u/Ok_Warthog_3941

So, I stumbled onto the GR Herald a while back but shrugged it off at the time. Then they posted about the GRPS buses the other day and then this thing today about a former commissioner: https://www.reddit.com/r/grandrapids/comments/1szx7sl/grand_rapids_paid_35k_to_business_run_by_wife_of/

That got me looking at the site again and all the coverage has an obvious right-wing slant. Which, whatever, lots of reporters are striking out on their own and trying to do something different and the conservative online ecosystem is definitely generating some cash in the era of Trump. The thing is, I can't figure out where the money is coming from here. They don't sell ads, they don't charge for their newsletter or tiered content, they don't have a donate button, or a patreon link. I can't find a business registration with the Michigan SOS and their domain info is through a proxy. So, on the surface it just seems to be a site run as a hobby by a right-wing activist, right?

Well, maybe. The thing that piqued my interest was when I found this page: https://grherald.com/wanted-editor-of-the-grand-rapids-herald/

EDIT: So it looks like they took down that page which raises more questions than it answers, but I grabbed some screen shots:

https://preview.redd.it/7wnn3qgt0eyg1.png?width=1340&format=png&auto=webp&s=5e9abd9b51c47c4d4779089a11ad4d10f0529064

https://preview.redd.it/khyf3mvu0eyg1.png?width=680&format=png&auto=webp&s=a640ab99c7068d9d06f341f8b46624fcb33658ff

https://preview.redd.it/sotbg71w0eyg1.png?width=671&format=png&auto=webp&s=ad83524b8941c50166b721f12630354c86a79385

They have two people who have written stories, Jackson and Jacob, and both appear to be real people and Jackson seems to be a legitimately trained journalist.

I'm not sure which of the two is filling the editor role, but that's a lot of money in the news world from what reporters have told me they make in the past. Way more than most were making locally. I can't imagine that salaries have increased over the last few years with the way that industry is dying.

While I tend to believe most people overplay the conspiracy game on this site, I do wonder who is paying for this. Given the way they cover stuff it feels more like part of a propaganda campaign than a "news from the right" blog or whatever. Am I reading too much into this?

Here's the request -

Looking for a reliable Spanish tax consultant that has worked with U.S. retirees with a career in public service to discuss my retirement planning. I'm roughly six years out from retiring to Spain.

I've done some Googling for tax advisers in Spain but I'm struggling to find one that indicates they have specific expertise with U.S. public sector retirement.

Here's the deeper background -

I've was in the military for 20 years and already receive a pension from them. Since retiring from the Army, I have worked at two different municipal governments in the United States. So, other than a few private investments, my retirement funds will be primarily from all public sector sources. The research I've done to this point, is that those public sector accounts would be exempt from Spanish income taxes but...

One city gave me a 401(a) defined benefit plan.

The other city's retirement is via a combination of a 401(a) defined contribution plan and a voluntary 457(b) deferred compensation account.

I'm in the place where I can increase my 457(b) contributions but I can't seem to get a good answer if that's the best move. Since the source of funds would be an additional optional contribution on my part, would that still be considered "exempt" or would I be better off looking at a high-yield savings account (HYSA)?

As you can imagine, there's the potential of adding a decent amount of money over the next six years so, I'm just looking to confirm with someone that has expertise how the law would actually treat those accounts.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.