State vs Federal Taxes & TurboTax My federal tax return was two sheets of papers while my state return was a thick stack of papers, is this normal? Also, I’ve been using turbotax for years and when I print my refund to mail it in, it always comes with a top sheet giving me the correct addresses to mail my returns to and general instructions – but this time that wasn’t the case? …

Man pleads guilty to federal charges for firing gun outside Jewish temple in upstate New York ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Mufid Fawaz Alkhader was arrested in December 2023 after firing two shots in the air and shouting “Free Palestine!” outside Temple Israel of Albany. The post Man pleads guilty to federal charges for firing gun outside Jewish temple in upstate New York appeared first on RNS.

Musk? Trump? Who Exactly Is Running the Federal Government? What should be an uncomplicated question yields a complicated answer.

Inside Musk’s Aggressive Incursion Into the Federal Government The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual.

10 Commandments for Federal Securities Laws Too often regulators get bogged down in the minutiae of prescriptive laws and miss their core intent, says Teresa Goody Guillén, a partner at BakerHostetler. Crypto regulation should be guided by principles for an effective market.

Federal Tax Withholdings I’m having a really hard time understanding how to fill out my W-4.. paying taxes and everything about the whole process has always been extremely confusing to me. I’m hoping someone can PLEASE help me with this. For most of 2023 and half of 2024 I was helping take care of my mom and was unable to work full-time, but I was doing part time jobs h…

Federal witholdings on paycheck I work at a small business. Payroll and taxes are through a local bank who offer the services. We get checkstubs through our email and I’m not real great about checking them. When I got my w-2 I realized I had only paid in 22$ in federal. I had him check my w-4 and it’s set to single with zero. He says he has no clue what the issue is. Any advic…

Molinaro, Congestion Pricing Foe, to Lead Federal Transit Administration Marc Molinaro, a former Republican congressman, would steer the Federal Transit Administration, which supports mass transit systems nationwide.

What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s First Meeting of 2025 The U.S. central bank is expected to hold interest rates steady as officials weigh a solid economy and rising inflation risks.

Trump Administration Offers Federal Workers Payouts, and Kennedy’s Senate Test Plus, Mona Lisa makes moves.

How to Track Your 2024 Federal Tax Refund You filed your taxes—now where’s your money?

States Plan to Sue to Block Trump’s Federal Grants Freeze Democratic attorneys general from states including New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are moving to keep funds flowing to state governments and cities.

Federal Spending Freeze Does Not Apply to Student Loans and Pell Grants Students and parents panicked after news of the order, but the Education Department said the guidance would not stop the flow of money to students and schools.

White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies on Monday threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs.

Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.

If You Work for the Federal Government, How Are You Feeling About D.E.I.? We want to know how workers are processing President Trump’s decision to end hiring practices meant to further diversity, equity and inclusion in the federal work force.

A federal website on reproductive rights has vanished A screenshot of reproductiverights.gov from the Internet Archive.A federal website for information on reproductive rights and healthcare access is suddenly down, following Donald Trump’s inauguration yesterday. Reproductiverights.gov seemed to be offline as of last night, CBS reports. The Biden administration launched the website in 2022 in the …

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Is Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges Sheng Thao, who was recalled by voters in the California city in November, said last year that she had done nothing wrong after the F.B.I. raided her home.

A First-Day Trump Order: A Federal Stockpile of Bitcoin? The cryptocurrency industry has pushed President-elect Donald J. Trump to establish one, creating real political momentum behind the plan.

I’m a Federal Employee. This Is What We Need Most in the Trump Era. Practical support matters more than encouragement.