Another round of federal payments will be sent to millions of families this week. The IRS will begin sending advances on annual child tax credits Thursday for qualifying families as part of President Joe Biden’s…
President Joe Biden met Monday with Attorney General Merrick Garland and other law enforcement and community leaders from around the nation as a surge in violent crime continues in the nation’s largest cities. A recent…
The New York State Thruway Authority has rejected more than $900 million in cost overrun claims filed by the construction firm responsible for the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. USA Today Network New York reported Thursday…
This year, Iowa’s top corporate tax rate decreased from 12%, the highest in the nation, to 9.8%. Even at 9.8%, Iowa’s corporate tax rate is high. Many states have or are in the process of…
The Iowa Finance Authority has so far approved about 1,000 applications received from residents through its Iowa Homeowner Foreclosure Assistance Program, officials said July 8. The total disbursement of $220,000 so far includes the approval of…
Michigan lawmakers passed laws in the past two years to eliminate red tape and limit government reach. The legislators established rules to ensure federal broadband money goes to private providers expanding in unserved areas while…
As doctors and health policy experts debate the merits of Aduhelm, the first Alzheimer’s drug approved in 18 years, patients simply want to know: “Will it help me?” Doctors do not have a definitive answer. “In…
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the federal government was mostly responsible for Texas’ deadliest mass shooting at a Sutherland Springs church in 2017, concluding that the U.S. government failed to submit information that could…
The heat wave hitting the northwestern U.S. and Canada has been shattering records, with temperatures 30 degrees Fahrenheit or more above normal. With drought already gripping the West, the intense heat has helped suck even…
By early July 2021, nearly two-thirds of all U.S. residents 12 years and older had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine; 55% were fully vaccinated. But uptake varies drastically by region –…