Cook County’s fall property tax bills are running months behind schedule again — squeezing schools, city budgets and potentially the 2026 election cycle.

I asked ChatGPT to break down what's actually in President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill." Spoiler alert: It's not quite the game-changer some think it is.

“While raising the slot reporting threshold to $2,000 is a step in the right direction, it is still inadequate," Titus, a champion of the SLOT Act that would raise the threshold to $5,000, explained. "The IRS Advisory Council recommended this threshold be raised over $5,000 and indexed to inflation."

The massive spending and tax bill colloquially known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” contains hundreds of provisions that impact tax code and employment law, while also containing significant cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Vice President JD Vance is hitting his home state on Monday to continue promoting the GOP’s sweeping tax-and-border bill.

Under federal income tax rates, that leaves the average fire survivor turning over about one-third of their PacifiCorp settlement to the federal government, Berne said. The Oregon Legislature passed a bill in 2024 exempting settlements from state income taxes.

Lynn Foster is certain the cuts to programs included in the tax and spending bill signed by President Donald Trump earlier this month means the end of bird and bee tracking.

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