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Last week, during his first visit to Capitol Hill since the Jan. 6 riots, former president and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump suggested to House Republicans a significant overhaul of the U.S. tax system – proposing to eliminate income taxes and replace it with an “all tariff policy.”

Trump Proposes Eliminating U.S. Income Tax And Replacing It With Higher Tariffs On Imports

Starting on July 15, 2024, the IRS will distribute monthly Child Tax Credit Stimulus Payments to eligible families. July 15, 2024: The Start of CTC Stimulus Monthly Payments. The IRS will begin distributing the Child Tax Credit (CTC) Stimulus Monthly Payments for 2024 on July 15. This change means families will get help sooner than in past years, according to the report of JK Dears.

$300/month for Kids Under 6, $250/month for Kids 6-17: IRS Begins Monthly Child Tax Credit Stimulus Payments

The Bureau of Labor Statistics will be releasing the May Consumer Price Index (CPI) report that will give seniors more information about the 2025 Cost-of-living Adjustment (COLA) that could potentially be added to their Social Security benefits next year. TSCL Estimates 2.7% COLA for Social Security Payment in 2025. This...

Social Security Payment 2025: Here’s the Actual Amount You May Receive Next Year as Chances of Increase Rise

People in the US are very excited about the $1400 One-time Payment Stimulus Check 2024, which was part of the Internal Revenue Service Economic Relief Payment. The American Rescue Plan Act, which was signed into law in March 2024 by President Joe Biden and includes this stimulus check, is meant to help qualified Americans get through tough financial times and boost economic growth.

$1,400 One-time Payment in 2024: Tax Breaks for Everyone? Who Can Apply and When to Pay

The Motley Fool

Low inflation numbers should ultimately benefit retirees.

The 2025 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Forecast Just Changed, and It Could Pleasantly Surprise Many Retirees

WashingtonExaminer

The first round of July’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for those who retire at 70, will go out in 9 days. The first round of payments is set to go out Wednesday, July 10, to beneficiaries who were born on or before the 10th. People born on or between the 11th and 20th of the month […]

Social Security update: First round of July payments worth $4,873 go out in nine days

GOBankingRates

Do you know which states across America are the most affordable states to live in without any income tax? Trending Now: Here's How Much the Definition of Rich Has Changed in Every State Try This: How...

9 Cheapest States To Live in With No Income Tax

FinanceBuzz

While you may pay federal taxes on your Social Security benefits, many states don’t tax them. Here are the 41 states you may want to consider for retirement.

41 States That Don't Tax Social Security

Georgia State

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Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Making big money is within your reach if you’ve got the right skills.  Here are some high-demand jobs that allow you to make at least $65 an hour.

13 High-Demand Jobs That Pay More Than $65 an Hour

Markets Insider

The Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, and her predecessor Larry Summers called out Trump's plan to replace income tax with tariffs as a costly idea.

Trump's plan to hike tariffs instead of raising taxes could cause the 'mother of all stagflations,' policymakers warn

New Jersey State

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Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

When it comes to paying taxes, the majority of Americans typically e-file their taxes and pay by drawing money directly from their bank account. In fact, e-filing has become the most popular form of...

2 Reasons To Pay Your Taxes With a Credit Card

Missouri State

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CJ Coombs

According to Shakey's website, this pizza parlor is only in California, North Carolina, and Washington state in the U.S. now. This was my family's go-to pizza joint when my father was stationed with the Air Force outside of Omaha, Nebraska. We liked it so much, that when we were transferred again, it was hopeful we'd find another one.

Shakey's Pizza Parlor and nostalgia: the first franchised pizza restaurant also landed in Missouri

Whoever wins the presidency in November will have some especially tough financial choices to make next year.

$3.4 trillion in individual tax cuts are expiring next year. Biden and Trump would handle it very differently

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

The Aurora City Council will consider using opioid settlement money Monday to pay for drug treatment for clients of its yet to open homeless services campus. The council will vote during its study session whether to spend money from the fund on a peer advisor, a van to transport clients from the navigation center to treatment, and a case manager. The city will receive about $14 million in opioid settlement funds, according to a presentation by city staff to the city council.

Aurora may send homeless people to rehab

WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Burlington County, NJ

Pablo Estrada, 27, laundered proceeds from a mail fraud scheme, including lottery scams. Florence, NJ – Pablo Estrada, 27, of Burlington County, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for his role in laundering over $4 million obtained from various scams. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the sentencing today.

Burlington Man's $4M Money Laundering Scheme: 33-Month Sentence

Texas State

Beaumont, TX

Kristy Tallman

BEAUMONT, Texas – The final defendant in a racketeering conspiracy that resulted in the nationwide lockdown of the federal prison system has pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs.

Final MS-13 Defendant's Guilty Plea Triggers Nationwide Prison Lockdown

The IRS will deny billions of dollars' worth of claims for a pandemic-era tax break while working to process lower-risk filings. Enacted to support small businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, the employee retention credit, or ERC, is worth thousands of dollars per eligible employee. However, the IRS paused processing new...

IRS to reject billions of dollars in ‘improper’ pandemic-era small business tax credit claims

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Arkansas ends fiscal year with tax revenue surplus just under $700 million

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Arkansas ends fiscal year with tax revenue surplus just under $700 million

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