Alert on Credit Card Theft Skimming Rising Concerns According to Fox 8, Cuyahoga County’s Health and Human Services department in Ohio is warning SNAP benefit users about credit card theft skimming. Kevin Gowan who works with the county’s program says there have been over 400 incidents of credit card theft since February. Skimmers put devices […]
Crackdown on SNAP Benefit Fraud Scheme Alleged Trafficking Ring Unveiled According to AOL, in Franklin County, there’s been a big effort to stop the SNAP benefit fraud scheme. They found that 53 people were involved in a SNAP benefit fraud scheme using a small store called the Haitian Caribbean Mini Mart. The owners Marie Registe […]
Department of Agriculture Official Seeks Help Outside Agency Dean’s Close Ties with Think Tank Raise Ethics Concerns According to Free Beacon, two months into the Biden administration Stacy Dean, a high-ranking agriculture official at the Department of Agriculture couldn’t answer a question from a New York Times reporter. The question was about whether food stamps […]
Renovation Potential Tax Credit Incentives According to West Centrals Best, Downtown Shreveport Development officials are excited about the possibility of a $100 million investment so this means more growth downtown. Janie Landry, who leads the Downtown Development Authority (DDA), thinks more buildings might get renovated soon. This $100 million investment could happen because of future tax […]
Pennsylvania House Bill Supporting Worker Education Employers Can Contribute to Employees’ Tuition Savings Accounts According to Butler Radio, The Pennsylvania House has approved a new Pennsylvania House bill to help workers with their education. This Pennsylvania House bill lets employers give money to their employees’ tuition savings accounts. Employers can give up to $500 per employee, […]
A Bipartisan Effort to Aid New York Farmers New Hope for Farmer Housing According to Your Erie, New York lawmakers like Republican Senator Jim Tedisco and Democratic Assemblymember Marianne Buttenschon have a new idea to help farmers in New York. New York lawmakers want to change a law to let farmers get tax credits for […]
$1500 Tax Credit for Preschool Families Tax Relief Plan Targets Financial Support for Parents of Preschoolers According to Wand TV, Illinois Senate Republicans are working on plans to help families with young kids manage their money better. They want to give families with children aged 3 to 5 who go to preschool a $1500 tax […]
Governor Walz Unveils $226 Million Plan Walz Emphasizes Caution in Allocating State’s Excess Funds According to Axios, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has shared a new plan to spend $226 million plan more from the state’s big $3.7 billion extra money. Even though there’s a lot of extra cash experts warn against using too much to […]
IRS Reports 4.3% Increase $5,000 in Wyoming to $3,000 in Maine, Refund Disparities Persist According to the Points Guy, tax time is here and many people are excited about getting their average tax refunds. Recent numbers from the IRS show that average tax refunds have gone up by 4.3% from last year with the average […]
Congressman Salud Carbajal Secures Over $3.5 Million Effort to Provide Affordable Housing Project in Ojai Valley According to VC Star, in the Ojai Valley, work is happening for the Camino de Salud affordable housing project. It’s getting a lot of money from the government more than $3.5 million. Congressman Salud Carbajal helped get some of […]