IRS lifts hiring freeze after Warnock push; Atlanta telework stays
The move comes days after Atlanta IRS employees were granted indefinite telework following reports of a rat and cockroach infestation at the agency's local campus.
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The move comes days after Atlanta IRS employees were granted indefinite telework following reports of a rat and cockroach infestation at the agency's local campus.
Workers and union leaders say rats, droppings, mold and other building issues have plagued the IRS Atlanta campus in Chamblee for years.
Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, along with Rep. Hank Johnson, are asking IRS leadership to consider telework and temporarily close the Chamblee facility while remediation efforts continue.
The Internal Revenue Service is permanently barred from pursuing claims against President Trump or his company based on prior tax returns, part of a controversial settlement deal between the Justice Department and Mr. Trump.
President Trump had accused the Treasury Department and IRS of unlawfully allowing a government contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
Inside an Ebenezer Baptist Church classroom, volunteers are helping families file their taxes for free one return at a time.
The IRS started accepting tax returns on Jan. 26. Here's everything you need to know about getting your tax refund.
The Fourth of July weekend is one of, if not Georgia's busiest, peak times for boat activity and officials want anyone on the water to stay safe.
Coffee, Jefferson, Jeff Davis and Burke counties received the largest shares of the latest FEMA funding package for recovery, debris removal and management costs.
A 50-year-old man faces multiple drug charges after investigators executed a search warrant at a campsite on Lake Rabun Road, according to the Rabun County Sheriff's Office.
Sen. Jon Ossoff is challenging Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins to three televised debates ahead of Georgia's November general election.
The currently suspended sheriff of Towns County is now in custody facing criminal charges in connection with an investigation, the GBI reports.