Urgent Civic Stake

A proposed Michigan income tax credit could ease out-of-pocket costs for family caregivers. Key details:

• Rate and cap: Up to 30% of qualified...

Ironsides Macroeconomics expects tariffs to stay above pre-Liberation Day levels, calling them politically toxic. It doubts a reversal is easy, since...

Lawmakers must pass a funding bill by December 11 to avoid another shutdown, and the current stopgap expires after that date.

• Full-year bills look...

Federal subsidized and unsubsidized loans come due after a six-month grace period.

That clock starts when you graduate, leave school, or drop below half-time enrollment.

SSA's rules shield some lump sums from the SSI resource test, but only for a limited time.

• Back payments: The unspent part of a retroactive SSI or...

Congress returns Nov. 9 with the December 11 funding deadline at the top of its list. A shutdown before the holidays is possible if lawmakers can't...

Your pharmacy can stay in network but cost more in 2027, so check before Open Enrollment ends December 7. Start here:

• Confirm pharmacy status: Ask...

Since July 1, new borrowers can no longer get Graduate PLUS loans, and federal graduate borrowing is capped at $20,500 a year.

• Private lending...

Philadelphia's county commissioners voted Wednesday to deny federal election monitors authority to enter restricted areas in polling places....

Mortgage rates have dipped below 7% for the first time since September. The excerpt doesn't say how much monthly payments would change or whether the...

For some borrowers, the deadline to pick a new federal repayment plan has already passed, but there are still multiple options.

• Check your...

The federal ballot-counting challenge is over for now. DOJ moved to voluntarily dismiss its suit, saying the relief it sought is "no longer available"...

The debt ceiling fight is about timing, not a fix:

• What it buys: Treasury could suspend trust fund investments, such as the Civil Service...

The IRS's 2027 inflation adjustments generally apply to returns filed in 2028. Key changes for households:

• Bigger standard deduction: $33,200 for...

• Under FRA all year: Earnings above $25,560 trigger a withholding of $1 for every $2 over.
• Reaching FRA in 2027: The $67,920 limit counts only...

Survivor benefits don't carry their own tax rate. Taxability depends on your provisional income, which is your modified adjusted gross income plus...

D.C. has asked the federal government to treat Wards 7 and 8 like counties and exempt their residents from January's Medicaid work requirements. The...

Both the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and White House reports acknowledge that "all but the lowest-income Americans saved...

The IRS has raised several key numbers for the 2027 tax year, which applies to income earned in 2027 and payable in 2028. Here's what could show up on...

The permanent employer credit may encourage paid leave by offsetting costs, and the IRS says it gives employers greater incentives to offer up to 12...