Published 2:05 am CDT, Tuesday, August 21, 2018 BALTIMORE (AP) — Applications are being accepted in Maryland for the 2018 Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit. Maryland Higher Education Commission Secretary James Fielder made the announcement Monday. This year, both undergraduate and graduate student debt is eligible for the tax credit. The application can be downloaded at www.mhec.maryland.gov and by clicking on File for the 2018 Tax Credit under Quick Links. The credit is available to taxpayers who have incurred at least $20,000 in student loan debt and have at least $5,000 in outstanding student loan debt remaining. Applications are due by Sept. 15. They must agree to pay the complete tax credit received into their outstanding loan balance within two years and provide a record of the payment. The average college debt in Maryland is $27,455 per student. … [Read more...] about Applications being accepted for student loan debt tax credit
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DEED seeks applicants for fall cleanup grants
Minnesota officials are inviting developers to learn about state grants to help remediate contaminated properties. The Department of Employment and Economic Development will host three workshops this fall to provide information about the Contamination Cleanup and Investigation Grant Program. Grants can pay up to 75 percent of the cost to remove contaminants from a site, or pay up to 75 percent, up to $50,000, of the cost of environmental assessments. DEED issues grants twice a year, with deadlines of May 1 and Nov. 1. More than $4 million in grants and revolving loans are available for the Fall 2018 funding round. The workshops will be held Aug. 24 in Duluth, Aug. 29 in Mankato and Sept. 13 in Fergus Falls. Online webinars also are available. More information and application forms are available here. Related: Thrivent, Lennar, Doran among cleanup grant recipients Like this article? Gain access to all of our great content with a month-to-month subscription. Start your … [Read more...] about DEED seeks applicants for fall cleanup grants
Immigration Lawyer Claims Mishandled Work-Visa Application By Her Former Employer Could Cause Her Own Deportation
U.S. An immigration lawyer in Pennsylvania claims she could face her own deportation because her former employer mishandled her work-visa application. Esperanza Franco, a former employee at a non-profit agency group called the Florence and Immigrant Refugee Rights Project in Tucson, Arizona, told The Philadelphia Inquirer she could be deported because the agency mishandled her employee paperwork. The 28-year-old who moved from Spain to the U.S. with a student visa to attend school told the publication that the non-profit’s negligence could cause her to lose her legal status in the U.S. “I’m going through so much stress,” Franco told the publication. “I’m waking up in the middle of the night, with back pain.” The Gofundme page picture for Esperanza Franco. Franco, an immigration lawyer, says she could be deported after claiming the non-profit she worked for was negligent with her work-visa application. Screenshot/Gofundme Hope For … [Read more...] about Immigration Lawyer Claims Mishandled Work-Visa Application By Her Former Employer Could Cause Her Own Deportation
High School Equivalency and GED Application Period Open
Register for classes to prepare for the exam and further your education. Santa Fe Community College announces that the application period for classes to prepare for the High School Equivalency/GED tests is open now. Classes begin August 20 in Spanish and English. Call 505-428-1356 for more information. New students must fill out and submit an orientation packet. Packets are available now at the Adult Education office on the SFCC campus, 6401 Richards Avenue in Room 502, between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and until 5 p.m. Fridays. New students must attend an orientation session. The sessions are scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Friday, August 10 or 5 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, August 14. Registration for new students will take place at orientation. Returning students, those who have enrolled in the program in the last 12 months, are required to take a placement test, which could take up to three hours. Testing is available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. … [Read more...] about High School Equivalency and GED Application Period Open
13 applicants lobby for appointment to vacant Hawthorne City Council seat
By Sandy Mazza | [email protected] | PUBLISHED: January 7, 2016 at 12:07 am | UPDATED: September 6, 2017 at 5:31 am A large, diverse group of Hawthorne residents angling for an appointment to a vacant City Council seat made pitches this week to council members who will try to find consensus on a selection later this month. The 13 hopefuls include three people who lost bids for a seat in November, two aerospace engineers, a steelworkers union health and safety representative, a college student who admittedly isn’t registered to vote, and a former senior executive for Fortune 100 companies and successful online entrepreneur, among others. Council members asked for written submissions last month after deciding to appoint someone to replace former Councilman Alex Vargas rather than calling a citywide election. Vargas vacated his seat, which expires in 2017, when he was elected mayor in November. On Tuesday night, the 13 applicants argued their strengths during a special council … [Read more...] about 13 applicants lobby for appointment to vacant Hawthorne City Council seat