This year Californians can file simple tax forms for free and save time to boot, thanks to a new pilot project from the Internal Revenue Service called IRS Direct File. Californians spend an average of 9 hours and $150 a year to file their taxes. Adam Ruben, vice president of campaigns and political strategy for the nonprofit advocacy organization the Economic Security Project, said now they can just go to Directfile.IRS.gov. .
Lawmakers in Olympia this session moved to add more protections for consumers against predatory loans. Washington state lawmakers passed Senate Bill 6025 unanimously in both chambers, closing a loophole companies were using to evade caps on the amount of interest charged on loans. Sam Leonard, an attorney in Seattle, said tech companies providing financial services such as loans would charter out of state banks, especially in Utah, where lenders can charge unlimited interest rates. .
(St. Paul, MN) The Minnesota Department of Commerce Friday announced its approval of 2024 rates for Minnesotans who buy small-group and individual health insurance. State Commerce Deputy Commissioner of
A group of out-of-state bureaucrats is trying to push a major policy change that would seriously restrict the types of life insurance Minnesotans can purchase, potentially threatening our families’ future financial security.