Month: May 2023

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Update: Water Levels And Current Conditions In The Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River System

May 5, 2023 Contributor
A wet weather system has remained over the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River basin for several days.  The jet stream is expected to finally move the weather system east by late Friday. The persistent rain and runoff from the system continues to cause water levels in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River to rise. Lake levels are largely dependent on inflows received from Mother Nature, namely precipitation, which is very unpredictable more than a few days in advance.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Demands IRS Address Backlog, Issue Overdue Tax Refunds To Small Businesses

May 5, 2023 Contributor
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a video press conference to demand that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) address its backlog and issue overdue Employee Retention Credit (ERC) refunds to small businesses and nonprofits that have filed for them. The ERC was established in 2020 to provide tax relief to businesses that retained their employees during the pandemic. The IRS currently has as many as 1 millionunprocessed ERC claims, meaning that many struggling small New York businesses have yet to receive the money they are owed. 

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