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State governments looking to protect health-related data as it's used in abortion battle

Feb. 17, 2024 00:25 AM EST

Some state governments and federal regulators were already moving to keep individuals' reproductive health information private when a U.S. senator’s report last week offered a new jolt, describing how cellphone location data was used to send millions of anti-abortion ads to people who visited...

Management issues at Oregon's Crater Lake prompt feds to consider terminating concession contract

Feb. 15, 2024 16:23 PM EST

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Years of management issues involving facility upkeep and staff at Oregon's Crater Lake have prompted the federal government to consider terminating its contract with the national park's concessionaire. Crater Lake Hospitality, a subsidiary of...

A COVID-era program is awash in fraud. Congress aims to wind it down and expand the child tax credit

Jan. 27, 2024 12:40 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — When IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel met privately with senators recently, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee asked for his assessment of a startling report: A whistleblower estimated that 95% of claims now being made by businesses for a COVID-era tax break were...

Lawmakers announce bipartisan effort to enhance child tax credit, revive tax breaks for businesses

Jan. 16, 2024 16:50 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairmen of the top tax policy committees in Congress announced a bipartisan agreement Tuesday to enhance the child tax credit and revive a variety of tax breaks for businesses, a combination designed to attract support from lawmakers of both political parties. ...