10 per cent quota was a classification of EWS and should not be treated as ...
The High Court order noted how the Patidar community agitated for reservation which forced the government to bring the ordinance. From background facts and contents of the high-power committee recommendation which led to issuance of the ordinance, it was clear that the arrangement of 10 per cent quota was nothing but r...
The order stated that from the reading of clauses of the ordinance, it was clear that only candidates with family income less than Rs 6 lakh were entitled to quota available to unreserved categories. “In view of the aforesaid reasoning and clear and unambiguous language used in the impugned ordinance for reservation of...
The ordinance, the bench said, cannot be justified in providing reservation in favour of EWS only on the basis of economic criterion and exceeding the ceiling limit of 50 per cent of available seats. The order also stated that without carrying out any detailed scientific and technical impact assessment study by experts...
“Having regard to general importance in the matter and further as Advocate General has assured that no further admissions will be made based on the impugned ordinance reserving 10% of the seats for economically weaker sections, we deem it appropriate to stay implementation of the judgment for a period of two weeks from...
In Gandhinagar, state minister Nitin Patel, one of the frontrunners for the CM’s post, said the government will move the Supreme Court against the High Court order. He targeted the Congress, saying the PILs were filed by groups allied to the party.
What PRSI do pensioners face on unearned income?
I am a retired teacher and will be 66 this year. I receive a pension based on my service of almost 40 years. My wife and I have several savings accounts such as credit union and various bank deposit accounts.
The cumulative total of unearned income by way of dividend and interest before Dirt is deducted will exceed €3,174, the figure that Revenue has set as the cut -off point for the 4 per cent PRSI charge.
Do we have a liability for this charge? Various suggestions state that a person over 66 is not liable to PRSI. Is this correct?
Could you also clarify if the €3,174 is the amount for each person. Is the 4 per cent charged on the total figure or is it on the excess after the €3,174 is accounted for?
I understand that this tax will be calculated by Revenue after one makes their return on Form 12 at the end of the year.
Will it be off set against the following years allowances or will a demand be sent to the taxable person?
The new PRSI regime on unearned income is certainly causing a lot of confusion, in part because it will require eligible people to file an income tax return.
However, the overriding rule on PRSI (Pay Related Social Insurance) is that it is not applicable to those under the age of 16 and over the age of 66.
This means that, for you, in any case, the additional taxation on unearned income are not a consideration.
That does not mean that your wife is similarly exempt – unless she too is 66.
To my understanding, even in cases where people are jointly assessed for income tax, PRSI is predicated on the age of the individual and not on the age of the older person within the jointly assessed couple.
Having said that, you make the point that while your unearned income may exceed the €3,174 annual threshold, it is form jointly-held savings. To assess individual liability, you would need to split the income accruing from interest on savings, dividends, etc in two to determine whether your wife’s liability is, on its ...
In relation to the other issues you raise, it is the case that all unearned income will be subject to the 4 per cent PRSI rate if that income exceeds the €3,174 annual threshold – not just the income in excess of the threshold.
Finally, and possibly most intimidating for people, the PRSI will be collected by way of self assessment.
My understanding is that the necessary form is Form 11, not 12.
Form 12 is for PAYE workers but as unearned income, such as that subject to the new PRSI charge, is outside the PAYE framework, I am told that the appropriate form is Form 11.
As with all tax returns, those with a liability will be expected to settle with the Revenue up front or by the pay and file deadline. The liability will not be set against future credits: that’s not how self-assessment works.
I read with interest your reply of April 1st on the issue of Anglo Irish shares. Can you tell me if Revenue confirmed they will now accept a negligible value claim for 2009 in respect of Anglo shares?
The response I got from Revenue stated specifically that “Revenue accepts that the shares were of negligible value since 2009”.
This is so even though the bank only went into liquidation in February of last year.
The tax authorities also stated specifically that any losses in respect of the shares “can be offset against gains on other shares in 2009 and subsequent years”.
way to gift grandchildren money?
Thank you for publishing and answering my query recently in relation to gifts to grandchildren. However, you omitted any comment on how best to give money to grandchildren without the Revenue objecting on the grounds that it was a back door method to give financial aid to children , i e their parents?
I did. It is not something I have heard the Revenue raise as a matter of concern. Their position is that capital acquisitions tax is a matter for self-assessment.
Where they have a concern that a gift or inheritance has not been genuine or has not been treated in the correct manner, they will generally enquire of the beneficiary or their guardians.
As a general rule, an inheritance would not be a sum disbursed in banknotes – especially the sort of five-figure sum you were looking at. It would be either an asset which could be transferred into the name of the intended beneficiary or a lump sum which would be paid over via cheque or bank draft.
That, too, would be in the name of the grandchild in this case.
If the child did not have a savings account with a bank or other institution – such as a credit union – one would have to be opened for them to facilitate the lodgment. Of course, you could always consider opening an account yourself in the name of the child. To the best of my knowledge, Revenue does not lay down a par...
With dozens of shows behind him, the co-founder of Bunim/Murray Productions -- celebrating 25 years in business -- opens up about how Pedro Zamora impacted even Bill Clinton and the show his late partner Mary-Ellis Bunim would "love."
The concept was simple: Pick seven strangers, make them live in a house and film the fallout. In May 1992, The Real World premiered on MTV as the next wave of the young-skewing network's attack on primetime. What no one could have guessed was the series' lasting impact on the genre it spawned and the rule-breaking seri...
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: You came from the world of local news, while Mary-Ellis Bunim cut her teeth in soap operas. What brought you two together?
Jonathan Murray: My then-agent at William Morris, Mark Itkin, suggested we work together on a pilot that I was going to pitch. I was in New York; she was in L.A. We talked on the phone a lot, but I didn't actually meet her in person until the day I flew out to L.A. to pitch this show with her to these potential buyers....
THR: Looking back on 25 years, what scene or moment in your shows makes you most proud as a producer?
Murray: It would have to be our inclusion of Pedro Zamora, a gay, HIV-positive kid who had emigrated from Cuba, in our third season of The Real World. It did one of those things that you rarely get to do. We got to deliver to our viewers entertaining television but also television that would actually change their lives...
THR: What's been the most meaningful feedback you've received about your work?
Murray: Beyond the thrill of a great rating? Because when The Simple Life premiered with 14 million viewers, it was pretty exciting. On a more serious note, I had the chance to meet President Clinton, who talked to me about the difference he felt Pedro made in people's lives. He did an intro for Pedro, the film that we...
THR: What are the most meaningful changes the reality genre has undergone since you started in the business?
Murray: Going back to the beginning of time, we've always been interested in what the people across the street were doing. We're gossips! So at the very beginning of The Real World, it was like being a fly on the wall, watching these people lead their lives. Today, we are much more able to quantify different reasons wh...
THR: The Kardashians franchise found itself in hot water in the fall when Kim's marriage to Kris Humphries crumbled, calling into question Kim's and the show's credibility. What was going through your head during this time?
Murray: We started filming a week after Kim and Kris got back from their honeymoon, and we could start to see the marriage unraveling. And I thought, "This could be a disaster."
Murray: For everyone. But I'm a selfish producer -- so, for me. (Laughs.) The amazing thing about the entire Kardashian family is that they are so open to the cameras. They're willing to trust us to shoot all this stuff that happens in their lives and then put these episodes together in a way that really shows the huma...
THR: Would The Real World sell at MTV if you pitched it today?
Murray: I'm not sure we could sell it today. It's almost too pure, and it doesn't have a lot of bells and whistles. Today you start with a Real World idea of either putting people in a house, then you have to add the additional elements -- they're all bad girls, they're all from the Jersey Shore -- to make it loud enou...

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