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Melinda Williams, a married mother of five, didn't think her family qualified for the child tax credit since they don't earn enough to file income tax returns. So the New York City resident didn't pay much attention to Congress' historic increase of the benefit earlier this year.

Grocery stores, big-box retailers and even auto mechanics could pick up sales in the coming months, thanks to a new source of cash: monthly payments that go directly into parents’ and caretakers’ bank accounts.
The decision by executives at Resorts World Las Vegas to offer consumers a completely cashless gaming and non-gaming experience will have an impact on the wider market as consumers begin to demand the same experience at other properties, according to several industry analysts.

On July 15, the IRS will begin sending families monthly payments of up to $300, but some may have to repay.
On today’s episode of the Taxgirl podcast, Kelly is joined by Elaine Maag and Professor Francine Lipman to explain the 2021 tax changes for families, especially the child tax credit.
UNLV, through its IT team and responsible for managing the network, has worked closely with Visix to carry out this technology strategy with the goal of establishing a single vendor network to serve multiple departments.
Some believe the new stimulus will lift many children out of poverty, but tax policy experts say it’s not so simple.
Interstate online poker could reportedly soon be rolled out across the United States after the administration of President Joseph Biden yesterday declined to appeal a January ruling that had affirmed the current legality of such activities.
Last week, Republicans in Congress successfully stopped legislation designed to reform federal elections and protect the right to vote.
Some degree of uncertainty will persist without action from DOJ, Congress or both, but it should not stop the proliferation of interstate US online poker, most attourneys agree.
New data released this week by the American Bar Association highlights just how deep the racial disparities in bar passage rates run—revealing that the first-time pass rate for white examinees in 2020 was 22 and 12 percentage points higher than their Black and Hispanic counterparts, respectively.
A multi-year digital signage rollout at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has allowed the institution to consolidate its systems while implementing interactive wayfinding, along with traditional digital signage and meeting space solutions.