Catholic Leaders Promised Transparency About Child Abuse. They Haven’t Delivered.
January 28th, 2020By: Lexi Churchill, Ellis Simani and Topher Sanders, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. It took 40 years and three bouts of cancer for Larry Giacalone to report his claim of childhood…
What Are 2019’s Tax Brackets, and Who Gets Audited the Most?
January 28th, 2020By Kristen Doerer for ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. In this edition of the ProPublica Free Tax Guide, we talk about tax brackets, audits and who is most likely to get…
CBD, hemp, medical marijuana? Here’s what you need to know about Texas’ changing pot laws.
January 28th, 2020By Megan Menchaca, The Texas Tribune Jan. 28, 2020 “CBD, hemp, medical marijuana? Here’s what you need to know about Texas’ changing pot laws.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government…
UT-Austin students condemn school’s handling of sexual misconduct cases
January 28th, 2020By Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune Jan. 28, 2020 “UT-Austin students condemn school’s handling of sexual misconduct cases” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. University of Texas…
Due dates for backup withholding forms coming quick
January 27th, 2020(Press Release) Some businesses and other payers take out backup withholding from payments they make to certain people. These entities should remember their upcoming filing deadlines. Description of backup withholding The person or business paying the taxpayer doesn’t generally withhold taxes from certain payments. They don’t do this because it’s…
IRS kicks off 2020 tax filing season with returns due April 15; help available on IRS.gov for fastest service
January 27th, 2020WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service successfully opened the 2020 tax filing season today as the agency begins accepting and processing federal tax returns for tax year 2019. The deadline to file a 2019 tax return and pay any tax owed is Wednesday, April 15, 2020. More than 150 million…
Big Bend Seminar Series to Explore Energy Development Impact to Communities, Feb. 5
January 27th, 2020(Press Release) Residents of West Texas are invited to attend a free seminar on Feb. 5 that will explore potential impacts of energy development on Big Bend communities. Each seminar in the series will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Espino Conference Center at Sul Ross State University in…
Report: ACA Has Reduced Racial Coverage Gaps
January 27th, 2020Andrea Sears, Public News Service – PA HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Affordable Care Act has reduced racial and ethnic disparities in access to health care, but that progress has stalled, according to a new report. From 2013 to 2018 the uninsured rate for African Americans dropped by 10 percentage points…
Tests Show Toxic PFAS Contaminate Water
January 27th, 2020Andrea Sears, Public News Service – NY ALBANY, N.Y. — As the Trump administration rolls back vital clean water protections, new lab tests have found toxic fluorinated chemicals in almost every water sample from 44 locations in 31 states and the District of Columbia. PFAS, used in the hundreds of…
Texas officials say all four suspected coronavirus cases tested negative
January 27th, 2020By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune Jan. 27, 2020 “Texas officials say all four suspected coronavirus cases tested negative” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. After multiple…
