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WASHINGTON It’s a strain, but the head of the IRS said Tuesday he expects to meet the July 1 deadline in the new pandemic relief law for starting a groundbreaking tax program aimed at reducing child poverty. That means new advance monthly payments of as much as $300 per child could begin flowing to lower-income families this summer.
In testimony at a Senate hearing, IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig said it will cost nearly $400 million and require the hiring of 300 to 500 people to get the new monthly payment system and electronic portal in place for the child tax credit. “The IRS will be working hard to deliver this program quickly and efficiently,” he said.
Apr 14, 2021
Victor Zamora, right, gets his Tdap shot from pediatric nurse practitioner Jenny Lu, right, in Tustin, Calif., in this photo taken Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011. Backpack. Notebooks. Whooping cough shot? If you haven t worried about back-to-school shots since your tween or teen was entering kindergarten, better put vaccines on the to-do list. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown received 1,200 doses of Moderna vaccine this week and appointments are still available.
• You can schedule using the link uph.link/wat0ir
• If you prefer to call, you can reach the Call Center at 319-226-2601 during daytime business hours.
• Appointments are available from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., varying by day.
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T-R PHOTO BY JOE FISHER Police Chief Mike Tupper and YSS Director David Hicks give their first report on MPACT during a regular city council meeting Monday.
Marshalltown Police Chief Mike Tupper spoke with a somber tone when introducing the first report from MPACT to the Marshalltown City Council during a regular meeting Monday.
First, Tupper acknowledged Sgt. Jim Smith, an Iowa State Patrol officer who was killed during a shootout in Grundy Center on Friday. Then he mentioned two other Iowa law enforcement officers who committed suicide in the last week. And he discussed the shooting of 20-year-old Duante Wright who was killed by police during a traffic stop in Minneapolis on Sunday.
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T-R PHOTOS BY LANA BRADSTREAM Riverside Cemetery General Manager Dorie Tammen sits in front of a small pile of letters already received since she kicked off a letter-writing campaign on Saturday. If she can prove Marshalltown considers Riverside more than just a cemetery, there is a chance to appeal a decision FEMA made to deny them derecho-related funding.
There might be a chance Riverside Cemetery could get some help from FEMA for paying for derecho-related damages.
Riverside Cemetery General Manager Dorie Tammen received a letter at the end of March from FEMA, informing her there would be no funds coming. After the Times-Republican covered the denial on Thursday, she received a call from the Iowa Homeland Security office, explaining why the cemetery was denied funding. She said he told her there might be a chance to appeal and reverse the decision if Riverside could prove the value of the historical location as something more than just a cemet
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The Marshalltown Police Department warns of current scam where a perpetrator claiming to be an Amazon representative calls unsuspecting individuals over the phone and claim that the individual has made a purchase on their Amazon account ranging from $500 to $1,500. The perpetrator then explains that if the individual does not make good on their account that Amazon will turn their claim over to the fraud division of the Federal Trade Commission.
A new scam variation has appeared locally regarding Amazon.com, according to the Marshalltown Police Department.
The scam works like this: a perpetrator claiming to be an Amazon representative, calls unsuspecting individuals over the phone and claim that the individual has made a purchase on their Amazon account ranging from $500 to $1,500. The perpetrator then explains that if the individual does not make good on their account that Amazon will turn their claim over to the fraud division of the Federal Trade Com