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Here's how the IRS will spend its $80 billion funding boost

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:04:37 GMT

A large-scale refurbishment of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is underway following an allotment of $80 billion to the agency in Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act passed last year.The Treasury Department released an operating plan Thursday for its new budget, which will be spent over the course of the next decade and involve hiring tens of thousands of new employees, upgrading technology, and expanding its data and analytics capabilities.Restoring a depleted IRS staffMost of those new hires will be taxpayer service workers to help answer the phone and auditors to collect money from taxpayers and businesses that underreport their income. The IRS expects to hire more than 7,000 service reps and 1,500 auditors this year with the new money, according to the plan. IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said Thursday on a call with reporters that the agency had already hired 5,000 service representatives who had answered 1 million more calls than last filing season and reduced avera...

FIRST LOOK: 2 new tiny homes unveiled at Community First! Village

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:04:37 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) –  Two new tiny homes were unveiled Thursday at the Community First! Village --   a large community that provides affordable, permanent housing to people coming out of chronic homelessness. Brohn Homes, a Central Texas home builder company, teamed up with Austin nonprofit Mobile Loaves & Fishes to create the two new homes -- one with a large, roof-covered patio and the other built to be wheelchair-accessible.  MORE: Mobile Loaves and Fishes breaks ground on village expansion; 1,400 more homes to come for homeless “Building more homes just helps to get more people off the streets. Brohn has committed to continuing that partnership by building more homes for [Community First! Village] throughout each year,”  said Lea Davis, Director of Human Resources at Brohn Homes.”It’s such an amazing commitment and community to be a part of.” The Community First! Village is the largest master-planned development aimed at helping people out of homel...

Fort Plain woman steals $3.8K in SNAP and HEAT benefits

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:04:37 GMT

FONDA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Wednesday, Tiffani Brownell, 32, of Fort Plain, was arrested on welfare fraud charges. Brownell was arraigned at the Town of Mohawk Court and is scheduled to reappear at a later date. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to police investigations, Brownell filed two SNAP applications and one HEAP application where she failed to disclose her physical address, all members in her household, and all income earned within the household. As a result, Brownell received $3,096 in SNAP benefits and $761 in HEAP benefits she was not entitled to.Brownell was charged with the following:One count of Welfare Fraud in the Third DegreeOne count of Welfare Fraud in the Fifth DegreeThree counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree

Capital Region BOCES holds 'Cinderella prom dress' event

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:04:37 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Cinderella didn't have many options when it came to dresses. But Thursday, local high schoolers could choose between nearly 100 of them. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The outfits were given a second life by students at Capital Region BOCES. "We're upcycling all the dresses for the class," said Chloe Perazzelli, Global Fashion Instructor at Capital Region BOCES. "Each year we get a couple new donations, and then the students kind of run the sale for us and help the students who are doing the work in class." Cinderella's dress also disappeared at midnight—but students that found one on Thursday had a couple different options. "Students are given the option to either provide a Cinderella pass to us, and they get the garment free of charge, or they can pay five dollars for the dress and take it home," added Perazzelli. Local HVAC businesses recruiting at BOCES job fair The cash goes right back into...

Albany Twilight Market returning to Lark Street in May

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:04:37 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany Twilight Market is returning for 2023 to 249 Lark Street. The first night market will be at Saturday, March 13 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Albany Twilight Market is a curated event showcasing the best alternative creators. Products at the market include taxidermy, dark arts, oddities, antiques, macabre jewelry, witchcraft, apothecary, gothic apparel, spooky home decor, tarot readers, vegan food, and more.The market returns every second Saturday through October and December. Dates include June 10, July 8, August 12, September 9, October 14 and December 9. The official after party will be GoGo Gone Dark at the Fuze Box in Albany at 7 p.m.

St. Johnsville man arrested in meth investigation

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:04:37 GMT

ST. JOHNSVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- St. Johnsville police report the arrest of Robert Meyers Jr. on April 6. An investigation found that Meyers Jr. allegedly possessed many handguns, marijuana, crystal meth and adderall. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On April 3 around 1 a.m., NY state police executed a search warrant entry at 17 Hough Street in St. Johnsville. Police explain the search warrant is a result of a 10-month long investigation into the sale and possession of meth. As a result, three people were arrested and enough information was developed to obtain a search warrant for another residence at 44 Hough Street. That search warrant was carried out at 8:30 a.m on the same date.Police report that the items seized during both searches included many handguns and long guns that were illegally possessed including four “ghost” guns, three stolen guns, three non-compliant AR15s, and several high-capacity magazines. 40 pounds ...

24/7 drop-box for medications installed in Colonie

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:04:37 GMT

COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Town of Colonie has partnered with Med-Project to install a drop-box for unwanted or expired medications in the lobby of the Colonie Police Department. The drop-box is accessible 24/7 and is free of charge. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "24/7 access relieves the pressure of having to plan for specific drop dates as in the past and will encourage proper disposal,” said Colonie Town Supervisor Peter G. Crummey. More information about the program, including what medications can be deposited and what is prohibited can be found here.

Queensbury eyes costly water line expansion

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:04:37 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - An area of Queensbury has struggled with clean water issues for the last two years, after some residents were advised to steer clear of drinking their well water by the DEC in 2021. Now, the town is getting set to have a conversation about how to improve the water situation in Jenkinsville. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Monday, April 17, the Queensbury Town Board will hold a public meeting on ways it could connect the northern neighborhood of Jenkinsville to the town water line. Currently, residents in Jenkinsville rely on well water. As of last spring, 20 of those 122 homes were still being advised to only drink and cook with bottled water, as a precautionary measure after trace amounts of PFOAs and 1,4-dioxane were found by the DEC.At the meeting, the town will present two possible approaches to connecting the area to the town water line, which currently only stretches to a point more than...

Tickets on sale for Saratoga Comic Con

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:04:37 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Saratoga Comic Con is returning to the Spa City for its ninth year on May 6 and 7. Tickets are on sale on the Saratoga Comic Con website. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The two day event features celebrities, guest artists, and cosplay groups and guest stars. The show floor will also include over 200 vendor and artist tables, gaming, Super Smash Bros. tournaments, cosplay contests, tattooing, bouncy houses, and other events.CelebritiesBrian Tochi, the voice of Leonardo in "Ninja Turtles" 1-3, "Revenge of the Nerds"William Forsythe, "Devil’s Rejects," "Dick Tracey," "The Rock," "Raising Arizona"Stephanie Nadolny, voice actor Dragon Ball (OG, Z, & GT) as Kid Goku and Kid GohanSean Chiplock, voice actor in "Tokyo Revengers," "Beastars"Nicolas Roye, voice actor in "Tokyo Revengers," Octane in "Apex Legends"Tracy Lynn Cruz, Yellow Power Ranger in "Power Rangers Turbo" and "In Space"Tami St...

NYSP: Gloversville man arrested on drug and gun charges

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:04:37 GMT

GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- State Police, with the assistance of the Johnstown Police Department, arrested a Gloversville man on charges stemming from multiple incidents. Joseph A. Politsch, 33, was arrested at his home on March 29 and arraigned at the Gloversville City Court. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police say Politsch had a firearm despite an active court order preventing him from lawfully possessing any firearm. In another incident, Politsch had allegedly held a victim against their will while threatening to harm them with a brandished firearm.Police executed a search warrant at his residence and discovered an illegal quantity of cannabis, felony-weight narcotics, and multiple illegally possessed firearms. Politsch was charged with the following:Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third DegreeCriminal Possession of Cannabis in the First DegreeCriminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree...