SolarMax Reports Fiscal 2025 Results Showing Revenue Growth

 

Riverside, Calif. — SolarMax Technology announced on April 7, 2026 that it recorded $91.0 million in revenue for fiscal 2025 and a net loss of $6.3 million, with a fourth-quarter loss of $872,000 and quarter revenue reported at $46.6 million, according to its GlobeNewswire release. The company reported that $60.2 million,...

Florida Lawmaker Leads Push to Eliminate Property Taxes

 

Tallahassee — State Rep. Ryan Chamberlin announced April 1 he will lead a citizen-led constitutional amendment effort to ban property taxes in Florida, saying he will seek roughly 900,000 petition signatures to place a measure on the 2028 ballot after the regular session failed to reach agreement. The announcement follows competing...

Regents Schedule Vote on Firing University System President

 

Madison, Wis. — The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents scheduled a Tuesday meeting to vote on whether to fire system President Jay Rothman after asking him to resign; Rothman sent two letters refusing to resign without an explanation and has led the 165,000-student system since 2022. The board set a...

Virginia Governor Polls Below Predecessors Ahead Of Referendum

 

RICHMOND, Va. — A Washington Post–Schar School poll released Monday shows Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger with a 47 percent approval rating and 46 percent disapproval, placing her below the averages for each of her eight immediate predecessors, as voters prepare to decide on a redistricting referendum. The poll, released just over...

Top golfers prepare as Masters begins amid scrutiny

 

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Top-ranked golfers began practice rounds at Augusta National on April 6 ahead of the Masters, which opens April 9; reigning champion Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler took part as organizers presented firm course conditions, limited commercial minutes and pronounced tournament traditions. Players and bettors adjusted strategies and odds...

Tiger Woods DUI Prompts Questions at Masters Tournament

 

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods is absent from the 90th Masters this week after his March 27 arrest in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence; he pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test. At Augusta on Monday, fellow players...

Multiple U.S. communities report notable water supply disruptions

 

United States: Multiple localities reported water supply and quality incidents this week, including an emergency water-line repair and boil order in Valley Mills scheduled Tuesday morning, resident complaints of discolored tap water in Bowie, reported odor and runoff concerns near a Jefferson County cannabis facility, and desalination R&D advances. Officials have...

Trump Denounces Media Leak After Iran Airman Rescue

 

Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday, April 6, he would demand that the journalist who first reported a rescued U.S. airman in Iran reveal their source and threatened to jail the reporter if they refused, after an F-15E was shot down and initial recovery was reported. The White House...

Education Department Ends Agreements Protecting Transgender Students Nationwide

 

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Education Department on Monday terminated resolution agreements with five school districts and Taft College that had outlined protections and accommodations for transgender students, removing the department's stated enforcement role for those specific agreements under prior administrations' Title IX interpretations. The move affects Cape Henlopen (Del.), Fife (Wash.),...

UNC Hires NBA Coach Michael Malone as Head

 

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina hired Michael Malone as its men's basketball head coach on Monday, ending a 13-day search. Malone, a longtime NBA coach who led the Denver Nuggets to the 2022–23 championship and recorded 510 NBA head-coaching wins, moves from broadcast work back into coaching this week. The...