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Unclear Laws May Have Contributed to Tax-Exempt Controversy

By Scott Horsley

Originally published on Tue May 21, 2013 10:13 am

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Let's turn to another story for now: The acting head of the IRS has resigned, but is still facing questions about the agency. Lawmakers continue their probe into the federal tax agency targeting Tea Party groups seeking tax exemption.

3:24 am

Tue May 21, 2013

CEO Cook To Defend Apple Before Senate Committee Hearing

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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an introduction of the iPhone 5 in San Francisco on Sept. 12. The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations says Apple is paying billions of dollars less than it should in taxes each year, taking advantage of technicalities in U.S. and Irish tax laws.

By John Ydstie

Originally published on Tue May 21, 2013 10:13 am

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Giant technology firm Apple is paying billions of dollars less than it should in U.S. taxes each year, according to a report by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. In a hearing Tuesday in Washington, D.C., Apple CEO Tim Cook will defend the company.

The subcommittee's report says Apple avoids the tax payments mainly by shifting profits to three subsidiary companies in Ireland. The investigation found Apple is taking advantage of technicalities in U.S. and Irish tax laws to avoid paying any tax on a huge portion of its profits.

2:01 am

Tue May 21, 2013

Texas Medicaid Debate Complicated By Politics And Poverty

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Protesters march on the Texas Capitol in Austin on March 5, demanding that lawmakers expand Medicaid to include an additional 1.5 million poor people.

Credit Courtesy of the Brownsville Community Health Center

Paula Gomez, the executive director of the Brownsville Community Health Center, is fighting to expand Medicaid to the uninsured in the Rio Grande Valley.

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Originally published on Wed May 22, 2013 7:08 am

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When the sun rises over the Rio Grande Valley, the cries of the urracas — blackbirds — perched on the tops of palm trees swell to a noisy, unavoidable cacophony. That is also the strategy, it could be said, that local officials, health care providers and frustrated valley residents are trying to use to persuade Gov. Rick Perry and state Republican lawmakers to set aside their opposition and expand Medicaid, a key provision of the federal health law.

7:24 pm

Mon May 20, 2013

Alabama Schools Get Authority To Hire Security

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The state Legislature has authorized city and county school systems to hire armed security guards to protect students.

By The Associated Press

The Alabama Legislature has authorized city and county school systems to hire armed security guards to protect students.

The Senate voted 21-0 Monday to go along with changes the House made to a school security bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Dick Brewbaker of Montgomery. The bill now goes to the governor for review.

7:19 pm

Mon May 20, 2013

Bond Issue Approved For Alabama Schools

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Murphy High School is one of the many tornado-damaged schools that the bond issue will help.

By The Associated Press

The Alabama Legislature has approved selling bonds to borrow $30 million to repair tornado-damaged schools.

The Senate voted 26-6 Monday afternoon to give final passage to the bond legislation. The bill now goes to the governor for his review.

4:43 pm

Mon May 20, 2013

Alabama Democrats Fail In Expanding Medicaid

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Vivian Davis Figures, leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus, says the failure to expand Medicaid and the passage of the Alabama Accountability Act made this the worst legislative session she can remember.

By The Associated Press

Democrats in the Alabama Legislature failed to achieve their top goal for the 2013 session.

When the session began in February, Democratic legislators said their No. 1 goal was expanding Alabama's Medicaid program under the federal Affordable Care Act. But they conceded on the session's last day Monday that their goal had failed. A bill to expand the program drew opposition from Gov. Robert Bentley and never went anywhere.

4:28 pm

Mon May 20, 2013

Alabama House Rejects Bentley's 2-Year-Delay On Tax Credits

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The Ala. House has rejected Governor Robert Bentley's proposal to delay private school tax credits for two years.

By The Associated Press

The Alabama House has rejected Gov. Robert Bentley's proposal to delay private school tax credits for two years.

The House voted 57-10 Monday to reject the governor's proposal. Now the proposal goes to the Senate on the last meeting day of the legislative session.

1:35 pm

Mon May 20, 2013

Turnabout Is Fair Play: Senators Have Many Questions For IRS

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Outgoing acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Steven Miller.

By Mark Memmott

The Internal Revenue Service is under fire for improperly singling out some conservative groups for extra scrutiny — putting them through months (or longer) of questions that delayed or derailed the organizations' requests for tax-exempt status.

Well, now the chairman and ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee have some questions and requests — actually dozens of them — for the IRS.

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