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Polis calls IRS proposal on taxing TABOR refunds 'absurd'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is speaking out about an IRS proposal that could mean Colorado residents will be paying taxes on their TABOR refund checks each year.TABOR, also known as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, is a law that limits the intake and spending of revenue by the state or local governments and refunds any amount collected over that to residents at the end of the year. This limit includes the combination of income, property and sales tax. Which Colorado cities have the highest sales tax rates? In 2022, these refunds were issued during the year under a program called Colorado Cash Back, in which individual tax filers received checks worth $750 and joint filers received $1,500.The IRS has already said that those payments were not taxed.Moving forward, however, the IRS is reviewing the mechanism by which Colorado residents receive their TABOR refunds and considering a ruling that opens them up to being federally taxed as income. "State payments are subject to ...

Get ready: Doctors predict another difficult respiratory virus season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:14 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — In the last week, two people have been hospitalized at UCHealth hospitals with influenza and doctors are expecting an early start to the respiratory virus season.Doctors are warning Coloradans about the possibility of another difficult year in which flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, are circulating at the same time. Colorado’s EV ‘cash for clunkers’-like program starts Thursday Dr. Michelle Barron, the senior medical director of infection prevention at UCHealth, said the predictions are based on the activity in the Southern Hemisphere, specifically Australia."They saw an upsurge in COVID and then they saw flu and RSV kind of overtake, and again, lots of children being affected by RSV and flu. So I think that is the same concern, is that we are going to see that same kind of pattern," Barron said.Last year brought 'a lot of RSV'She said this year could be similar to last year when hospitals were full of children. "We saw a lot of RS...

Giuliani loses defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:14 GMT

(CNN) — A federal judge has determined that Rudy Giuliani has lost a defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers against him after he failed to provide information sought in subpoenas.The decision could lead to significant penalties for the former Donald Trump attorney.In court in recent weeks, Giuliani said he could no longer contest that he made false and defamatory statements about Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss – who are only one group of plaintiffs suing him for defamation related to his work for Trump after the 2020 election.Giuliani said he struggled to maintain his own access to his electronic records – partly because of the cost – and didn’t adequately respond to subpoenas for information from Moss and Freeman as the case moved forward.“Perhaps he has made the calculation that his overall litigation risks are minimized by not complying with his discovery obligations in this case,” Judge Beryl Howell of the US District Court in Washington, DC, wrote Wedn...

Moore says Orioles talks can produce a plan to redevelop Camden Yards area, as well as a stadium lease

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:14 GMT

Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday that negotiations with the Orioles can produce not only a new stadium lease binding the team to Baltimore for years, but a redevelopment road map benefiting the city and state.The governor also predicted the club he adores will host World Series games this fall.“For longtime Orioles fans, this is such a gratifying year, because I really do believe — and it’s not just because I’m the governor — I really do believe we’re going to have World Series baseball in Baltimore,” the Democrat said after attending a Mass in Montgomery County tied to the upcoming observance of Labor Day.The Orioles’ lease expires at the end of the year. John Angelos, the club’s chairman and CEO, has said he wants the lease to reflect his vision, which Moore supports, that the area surrounding the Baltimore stadiums’ complex be redeveloped as part of a public-private partnership. A major goal is to attract visitors to the di...

Ex-Middlesex deputy charged with threatening to destroy Plymouth courthouse, kill people inside

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:14 GMT

The feds say a former Middlesex Sheriff’s deputy wanted to take the law into his own hands with a violent plan to destroy the Plymouth courthouse and harm the people inside.“I am calling on all able bodied (sic) officers my brothers in blue to suit up for a fight,” stated 12 emails sent to roughly 140 people, most of whom were law enforcement employees within Massachusetts, between 10:05 a.m. to 10:41 a.m. on March 3 from a newly created Yahoo email address. “Tomorrow we burn Plymouth County Court house (sic) to the ground.”The emails were all allegedly signed “Joshua P. Ford Middlesex Deputy Sheriff,” a once-true title for Ford, 42, of Kingston, but outdated as he left the force after nearly eight years in 2017.The emails included a link to a video posted at video sharing website BitChute, uploaded March 13, in which Ford lays out his alleged plan and states his reasoning for it: that the court had taken away his daughter and given custody over to his either ex- or estranged wife, ...

Mets Notebook: Carlos Carrasco sent to bullpen as he remains with team after being placed on waivers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:14 GMT

Carlos Carrasco remains with the Mets after getting placed on waivers, but his role is about to change.The right-hander will be in the bullpen Wednesday night against the Texas Rangers. The team called up right-hander Denyi Reyes from Triple-A Syracuse to start the final game of a three-game set at Citi Field, with the Mets skipping the struggling starter’s next turn in the rotation.The veteran righty suggested the idea as a way to help the team. He hasn’t helped them much as of late and felt bad about only giving the Mets 1 2/3 innings his last time out.“Carlos will be available out of the ‘pen,” manager Buck Showalter said. “He’s had three days off after 40-plus pitches. That’s Carlos — it doesn’t surprise me — but we still ran it by him.”Carrasco hasn’t pitched in relief at all with the Mets and last did so in 2019 after he returned from cancer treatments. The 36-year-old has pitched well in 47 career r...

3 takeaways from the Chicago White Sox series in Baltimore, including fundamental lapses and a final-game rally

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:14 GMT

The Chicago White Sox were down four runs after the first inning Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards.Eloy Jiménez began the second with a single and Andrew Vaughn followed with a home run. Oscar Colás also hit a two-run homer in the inning to help the Sox pull even.Luis Robert led off the third with his 35th homer of the season, jump-starting a three-run inning, and the Sox were on their way to a 10-5 victory in front of 17,723.“I liked the intent of playing baseball correctly on the offensive side,” manager Pedro Grifol said, noting sequences such as Lenyn Sosa executing a sacrifice bunt in the sixth ahead of a two-run triple by Tim Anderson.“Getting guys in, moving guys over, the intent was there today. I was proud of them on that end and that’s a part of building something that can win. The intent has to be there to sacrifice yourself for the guy behind you and the whole club.”The Sox salvaged the finale of the three-gam...

Yankees Notebook: Harrison Bader back in lineup after being placed on waivers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:14 GMT

Harrison Bader was back in the Yankees starting lineup Wednesday, a day after the speedy center fielder learned he had been placed on waivers.Yankees manager Aaron Boone put the 29-year-old Bader back in the outfield and in the sixth spot in the batting order for their road game against the Detroit Tigers. Bader also played Tuesday night in Detroit, going 0-for-4.Bader, an impending free agent, would need to be claimed by another team by 11:59 p.m. EDT Thursday to be eligible for its postseason roster.A native of Bronxville, N.Y., Bader said Tuesday he originally saw on ESPN that he had been placed on waivers, which was first reported by Newsday’s Erik Boland.“I’m a New York City kid and I never, in a million years, thought I’d play in the big leagues, let alone for the New York Yankees,” Bader told reporters after Tuesday’s win. “Just the opportunity has been incredible and I’ve loved every second of it. Whatever happens, happens. I u...

Sumner Tunnel reopens Friday; some weekend shutdowns will persist

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:14 GMT

The city’s summer of traffic torment will soon come to an end, after the governor and MassDOT officials announced work on the Sumner Tunnel is done enough that it will reopen on time this Friday.Closed at the start of July, the 90-year-old tunnel connects the North End with Logan Airport and points beyond. Its closure, planned to allow construction crews 24-hour access to the tunnel for an interior roof replacement project, has meant a drive north that used to take a resident 10 minutes on Route 1A might instead take an hour through detours.“After eight weeks of continuous, round the clock work, we are proud to announce the reopening of the Sumner Tunnel. This is on time and in time for our upcoming Labor Day weekend and the start of rush hour traffic,” Gov. Maura Healey said from inside the tunnel on Wednesday.The governor was given a tour of the work done before she spoke, during which MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver filled her in on the bits that still remai...

Cape Cod shark researchers tag more great whites: ‘Field season is still going strong’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:14 GMT

While the unofficial end of summer approaches, Cape Cod shark researchers continue to tag great whites as many of the apex predators are detected close to shore.Great white shark expert Greg Skomal, a marine biologist with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, has tagged hundreds of sharks over the last decade-plus. Skomal added two more tagged sharks to the logbook earlier this week.“On Monday (8/28), @GregSkomal of the @MassDMF working with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy was able to tag two white sharks off of Cape Cod,” the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy tweeted.“As the summer season starts to wind down, field season is still going strong!” AWSC added.On Monday, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app had two shark sightings close to shore off of Chatham’s Monomoy Island, a great white hotspot this time of year.“Shark spotted in the cove, approximately 1/2 mile offshore,” reads one of the shark sight...