BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 -- The city of Boston issued the following news on July 3, 2024: So far, the Boston Tax Help Coalition (BTHC) has served over 11,000 clients and completed nearly 11,500 tax returns during the 2024 tax season, a 12% increase from last year. The tireless work has put over $17 million back in the pockets of low to moderate-income Boston area families. This effort was carried out across 31 community-based tax sites with seven of our sites still preparing taxes (https:/  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending July 3, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 238,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 233,000 to 234,000. The 4-week moving average was 238,500,  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 4 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: The state Senate has approved Sen. Dan Laughlin's legislation that would end Pennsylvania's prohibition on Sunday hunting. "While Pennsylvanians are allowed to hunt on three Sundays every year, hunters should have the right to hunt on any Sunday they choose," said Laughlin (R-49). "The Sunday hunting prohibition is one of the last vestiges of our commonwealth's antiquated   more