• Retirees Face Significant Tax Bills Due to Fraud

    A new report sheds light on how older adult scam victims end up with big tax bills and lost retirement savings.

    • WLNS

    Police in Jackson seek help in identifying 2 fraud suspects

    The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in identifying two women who have committed fraud

  • Connecticut committee advances bill proposing increased threshold for felony unemployment insurance fraud

    Connecticut House Bill 2570, which proposes increasing the threshold for felony unemployment insurance fraud from $500 to $2000, advanced from the Joint Judiciary Committee on Apr. 5 by a vote of 24-13. The Joint Labor and Public Employees Committee approved the bill with a vote of 8-4 on Mar. 7. The bill is now pending consideration before the full Connecticut House. Under current law, a fraudulent payment, benefit, or contribution is a class A misdemeanor if it amounts to $500...

  • Gov. Bill Lee signs bill allowing armed teachers in schools

    The controversial bill would allow teachers to conceal carry firearms on school grounds if certain conditions are met.

    • WGNO

    Louisiana House passes bill to reform Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans billing

    A bill aimed at reforming Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans customer bills passed in the Louisiana House on Tuesday, April 16.

  • Kansas Gov. allows anti-DEI bill to become law, uses veto power on other bills

    TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is letting a bill banning certain diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in higher education to become state law Friday. Kelly is using her veto power on April 19 to reject several bills while letting two others become law without her signature. She included statements in a press []

  • William (Bill) Ellingson

    Sept. 29, 1938-April 15, 2024 William (Bill) Ellingson, born Sept. 29, 1938, in Crookston, Minnesota, died Monday, April 15, 2024 at the age of 85. Bill leaves behind his wife of 40 years, Pam Ellingson, three adult children Joy Koblosh, Jay Ellingson and Joel Ellingson, as well as an adult step-daughter Brandi Beard. Bill also […]

  • William (Bill) Fredrick Phelps

    Dec, 21, 1956-April 20, 2024 William (Bill) Fredrick Phelps, age 67, passed away suddenly on April 20, 2024, in St. George, Utah, with his beloved wife of 47 years, Karen, by his side. Bill was born on Dec. 21, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois at Saint Bernard Hospital to David E. Phelps and Janet L. Hill. […]

  • Why won't Europe foot the bill for Ukraine?

    As a member of Congress, I am being told in real time that if we don’t authorize more money, Ukraine will run out of bullets, that country will fall, and Moldova and Poland will promptly follow.

  • What happens if you don't pay a bill in Denmark?

    Denmark's courts can enforce collection of unpaid debts and fines. So, what happens as an unpaid bill moves through the system, and can you do anything if you have a black mark on your record?

  • Shelter bill negotiators have final deal

    Top Democrats expect to file a compromise on a bill (H 4582) designed to continue funding the state's overrun emergency family shelter and implement reforms to cut costs by limiting how long families may stay in shelters.

  • Senate passes bill that could ban TikTok

    A bill that could ban TikTok is now all but certain to become law. The Senate approved a measure that requires ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban, in a vote of 79 - 18. The “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” will next head to President Joe Biden, who has said he would sign the bill into law. While it’s far from the first effort to force a ban or divestment of the social media app, the bill managed to draw far more support than previous attempts. The...