Across America, US|News|
TurboTax Hid Free Filing From Search Engines: IRS-Funded Review
The IRS has not yet said how it will respond to the report, from Oct. 3, and whether Free File will change for the 2020 tax season.
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White House, US|News|
Trump’s Trillion-Dollar Hit To Homeowners
By reducing deductions for real estate taxes, Trump’s 2017 tax plan has harmed millions — and helped give corporations a $680 billion gift.
Across America, US|News|
ProPublica Will Fund More Local News Investigations In 2020
ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network is seeking six additional local accountability projects to fund in 2020.
Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant, WI|News|
WI-Based Trump Donor Sues Government For Employee Visa
The lawsuit came after the administration rejected the Pleasant Prairie company’s 2018 petition to hire a software engineer from India.
White House, US|News|
Trump’s USDA Letting Factories With Bad Safety Records Slaughter Chickens Even Faster
Workers are getting injured, but the Department of Agriculture says their safety is not its responsibility.
Across America, US|News|
Did Rudy Giuliani Nullify His Attorney-Client Protections?
Sometimes he says he’s acting as President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer — and sometimes he says he’s not.
Across America, US|News|
IRS: Sorry, But It’s Just Easier And Cheaper To Audit The Poor
Congress asked the IRS to report on why it audits the poor more than the affluent.
White House, US|News|
Trump Admin Issues Dozens Of Corrections To Error-Riddled Immigration Rule
Just weeks before a sweeping immigration policy takes effect, the administration is correcting substantive errors.
Beaverton, OR|News|
World’s Most Famous Track Coach Banned For 4 Years For Doping Violations
There is a building on the Nike campus in Beaverton, Oregon, named after Alberto Salazar.
Orlando, FL|News|
FL Retirement Villages: Medicare Paying For Private Health Care System
Trump talks Medicare in a retirement enclave where doctors are a golf-cart ride away.
Across America, US|News|
Senators Frustrated By Amazon’s 'Evasive' Response To Driver Safety Questions
Amazon refuses to disclose the names of the contractors it uses to deliver its packages, calling it “competitive, confidential business."
Newark, NJ|News|
Newark Hospital Kept Vegetative Patient On Life Support To Boost Survival Rates
Darryl Young suffered brain damage during a heart transplant and never woke up. Doctors kept him alive for a year to avoid federal scrutiny.
Cherry Hill, NJ|News|
Powerful NJ Family Muscled Nonprofit Out Of Valuable Land
Tax breaks were supposed to lead to rebirth for Camden, NJ. But the city has also been reshaped by the rich and influential Norcross family.
Across America, US|News|
Pharmaceutical Companies Luring Mexicans Across U.S. Border For Blood Plasma
Companies offer high payments and bring-a-friend bonuses to Mexicans who cross the border on temporary visas to donate blood plasma.
New York City, NY|News|
The NYC Hedge Fund Billionaire’s Guide To Buying Your Kid A Better Shot At Elite Colleges
Most tycoons give big to one or two universities as their children approach college age. Wall Street billionaire David Shaw gave to seven.
Chicago|News|
100s Of 1000s Of Chicago Motorists Could Get Debt Relief From Sticker Tickets
Attention, Chicago motorists: You have until Oct. 31 to buy a city sticker and then qualify for a new debt forgiveness program.
White House, US|News|
Trump’s Ukraine Plotting Has Been In Plain Sight — So Why Didn’t We See It?
It’s not just that there’s a lot to pay attention to.
Across Alabama, AL|News|
These Alabama Sheriffs Release Sick Inmates To Avoid Paying Their Hospital Bills
Some were rearrested once they had recovered.
Across America, US|News|
Google Says Google Translate Can’t Replace Human Translators
US immigration officials use Google Translate to decide whether refugees should be allowed to enter the country.
Westport, CT|News|
CT Lawyer Fought Housing Segregation; Now, Rich Suburbanites Want To Fire His Firm
Westport is the second Connecticut town this year to pressure one of the state’s leading law firms to abandon its affordable housing work.
