Your Cheddar hosts Kristen Scholer and Tim Stenovec break down today's top stories, from taxes to crypto.
Shares of Kodak more than doubled Tuesday after the company announced plans to jump into the cryptocurrency market. The photo imaging giant has plans for an initial coin offering called KodakCoin. The digital currency would be the backbone of a platform to help photographers license their work and track unauthorized use of their photos.
Plus, the newly passed tax law could save Americans billions of dollars on their utility bills. Electric companies in Massachusetts, Illinois, Oregon, and other states have announced plans to pass tax savings onto their customers.
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A Michigan judge is putting sponges in the hands of shoplifters and ordering them to wash cars in a Walmart parking lot when spring weather arrives. Genesee County Judge Jeffrey Clothier hopes the unusual form of community service discourages people from stealing from Walmart. The judge also wants to reward shoppers with free car washes. Clothier says he began ordering “Walmart wash” sentences this week for shoplifting at the store in Grand Blanc Township. He believes 75 to 100 people eventually will be ordered to wash cars this spring. Clothier says he will be washing cars alongside them when the time comes.
The State Department had been in talks with Elon Musk’s Tesla company to buy armored electric vehicles, but the plans have been put on hold by the Trump administration after reports emerged about a potential $400 million purchase. A State Department spokesperson said the electric car company owned by Musk was the only one that expressed interest back in May 2024. The deal with Tesla was only in its planning phases but it was forecast to be the largest contract of the year. It shows how some of his wealth has come and was still expected to come from taxpayers.
