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Dec 14 2023
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Working Families Tax Credit coming early to some Michigan families
LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) - More than 700,000 Michigan families will receive a check for $550 this winter. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that Working Families Tax Credit payments will go out earlier than normal beginning Feb. 13 to households who qualify based on their 2022 income tax return. Formerly known as the Earned Income Tax Credit, the program provides extra money to low-income
ABC 12Dec 13 2023
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Ex-deputy reaches plea deal in death of K-9 partner left in scorching hot police truck for 22 hours
A former Iowa deputy has admitted to causing the death of his K-9 partner that was left in a hot police truck for 22 hours on a scorching summer day. Dallas Wingate, previously a sergeant with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department, has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor animal neglect with serious injury or death, Des Moines Register first reported Monday. As part of the plea deal, prosecutors
New York Post (News)Dec 16 2023
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New Mexico Bowl Winners
Dec. 16, 2023 — Fresno St. 37, New Mexico St. 10 Dec. 17, 2022 — BYU 24, SMU 23 Dec. 18, 2021 — Fresno State 31, UTEP 24 Dec. 24, 2020 — Hawaii 28, Houston 14 Dec. 21, 2019 — San Diego State 48, Central Michigan 11 Dec. 15, 2018 — Utah State 52, North Texas 13 Dec. 16, 2017 — Marshall 31, Colorado State 28 Dec. 17, 2016 — New Mexico 23, UTSA 20 Dec. 19, 2015 — Arizona 45, New Mexico 37 Dec. 20
Post RegisterDec 13 2023
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Spearfish man convicted of second-degree murder for shooting wife
A Lawrence County jury convicted a Spearfish man Dec. 7 of second-degree murder for killing his wife last year. The jury found that Dreau Rogers shot and killed his wife Destiny Rogers on Jan. 22, 2022 at their residence in Spearfish. The jury also convicted Rogers of six drug-related charges and five charges of being a convicted felon in possession of a weapon, according to a Tuesday South
Rapid City JournalDec 13 2023
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Missing Lincoln inmate arrested months after absconding, authorities say
A Lincoln inmate is back in custody after he absconded from the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln in September, according to a Nebraska Department of Correctional Services news release. Ian Eastman, 25, went missing from the low-level custody facility when he left his place of employment and did not return to the corrections center on Sept. 6, according to the news release. Eastman started
Lincoln Journal StarDec 12 2023
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New York court orders commission to redraw state’s congressional districts
New York’s highest court ordered the state’s redistricting commission Tuesday to draw a new congressional map, a decision considered a victory for Democrats in their effort to recapture the House in 2024. Chief Judge Rowan Wilson wrote in the majority opinion that the Independent Redistricting Commission “failed to discharge its constitutional duty” with the most recent map of 26 House
Washington TimesDec 12 2023
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South Dakota denied a ‘REZWEED’ vanity license plate, calling it bad taste. The state just admitted that was unconstitutional
South Dakota officials will no longer deny applications for personalized license plates based on whether the plate’s message is deemed to be “offensive to good taste and decency,” following the state’s admission that the language is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights. The change is part of a settlement state officials reached in a lawsuit filed last month by the American Civil
FortuneDec 13 2023
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Federal Reserve leaves interest rate unchanged. Now the question is when it might cut.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it is holding its benchmark interest rate steady, extending a reprieve for borrowers after the fastest series of hikes in four decades. The central bank said it will maintain the federal funds rate in a range of 5.25% to 5.5%, marking the third consecutive pause since July, when it last raised rates. Fed officials have raised the federal funds rate 11
CBS News (Online)Dec 12 2023
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New York’s high court orders new congressional maps as Democrats move to retake control of U.S. House
Voters cast their midterm election ballots at the Brooklyn Museum on November 8, 2022, in New York. New York's highest court on Tuesday ordered the state to draw new congressional districts ahead of the 2024 elections, giving Democrats a potential advantage in what is expected to be a battleground for control of the U.S. House. The 4-3 decision from the New York Court of Appeals could have
CNBCDec 14 2023
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700,000 Michigan households will get additional Earned Income Tax Credit: When checks will arrive
Taxpayers who qualify for Michigan's newly expanded Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) will start receiving checks in the mail for their 2022 tax return early next year. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office announced Thursday 700,000 Michigan households will receive an average of $550. Whitmer's administration will begin mailing checks starting Feb. 13, 2024, and estimates it will take up to six weeks
Detroit Free Press