WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS says pastors who endorse political candidates from the pulpit should not have to risk losing their tax-exempt status. The move effectively calls for a carve out for religious organizations from the rarely used IRS rule called the Johnson Amendment, put in place in 1954 and named after then-Sen. Lyndon Johnson. [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio Republicans’ strategy for funding a new domed stadium for the Cleveland Browns using residents’ unclaimed funds violates multiple provisions of the state and federal constitutions, according to a class action lawsuit filed in county court. Former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann and former state Rep. Jeffrey Crossman, both Democrats, filed the [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Real estate investors are snapping up a bigger share of U.S. homes on the market as rising prices and stubbornly high borrowing costs freeze out many other would-be homebuyers. Nearly 27 percent of all homes sold in the first three months of the year were bought by investors, the highest share [...]
Wendy’s announced this week that Ken Cook will serve as interim chief executive officer as current President and CEO Kirk Tanner prepares to leave the company. While serving as interim CEO, Cook will maintain his position as company Chief Financial Officer, according to a news release. Prior to joining Wendy’s, Cook spent 20 years at [...]
The Ohio Department of Aging has announced that Franklin County offers an expanded service program to provide all-in-one care for Ohio adults 55 and older. The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, or PACE, was designed for older adults who require a level of support typically found in nursing facilities, according to a news [...]
Less than a month after extending a deadline to ban TikTok for the third time, President Donald Trump told reporters late last week that, “We pretty much have a deal,” on TikTok, but he did not offer details. The details and timing of a potential deal are not clear. TikTok did not immediately respond to [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers no longer may be required to take off their shoes during security screenings at certain U.S. airports. The Transportation Security Administration is looking to abandon the additional security step that has for years bedeviled anyone passing through U.S airports, according to media reports. [...]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump this week set a 25 percent tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other nations that would go into effect on Aug. 1. Trump provided notice by posting letters on Truth Social that were addressed to the leaders of [...]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — With Congress planning around $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts over 10 years, states and rural health advocacy groups warn that cutting the program would hit already fragile rural hospitals hard and could force hundreds to close, stranding some people in remote areas without nearby emergency care. More than 300 hospitals could [...]