By the end of Monday, tens of millions of American families will have claimed their child tax credit on their 2023 tax returns. But for many families, that credit will be hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars smaller than it could have been. And all the blame for those smaller credits belong to Senate Republicans. In 2021, the American Rescue Plan temporarily increased the tax credit from $2,000, where it was set under the 2017 tax cuts, to $3,000 (or $3,600 for children under 6). It also made...
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Tax Day is in two days, which means you're running out of time to claim your child tax credit money. Here's how the credit works this year.
Missouri lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill to expand private school scholarships statewide, an effort made possible by extensive compromises including a commitment to spend hundreds of millions of dollars more on public schools. The GOP-led House voted with a bare-minimum margin of 82-69 to send the measure to Republican Gov. Mike Parson. If signed, it would offer up to $6,375 per child for expenses including tuition, textbooks, tutoring, transportation, extracurriculars and summer school. The...
A fundraiser in honor of a brave 9-year-old boy battling a rare disease is helping displaced families affected by fires.
Creating a child account on your iPhone through Family Sharing is a crucial step for parents who want to effectively manage and safeguard their child’s digital activities. This comprehensive guide provides a step-by-step approach to setting up the account, focusing on safety, monitoring, and control to create a secure digital environment for your child. By […]
Conservation Funding Helps Keep Family Farms Viable Authored by Tom Croner via RealClear Wire, I’m an 81-year-old, seventh-generation farmer working with my son T. Richard on a multigenerational grain and hay farm in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. We grow corn, soybeans, wheat, rye, and hay. I'm proud to see him out there by himself at night, and regret that I can’t always join him. As the Bible says in John 3:16: “That God so loved the world, he gave his only son.” I don’t know...
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. In the days of Chase 5/24, once-in-a-lifetime bonuses, same “card family” restrictions and more, it can be hard for families to decide what their next travel credit card should be. But there is one card that’s sat near the top of …
We seem to tacitly accept that we will never give teachers the funding they need to do the job we want them to do, so instead we are going to try to make buying school supplies a little more palatable to them.
We seem to tacitly accept that we will never give teachers the funding they need to do the job we want them to do, so instead we are going to try to make buying school supplies a little more palatable to them.
The family of Riley Strain wants proof that his death was accidental It has been nearly one month after 22-year-old Riley Strain was found deceased in the Cumberland River, and his family members are expressing doubts about the alleged story of his death. Strain’s parents sat down with Brian Entin, senior national correspondent for NewsNation, […]
Taxes are due at 11:59 p.m. local time. If you're in the Tucson area and still need to file, you have a few options.