Understanding the SAFE Act
Payday lenders may seem to be everywhere, but they were not always there. The first payday stores opened in the early 1990s – a byproduct of the same anything-goes deregulatory mania that led to a wave of booby-trapped mortgages and the financial and economic meltdown of 2008. Almost as soon
Wyden and Merkley look to loosen marijuana research restrictions
Oregon’s two U.S. senators have joined a drive to reschedule marijuana as cannabis becomes more widely accepted as a medical treatment. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced last week three federal agencies will consider whether to move marijuana from “Schedule 1” of the federal government’s controlled substance list. Schedule 1 is the most
El Senador Merkley pide al IRS formas de corregir el fraude de identificación fiscal
As the tax filing deadline approaches, Oregon Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley is asking the Internal Revenue Service to improve security. When Mark Ertle was doing his taxes a few years ago, he got a rude awakening. Someone had stolen his identity and filed his taxes to get the refund. “It was denied
Con una semana antes del día de impuestos, Merkley pide al IRS que aborde el robo de identificación fiscal
Portland, OR – En preparación para el día de los impuestos, el Senador Merkley visitó el Centro Comunitario Matt Dishman para pedirle al Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS) que aumente sus esfuerzos para abordar de manera efectiva el problema del robo de identificación fiscal. Hasta septiembre de 2015, más de 600 000 estadounidenses fueron víctimas de robo de identidad fiscal
Tax ID theft: ‘Watch your bank accounts’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — More than 600,000 Americans were victims of tax ID fraud as of September 2015 and the IRS paid out $5.8 billion in fraudulent tax returns in 2013. With just a week left before tax day, Senator Jeff Merkley is taking action against tax identity theft. Merkley visited
Las agencias federales se comprometen a decidir sobre la programación de marihuana este año
Washington, DC – En respuesta a las solicitudes de los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., y sus colegas del Senado, tres agencias federales anunciaron planes para publicar un determinación este año sobre si reprogramar la marihuana. La Administración para el Control de Drogas (DEA), el Departamento de Salud y Recursos Humanos
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