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TL/DR - House Bill 1893/Senate Bill 2103 was passed by Legislative Chambers on April 25, 2024, allowing taxpayers the potential for a franchise tax refund if the tax was reported on or after January 1, 2021. The refund claim must be filed on a Special Refund Claim form and taxpayers are required to amend their Tax Returns for each year they seek…

TL/DR - Zoe, a 12-year-old cat, accumulated a veterinary bill of $25,000 after losing an eye to cancer, a cost that was fully borne by her owners as they did not have pet insurance. The American Veterinary Medical Association states that the average household spends $367 annually on routine medical care for dogs and $253 for cats, however,…

TL/DR - The US military has withdrawn troops from a French military base in Chad, after the country demanded their departure last month. More than half of the US troops stationed at the base have been relocated to Germany and some US forces will remain in Chad to work out of the US embassy. The withdrawal comes after Chadian officials threatened…

TL/DR - Munson Healthcare's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. James Whelan, discusses flaws in the American healthcare system such as the complexity in billing, which can often lead to patients receiving multiple bills from different providers for a single Emergency Room visit. This can especially occur when medical staff aren’t under the same provider…