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M&T Bank is offering Bills fans the opportunity to show their team spirit with free “Billieve Together” banners as part of its 2025 “Football Brings Us Together” campaign. The banners feature the Buffalo Bills’ signature red and blue colors and celebrate the unity and diversity of the Bills Mafia fanbase. Available on a first-come, first-serve […]
In Gov. Kathy Hochul’s upcoming 2025 State of the State address, the Child Tax Credit plans to pay as much as $1,000 per child up to age 3, and $500 for kids aged 4 and 16. “The cost of living and raising a family is still too high,” said Hochul. “We’re proposing a massive increase […]
2025 is starting off on a good note for Americans and their credit report. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau just finalized a new rule barring medical debt from being included on your credit report. The final rule will stop medical bills from being included in credit reports that lenders use, and it will also ban […]
On January 1, 2025, the minimum wage in New York will increase to $15.50 per hour in upstate regions and $16.50 in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester. Tipped workers will receive these amounts as their base pay, supplemented by a tip credit. In 2026, the minimum wage will rise by an additional 50 […]
New York State has announced $51 million in grants to support affordable homeownership, benefiting nearly 1,100 households. Governor Kathy Hochul’s office stated the funds would assist low- and moderate-income families with home repairs, safety upgrades, accessibility modifications, replacement of manufactured homes, and down payment assistance for first-time buyers. The grants, administered by New York State […]
Approximately 1 million taxpayers will soon receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS as part of an initiative to distribute unclaimed Recovery Rebate Credits from 2021. These payments target taxpayers who were eligible for COVID-19 stimulus payments but either left the rebate credit field blank or incorrectly marked it as $0 on […]
The Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council (CPRAC) has released a report with recommendations to cut child poverty in New York by 50% by 2031. The proposed measures, costing $9 billion, aim to build on prior initiatives like expanding the Empire State Child Credit, raising minimum wages, and allocating $7.5 billion for childcare, which have already […]
Shams Charania of ESPN reported the extension marks one of the richest all-time shoe deals for a women’s basketball player. Wilson, 28, is coming off a dominant seventh season in the WNBA in which she won her third career MVP by unanimous decision, becoming the fourth player in league history to achieve the feat. Wilson […]
Have companies had it with Gen Z employees? According to a new report from Intelligent.com, but instead of putting the blame on G Z-ers, one expert told Newsweek whose fault it may really be. The survey revealed that one in six businesses said they were hesitant to hire recent college graduates over concerns about how prepared […]
The noncontrolling, minority interests were approved Wednesday by NFL team owners at the league’s winter meetings. This is the first time in Bills’ franchise history that minority owners have been added. NFL team owners approved a measure earlier this year that allows investments into franchises by private equity funds. The league’s ownership rules had been […]
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