The calendar indicates it is early May, but many Minnesotans are experiencing summerlike temperatures this week. As residents crank up the air conditioning, clean energy nonprofits hope more people give thought to installing systems providing more efficiency. The industry said air source heat pumps are equipped with improved technology and now work better in colder climates. .
More than 100,000 lower-income Tennessee residents who paid for online-tax prep services advertised as being free may be eligible for payments, as part of a new nationwide settlement with Inuit, the owner of TurboTax. Samantha Fisher, communications director for the Tennessee Attorney General s Office, said people who used TurboTax for tax years 2006 through 2018 may be eligible for payments of around $30 for each year they paid for services, but would have qualified for the free edition. "Inuit has the eligible consumer contact information already," Fisher pointed out. " .
The bigger bite taken out of Minnesotans paychecks by higher consumer costs is being seen in multiple ways - including the possibility of corporate profiteering. A new report from the Groundwork Collaborative said corporations are taking advantage of the pandemic to drive up costs for things such as prescription drugs, groceries and diapers. The authors pointed to corporate earnings calls in which some CEOs openly boast about their price hikes. .
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