President Obama in February signed the Making Work Pay tax credit, a law aimed at helping working Americans. This week, many are beginning to reap the benefits. The IRS set April 1 as the deadline for employers to institute lower withholdings for their employees. The Making Work Pay Act is essentially a tax cut, which the White House describes as […]
Read moreVice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today announced the release of $10 billion through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) in guaranteed housing loans designed to jump start economic and homeownership opportunities in rural America. From a White House press release: Secretary Vilsack and Vice President Biden made the announcement at a fire station in […]
Read moreBREAKING: Michael Julian Bond tells Atlanta Progressive News in an email that he’s running for Atlanta City Council-at-large seat 1, which is being vacated by Ceasar Mitchell. MJB promises more details soon. Bond previously served as Councilman for District 3 for two terms and he is the son of civil rights leader, Julian Bond. MJB did not immediately return a […]
Read moreAccording to Creative Loafing’s Fresh Loaf blog, Clair Muller plans to run for City Council President, the seat which would be vacated by Lisa Borders. Other possible candidates for this seat include Ceasar Mitchell (see previous blog posts) and State Sen. Vincent Fort (according to CL).
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