Chicago suburb expands cash handouts as race-based reparations program faces major legal battle

Evanston, Illinois expanded its cash handout program to offer $500 monthly to 102 families while also operating a reparations ...

Lower-income Americans hit hardest by gas price spike, widening inequalities, study finds

Lower-income Americans sharply reduced their gas consumption in the month following the Iran war, yet spiking prices still ...

Floridians have until this date to claim potential IRS COVID refund

Millions of taxpayers may be owed IRS refunds or penalty abatements from the COVID era. When is the deadline to claim?

Obama-backed $2.2B green energy 'boondoggle' leaves taxpayers on the hook

Taxpayers and electricity customers face a costly standoff over the Ivanpah solar plant as California regulators block all ...

Black Chicagoans call on reparations from government, money deposits like 'stimulus' checks

Chicago residents call for reparations from local to federal government, with some advocating cash payments and others ...

US economic growth bounces back, as AI buildout and consumer spending fuel first quarter

First quarter GDP grew at 2%, slightly below the expected 2.3%, as equipment investment in AI and computers along with ...

California advocates insist on raising minimum wage to $30 despite research showing 'negative outcomes'

A $30 minimum wage ballot initiative is being pushed in Oakland and Alameda County by One Fair Wage, despite studies linking past California wage hikes to job losses.
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Stimulus payment March 2026, IRS direct deposit relief, tariff dividend & tax refund fact check

Taxpayers aren’t expected to see any new stimulus checks of any kind this spring. The last federal economic impact payments were issued in 2021, and Congress hasn’t approved any new legislation to ...