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The Taylor Housing Commission is opening up the waitlist for its housing choice voucher program for 12 days this month. Starting Dec. 20, the commission will accept pre-applications for a potential ...

On Tuesday, applications opened for private schools interested in participating in Texas's voucher program. It's called the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA). Private schools are not ...

The Internal Revenue Service has halted a popular service that once provided a free option for taxpayers to file their taxes directly with the IRS. The program, Direct File, was launched by the U.S.

Just in time for the chilly winter season, Pennsylvanians can now apply for federal funds to help pay their home heating bills. Wednesday, December 3, 2025, marked the start of the application period ...

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Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Without it, Direct File supporters said Americans will end up spending more ...

WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service is officially ending Direct File, the free, government-run tax-filing pilot program that the Biden administration started last year. Instead, the Trump ...

Taxpayers in 25 states will need to find a new way to file their taxes in 2026 as the IRS has shut down the free Direct File option. Details are limited, but the IRS has confirmed the program launched ...

The new program, Direct File, helped low- and moderate-income taxpayers file their returns more easily, and had been expanding. By Tara Siegel Bernard The Internal Revenue Service is shutting down its ...