Cleveland, OH

Cuyahoga County, OH

Columbus, OH

New Jersey State

NJ Spotlight

There’s still plenty of time to apply. The deadline to file for 2023 tax year is Oct. 31. The latest round in the Senior Freeze property-tax relief program began July 15, with the first reimbursement checks issued. The New Jersey Department of the Treasury’s Division of Taxation said it will continue issuing weekly reimbursements as more applications are filed and approved.

Senior Freeze property-tax relief checks are flowing

An estimated 1.5 million taxpayers will be notified of their automatic eligibility for a new round of state-funded Anchor property-tax relief benefits starting next week, state Treasury officials said Tuesday. The benefits, intended to help offset the state’s high local property taxes, will once again total as much as $1,750...

Some changes as new round of Anchor property-tax relief is set to start

Nebraska State

Omaha, NE

Nebraska Examiner

LINCOLN — A Nebraska lawmaker said Friday that a soon-to-be-finalized amendment will expand the Revenue Committee’s ability to compile a final property tax proposal this summer. State Sen. Justin Wayne of Omaha, speaking before that committee Friday, outlined a new plan for his Legislative Bill 63, which is still being drafted by legislative staff. He said […]

NE lawmaker compiles ‘SMART Act’ property tax relief plan

Alabama State

Despite the Federal Reserve’s wishful thinking in 2021, inflation has persisted to create an inflationary environment not seen in 40 years. While investors welcome recent cooling trends, the Fed has yet to achieve its 2 percent annual inflation target. For landlords, tenants and other commercial taxpayers, it’s unsurprising that...

Property Taxpayers Should Combat Inflated Tax Assessments

Charleston, WV

The US Sun

SHOPPERS at Kroger have cried out after a checkout issue caused long wait times and lines. Some were so furious they abandoned carts full of groceries and demanded the retail giant make improvements. The incident occurred on Sunday at a store in Charleston, West Virginia, according to a customer’s post on X. The Kroger shopper […]

Kroger apologizes as shoppers leave full carts due to ‘unacceptable’ checkout shortage and cry ‘we deserve better’

Home sweet home just got a whole lot sweeter. American families can now score up to $14,000 in rebates for making energy-efficient upgrades to their homes, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act. This revolutionary policy is putting money back in your pocket while helping create a cleaner, healthier future for all.

New government program wants to give you $14K to remodel your home — and it will help you save big on your monthly bills

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Finding out that you have a terminal illness with very limited time to live can be devastating, but there are people who decide to spend the life they have left with resilience. Although such conditions cannot be cured, sometimes courage gives people the capability to pull off miracles. Life took a similar turn for 66-year-old Stamatis Moraitis who had terminal lung cancer and was given six months to live by his doctors. However, things turned around unexpectedly when he moved back to his native island in Greece. It all began when Moraitis found it extremely difficult to breathe and got tired faster than usual, prompting him to get a diagnosis from his doctor, as per Business Insider.

Man with cancer given six months to live miraculously survives for 45 years in a blue zone

The Week

You can't escape property taxes, but you can make the bills a bit more manageable

4 ways to lower your property tax bill

Mediaite

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in North Carolina on Friday and offered details on her economic policies should she be elected president in November. Harris has been under attack from Donald Trump, who has called her a “communist” and insulted her intelligence. Harris framed much of her message...

Harris Promises a ‘Tax Cut’ For More Than 100 Million Americans: ‘You Keep More of Your Hard Earned Money’

FinanceBuzz

You can't always avoid taxes, but on these income sources, you won't pay as much as you expect.

Retirees Don't Have To Pay Taxes on These Kinds of Income

Many provisions of the 2017 tax law are set to expire at the end of 2025. Advocates are already attempting to convince Congress to extend or make permanent key provisions, even as concerns about the growing budget deficit make policymakers look carefully at major tax exemptions, deductions and other breaks.

A tax deduction business owners love is set to expire at end of 2025

Fred Trump III, Donald Trump’s nephew, claimed during a recent interview with Dean Obeidallah that Trump is showing signs of dementia similar to the former president’s father and grandfather. On Friday’s edition of The Dean Obeidallah Show, Trump spoke to Obeidallah about his uncle’s mental health and potential...

‘I Know What I Saw’: Trump Nephew Fred Tells Liberal Host Donald Trump Showing Signs of ‘Dementia’ Like Father And Grandfather

Ohio State

Ohio Woman Convicted of Aggravated Murder for Fatal Motorcycle Chase. Fatal Love Turned Deadly: Brooklyn Frazie’s Reckless Driving Kills Boyfriend Scott Donahoe. According to TrueCrimeNews, AccBrooklyn Frazier, a 42-year-old woman, was found guilty of killing her boyfriend, Scott Donahoe. She ran into his motorcycle while chasing him in a car. This happened last year on September 27, 2023. Frazier was driving very fast and did not care about other people on the road.

Fatal Love Spree: Ohio Woman Convicted of Aggravated Murder for Deadly Motorcycle Chase

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Dinwiddie County, VA

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WTVR 6 News reported an update on the missing 101-year-old woman from Dinwiddie County who was last seen on Thursday has been found dead on Saturday in a soybean field. According to the Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office deputies, Dorothy Sue Wallace was last seen at 4:20 p.m. near Route 1 and Sturgeon Road in Brunswick County.

Update on missing 101-year-old Dinwiddie woman who was driving a minivan

CBS Denver

Campaign season is in full swing, and as American voters elect a new president in November, there are inevitable changes coming to our taxes.Robert Persichitte, CFP, PFA, affiliate professor for MSU Denver says that's part of what makes this election significant. "From a tax perspective, it is a very important election because the Tax Cut and Jobs Act that we got under the first Trump administration is set to expire in 2025."Persichitte also says it's nothing new to see tax breaks expire. "Starting in the year 2026, we may have completely new tax rules. This is the most comprehensive change to the...

The Tax Cut and Jobs Act expires next year. What that means for Coloradans.

Montana State

Wyoming State

WyoFile

To increase the genetic diversity of an island population of grizzly bears , Wyoming and Montana wildlife managers recently worked together to import fresh bloodlines into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Two Montana grizzly bears trucked to Wyoming to bolster genetic diversity, help states’ delisting case

South Carolina State

Missouri State

After the federal government finished sending out the last of its COVID stimulus checks, many states took up the mantle, using special funding and budget surpluses to issue their residents tax rebates in 2022. This "state stimulus check" trend continued last year, with a couple of states sending refunds up to $200 (in Virginia) and rebates up to $1,000 per taxpayer (in New Mexico).

3 States That Are Still Giving Out Tax Rebates

Grove City, OH

Hilliard, OH

Galloway, OH

Brice, OH

Groveport, OH

Lockbourne, OH

Reynoldsburg, OH

Blacklick, OH

Westerville, OH

Dublin, OH

Amlin, OH

New Albany, OH

NewsBreak

‘If they wanted to fix it, they could’: State lawmakers could help residents struggling with rising property taxes – but likely won’t

Cuyahoga County homeowners who have exhausted local tax relief options have another place to direct their attention: Columbus. For weeks, county officials have blamed state lawmakers...

‘If they wanted to fix it, they could’: State lawmakers could help residents struggling with rising property taxes – but likely won’t

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