As Donald Trump seeks to take direct control of the Federal Reserve, the debate has fallen into a familiar pattern: Trump attacks a crucial institution; Democrats line up to reflexively defend that ...

Oregon workers who earned overtime pay this year will get a new break on their state income taxes, thanks to state lawmakers’ decision to copy the temporary federal overtime tax exemption in President ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Colorado judicial system’s fragmented approach to sharing evidence between police, prosecutors and defense attorneys in criminal cases is cumbersome, ...

The beginning of 2026 will see several major changes to the U.S. tax code, with new rules on tips and overtime pay, child tax credits and standard deductions taking effect in January. Some of the ...

On March 25, 2025, Executive Order 14247 was issued, requiring that all federal payments, including tax payments to the IRS, be made via electronic funds transfer (EFT). This mandate is part of a ...

Yes, the federal government will take a cut of Social Security, which can include monthly retirement, survivor and disability benefits, if total income exceeds certain amounts. But recipients also ...

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Three years after a group of homeowners and community organizations filed suit claiming the county’s tax sale system robbed them of their home equity, a federal judge has ruled the system ...

I’m 67, a federal employee, and will claim Social Security at 70 in 2028. I reached full retirement age this past spring, with monthly benefits totaling $2,642. As it stands, the monthly benefit I ...