Commercial Appeal

IRS Direct File is gone. See other free, low-cost tax filing programs

The IRS Direct File program, a free tax filing option, has been discontinued for the 2026 tax season. The program was ended by the Trump Administration after a two-year pilot due to low participation ...
The New York Times

A New Use for Airline Miles: Gliding Past the Velvet Rope

Travel loyalty programs are competing for customers with members-only experiences like backstage tours, exclusive dinners and access to V.I.P. areas. For under 10,000 points, Chase Sapphire Reserve ...
Wall Street Journal

Justice Department Using Fraud Law to Target Companies on DEI

At the WSJ Leadership Institute’s Board of Directors Council Summit in November, Ellen Kullman, board director for Amgen, Carbon, and Goldman Sachs, weighed in on the balance between stakeholders and ...
OPB

Oregon’s Measure 110 programs for substance use treatment have unclear results, audit finds

Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB An audit by the Oregon secretary of state’s office has found gaps in the state health authority’s implementation of Ballot Measure 110, the state’s landmark drug ...
KVUE

Texas expands Compassionate Use Program with new cannabis dispensary licenses

AUSTIN, Texas — Nine new businesses have been granted conditional cannabis dispensary licenses as Texas expands its Compassionate Use Program for medical marijuana. The new companies include Central ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

UW schools will use stricter guide to decide whether to cut programs

More academic programs at Wisconsin's public universities could be on the chopping block under a new metric campuses must use to monitor enrollment trends. The Universities of Wisconsin, also known as ...
E&E

Trump dismantles programs designed to cut electricity demand

Federal energy efficiency programs that once enjoyed bipartisan support are disappearing as data centers ramp up power consumption. The Trump administration is scrambling to ensure there’s enough ...
Scientific American

CDC to End Monkey Research Program

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has instructed staffers to end all monkey research, according to a report in Science. The decision will affect studies involving some 200 macaques; ...
The Hill

Trump administration moves to deny green cards for those who use safety net programs

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) moved late Monday to make it easier for immigration officers to deny green cards to those who use public benefits like Medicaid or food stamps. The latest ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Google Accused in Suit of Using Gemini AI Tool to Snoop on Users

Google was accused in a lawsuit of using its Gemini AI assistant to unlawfully track the private communications of users of its Gmail, instant messaging and videoconference programs. In the past, ...
Healio

Less weight-loss success for women using hormonal birth control in behavioral programs

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of hormonal birth control was linked with less weight loss after 12 months in a behavioral weight loss ...