Senator Wyden decries the expense plans acting as legal tax havens for the ultra-wealthy. The Senate Finance Committee released a report this week after an 18-month investigation into…
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States are Passing Legislation to Help Veterans
Illinois, Maryland, and Pennsylvania have measures to assist with such things as business loans, nonprofit fundraising, and tax relief. State governors and legislatures are approving laws that provide…
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EPA Announces Projects to Monitor Air Pollution
Communities in 37 states will be involved. The Environmental Protection Agency announced it will fund 132 projects for monitoring air pollution in 37 states. Funds from the COVID-19 stimulus…
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IRS to Increase Standard Deductions for 2023
They are responding to pressures of inflation. The Internal Revenue Service announced Tuesday that it is raising the income threshold for all tax brackets and will also increase…
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Federal Judge Blocks Tax Mandate in Pandemic Relief Package
Rules that it is a “federal invasion of State sovereignty.” In March of this year, 13 states sued Congress on the grounds that it exceeded constitutional authority in…
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Administration Sued by 13 States Over Relief Plan
They allege that spending restrictions are “overreaching.” Thirteen state attorneys general sued President Biden’s administration over an element of the recently enacted $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief law that…
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Senate Sets Up Sunday Vote on Stimulus
Negotiators are meeting behind closed doors. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has set up the first vote related to a mammoth stimulus package over the coronavirus for Sunday.…
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President Takes Steps to Protect Public Health
Including travel restrictions In an address to the nation on Wednesday evening, President Trump said, “Together we are putting into policy a plan to prevent, detect, treat and…
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