New lines set to be drawn by commissions, legislators
Incumbents may need more cash to increase name I.D. July 16, 2021 4:35 PM By Greg Giroux
House incumbents are for the most part better-funded than they were two years ago as they prepare for a potentially chaotic redrawing of congressional district lines before the 2022 elections.
There are 145 House members whose campaigns began July with more than $1 million in cash on hand. Thatâs up from 107 at a similar point in the 2020 elections, according to a Bloomberg Government review of campaign finance reports due Thursday to the Federal Election Commission.
A big bankroll can help an incumbent prepare for a difficult re-election campaign in a district revamped by the opposing political party or an independent redistricting commission. Ample campaign funds can help a potentially vulnerable House member move quickly to reach out to prospective new voters who arenât familiar with them.
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Austin nonprofit offers help with child tax credits
Austin non-profit offers Child Tax Credit help
Foundation Communities announced Thursday the non-profit will play a role in getting the new federal child tax credit to local families.
AUSTIN, Texas - Austin nonprofit Foundation Communities announced Thursday it will play a role in getting the new federal child tax credit to local families.
The nonprofit s focus won’t be on the 80% of people receiving payments electronically, but on those who may be out of the loop. They haven t filed their taxes in the last couple of years, there could be an issue with their routing number on their tax return, or who claims the tax return on their children, there s all kinds of complications, said executive director Walter Moreau.
Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, center left, and Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, joined at left by Rep. Chris Turner, chairman of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, welcome Democratic members of the Texas legislature at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. The lawmakers left Austin hoping to deprive the Texas Legislature of a quorum — the minimum number of representatives who have to be present for the body to operate, as they try to kill a Republican bill making it harder to vote in the Lone Star State. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
By Jonathan Lemire, Brian Slodysko and Zeke Miller,
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