ATLANTA â The expanded federal child tax credit Congress passed this year is expected to lift nearly 700,000 Georgia children out of poverty, including about 470,000 black children, child advocacy leaders said Thursday.
As a result, the stateâs overall child poverty rate will be reduced from 13.6% to 5.9%, while the black child poverty rate will go from 21.8% to 11.4%, Kimberly Scott, executive director of Georgia WAND (Womenâs Action for New Directions), said during a news conference in Atlanta.
âThis is major tax relief for nearly all working families,â Scott said. âThe expanded child tax credit will serve as a lifeline for so many Georgians.â
Instacart has tapped one of the top female executives from Facebook to be its next CEO ahead of a possible Wall Street debut.
Fidji Simo, who served most recently as a vice president and head of the Facebook App, will replace Instacart s cofounder Apoorva Mehta as chief executive of the fast-growing grocery delivery service. The hire makes Simo the rare female CEO of a large on-demand delivery company, and one that is reportedly making moves to go public.
In a letter to the Instacart community Thursday announcing the news, Mehta said Simo was at Facebook during its transition from a private company to the public market and understands what it takes to lead and scale a transformational company.
ATLANTA â A federal jury has found Hampton resident Hakim Amal Archible guilty on three counts of filing or attempting to file false liens against federal officials and one count of obstructing or impeding the administration of the Internal Revenue Service.
âIn this case, the defendant filed false liens against current and former public officials to bully and harass them,â said Acting U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine. âArchible learned that our office will vigorously pursue individuals who improperly weaponize the lien system in Georgia.â
âTIGTAâs statutory mission includes investigating individuals who are alleged to pose a threat to IRS employees engaged in the lawful collection of taxes,â said J. Russell George, the Treasury inspector general for Tax Administration. âAttempts to intimidate or retaliate against IRS employees engaged in the performance of their official duties will be aggressively pursued. We appreciate the efforts of the
McDONOUGH â In just a few days, children will again run and dip their toes into the cold water spring flowing through this hallowed piece of land in McDonough. Many children will be playing in that same natural spring where their ancestors once drew water for drinking and cooking during what became, for some, the highlight of the year. And like those generations before them, children and their families this year will hear preachers talk about Godâs love, forgiveness and salvation during camp meeting at the historic Shingleroof.
As Henry County celebrates its 200th anniversary, 2021âs Shingleroof is being called by organizers the Henry County Bicentennial Campmeeting.
Instead, she was thinking about Bill Murray.
The 14-year-old from New Orleans, Louisiana, won the 2021 crown after correctly spelling murraya a type of tree that she associated with the famous comedian.
When she realized she won, Zaila gave a little spin and jumped in the air as confetti rained from the sky. It felt really good to win because I have been working on it for like two years. So to actually win the whole thing was like a dream come true, she told CNN s New Day on Friday. I felt like in the moment I snapped out of a surreal dream.