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Treasury Sec. Yellen Outlines Vision for ‘Modernized’ IRS amid Middle-Class Fears

(Headline USA) Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen laid out her vision for a modernized, responsive, tech-savvy tax collection agency equipped to manage 21st century challenges at an IRS office in New Carrollton, Maryland, on Thursday. Yellen said the agency plans to hire 5,000 new customer service representatives to vastly improve taxpayer...

N.C. Charter School Asks SCOTUS to Review Ban on Dress Code that Girls Must Wear Skirts

(Headline USA) A North Carolina charter school is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider an appeals court ruling that the school violated female students’ constitutional rights by requiring them to wear skirts. In June, a majority of the full U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals found that the dress...

Biden Nominates New U.S. Attorney for South Fla. District, Including Mar-a-Lago

(Headline USA) President Joe Biden has nominated a Miami litigator and longtime government lawyer to serve as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, the office currently involved in the Justice Department's investigation of classified records at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. Markenzy Lapointe would replace Juan Antonio...

REPORT: Experts Knew Biden’s Afghan Strategy Would Result in ISIS Resurgence

(Headline USA) U.S. intelligence officials predicted two years ago that the Islamic State group would likely regain much of its former strength and global influence, particularly if American and other Western forces reduced their role in countering the extremist movement, according to a newly declassified report. Analysts said many of...

W.Va. Lawmakers Reach Abortion Ban Deal, Send Bill to Governor

(Tyler Arnold | The Center Square) Legislation that would ban abortion in most cases passed both chambers of the West Virginia legislature after lawmakers reached a deal on how the rules will be enforced. After about a month and a half of negotiations, lawmakers agreed abortion would be illegal, except...

Chicago Mayor Cries for Federal Help after Texas Buses More Migrants to City

(Kevin Bessler, The Center Square) In the wake of more migrants arriving in Illinois on buses from Texas, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued another disaster proclamation. Pritzker also activated 75 members of the Illinois National Guard to assist with the busloads of asylum seekers sent to Chicago by Texas Gov....

Guaranteed Income Programs Popping up Throughout the Country

(Tom Gantert and Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Communities throughout the U.S. are experimenting with social programs that give a "guaranteed income" to some residents with few or no strings attached. An economics professor says universal income could be a more efficient use of taxpayer dollars as long as...

Experts Question Economic, Environmental Value of Wind Power

(Bruce Walker, The Center Square) Wind farms continue to pop up like mushrooms across Michigan’s landscape, and with them, plenty of backlash from energy, economic and environmental public policy experts. Michigan ranks 15th for total wind generation nationwide, according to a 2021 study released by Commodity.com, which was updated last May. The...

Biden Admin Brokers Tentative Deal to Defer Railway Strike Till after Midterms

(Headline USA) President Joe Biden said Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, temporarily averting a strike that could have been devastating to the already foundering U.S. economy before the pivotal midterm elections. Railroads and union representatives had been in negotiations for 20 hours at the Labor...

Railroad Strike May Be Final Straw for Vulnerable Dems’ Midterm Hopes

(Joshua Paladino, Headline USA) President Joe Biden could face an early October surprise as 60,000 unionized railroad workers, including engineers and conducts, plan to start striking on Sept. 16, American Greatness reported. The planned strike would cost the American economy $2 billion per day, prevent agricultural products from reaching manufacturing...

3 Iranian Nationals Charged over Major U.S. Hacking Campaign

(Headline USA) The Justice Department said Wednesday that three Iranian citizens have been charged in the United States with ransomware attacks that targeted power companies, local governments and small businesses and nonprofits, including a domestic violence shelter. The charges accuse the hacking suspects of targeting hundreds of entities in the...

Jim Beam to Ramp Up Bourbon Production w/ New Biogas-Powered Distillery

(Headline USA) Jim Beam plans to ramp up bourbon production at its largest Kentucky distillery to meet growing global demand in a more than $400 million expansion to be powered by renewable energy. The project will increase capacity by 50% at the Beam plant in Boston, Kentucky, while reducing greenhouse...
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