(Joe Mueller, The Center Square) – Elected officials in Colorado are sounding the alarm on a possible change to Internal Revenue Service rules on taxing state tax refunds.
The IRS' 16-page guidance on “federal income tax consequences of certain state payments” clarifies the federal tax status of state and local tax refunds and other...
(Headline USA) Jimmy Buffett celebrated slackers before the word existed, even though he was hardly one himself.
“Wastin' away again in Margaritaville,” went the chorus to his most famous song, which became an international singalong. But Buffett was actually an astute, ambitious, aggressive businessman.
A statement posted to Buffett’s official website...
(Headline USA) A federal appeals court Friday revived a lawsuit by three doctors who say the Food and Drug Administration overstepped its authority in a campaign against treating COVID-19 with ivermectin.
Ivermectin is commonly used to treat parasites in livestock. It can also be prescribed for humans and it has...
(Headline USA) Police in New Mexico's capital city on Friday were investigating the vandalism and partial destruction of a public monument to a 19th century frontiersman and U.S. soldier.
The monument to Christopher “Kit” Carson has been encircled by a plywood barrier for its own protection since 2020, when Santa...
(Headline USA) An assistant high school football coach in Washington state who was fired for over his public post-game prayers was back on the field Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court held that his practice was protected by the Constitution.
Joe Kennedy strode alone to midfield, knelt and prayed for...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) New Jersey Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy has taken a firm stance against President Joe Biden's request to take in illegal aliens from an already flooded New York City.
Murphy expressed serious concerns about the feasibility of such a move, citing the inability of the state to...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Pennsylvania Democratic Party finds itself in disarray just months before a crucial election, prompting concerns among party members and strategists alike.
A lengthy Politico report, released on Friday, exposed a litany of issues plaguing the party, including financial woes and staff layoffs. The state party's troubles...
(Headline USA) President Joe Biden laughed off a question this week about whether he will comply with House Republicans’ requests for his bank records as they investigate his family’s overseas business dealings.
The president was asked about the investigation during a press conference with reporters at FEMA headquarters in Washington after...
(Corine Gatti, Headline USA) Chicago's South Side residents slammed local leaders during a community forum for setting up a hotel shelter to care for illegal immigrants pouring into the city because of President Joe Biden’s dysfunctional border policies.
Amid growing discontent from the influx of illegals, hundreds of residents voiced their...
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Several colleges and universities reported that students arriving at the schools struggled with basic math, likely due to extended online learning throughout the pandemic lockdowns.
George Mason University, Temple University and many other schools said their newer students appeared to struggle with 9th grade math and...
(Robert Jonathan, Headline USA) An artist lost a $500,000 commission when Philadelphia officials cancelled his contract to design a Harriet Tubman statue for the city hall grounds.
North Carolina-based Wesley Wofford, 51, initially got the gig in March 2022 after his original sculpture of the revered and legendary abolitionist famous...
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) With COVID losing its grip over the public imagination, leftist states are turning to the West Nile Virus in order to stoke fear, the National Pulse reported.
Specifically, Massachusetts's Department of Health has announced that two residents of the deep-blue state have contracted the disease: one,...