$500M Tax Credit Plan to Aid Struggling New York Families Senator Gounardes Hails $500M Tax Credit as Vital Lifeline for Families According to the Finger Lakes 1, New York lawmakers proposed a $500M tax credit initiative led by Finger Lakes Partners to alleviate high living costs and provide relief for essentials like food and utilities. … Read more
Senate Approves Kentucky Bill of Pre-Birth Child Support Senate Bill 110 Aims to Alleviate Pregnancy Expenses According to Madamenoire, the Kentucky Senate passed a new bill that lets parents get child support even before the baby is born. Kentucky bill is sponsored by two Republican Senators, Whitney Westerfield and Stephen Meridith. This Kentucky bill called … Read more
Sacramento County Launches Family First Pilot Program Providing Financial Support to African American and Native-American Families According to Atlanta Black Star, Sacramento County in California has launched the Family First pilot program to help African American and Native American families with young children. Approved by the Board of Supervisors it will start in July and … Read more
San Diego Proposes Local Sales Tax Increase Leaders Seek Funding Solution for City’s Infrastructure and Budget Challenges According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego leaders want to raise the local sales tax to fix the city’s money problems and make its roads and buildings better. They’re asking voters in November to approve a 1-cent … Read more
Republican-Backed Bills Rejected in Kentucky Legislature Rare Rejection Occurs Despite GOP Majority in Committee According to Herald-Leader, two Republican-backed bills in Kentucky’s legislature faced rejection which is rare because most lawmakers in the committee are from the GOP. One bill House Bill 255, aimed to make it easier for 16- and 17-year-olds to work more … Read more
Proposed Arizona Bills Spark Debate Over Food Assistance Program Eligibility Criteria Republican-sponsored Legislation According to the Independent, Two Republican-sponsored Arizona bills in Arizona’s legislature are causing a lot of talk because they want to change how the state’s food assistance program works. The First Arizona bill, House Bill 2502 by Rep. Leo Biasiucci, says that … Read more
Two Bills Aimed at Aiding Individuals Receiving Food Stamps Senator Peter Welch Emphasizes the Need for the SNAP Program According to WCAX 3, Vermont Senator Peter Welch has made two new bills to help people who get food stamps. Senator Peter Welch talked about them when he visited the South Burlington Senior Center. Senator Peter Welch … Read more
IRS Tool for Tax Refund Tracking Easy Steps to Check Tax Refund Status According to Finger Lakes 1, During tax season, the IRS is busy handling lots of tax returns and giving back billions of dollars in tax refunds. To help ease the worry of waiting for tax refunds the IRS has a simple tool … Read more
Ohioans Stunned by Withheld Tax Refunds Sudden Refund Hold-ups According to Fox 8, many Ohio Americans were surprised when they got letters saying their state tax refunds were stopped because of unemployment identity theft. Phil Nash and his wife were confused when they saw their refund was $0.00 with no explanation. They later found out … Read more
Deadline Approaches for Claiming 2020 Tax Money Refunds Urgent Action Needed to Secure Unclaimed Funds According to Finger Lakes 1, as the deadline gets closer for people to get their tax money back from the IRS surprising thing comes up: lots of folks might have money waiting from their 2020 tax money including extra money … Read more