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Child tax credit on the rise?

The House of Representatives passed a sweeping, bipartisan tax bill Wednesday that would expand the child tax credit for American families. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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The Daily Money

ALL THE MONEY NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Thu Feb 1 2024

 

Daniel de Visé Personal Finance Reporter

Good morning! It's Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.

The House of Representatives passed a sweeping, bipartisan tax bill Wednesday that would expand the child tax credit for American families.

The bill, which heads now to the Senate, would adjust the maximum child tax credit, currently $2,000, to $2,100 in tax years 2024 and 2025, according to an analysis by the nonprofit Tax Foundation. And it would raise the portion of the credit that taxpayers may reap as a refund, currently $1,600, to $1,800 for tax year 2023, $1,900 for 2024 and $2,000 for 2025. Read the story here.

Judge rejects Disney's DeSantis lawsuit

A judge has dismissed Disney's First Amendment federal lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis and others, a decision that could have big implications on corporate speech, Douglas Soule reports.

DeSantis, aided by GOP lawmakers, had stripped Disney's control of a special taxing district and given it to himself. The company sued, saying the move was retribution for its public opposition to a state law, called "Don't Say Gay" by critics, which restricts classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation. That punishment of its speech violated the First Amendment, Disney said.

But U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor threw out the lawsuit on Wednesday. Read the story here.

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Bailey reports that your Super Bowl spread could be more affordable this year. Prices for party favorites like chicken wings have dropped, thanks in part to easing supply chain disruptions.

With grocery prices up roughly 20% from where they were three years ago, throwing a watch party may still feel expensive. But there are ways to cut costs. Read Bailey's story to find out which foods are more affordable this year, and which ones may be worth giving a pass.

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Each weekday, The Daily Money delivers the best consumer news from USA TODAY. We break down financial news and provide the TLDR version: how decisions by the Federal Reserve, government and companies impact you.

Daniel de Visé covers personal finance for USA Today.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) walks back to his office following a vote in the U.S. Capitol on January 11, 2024 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day, House Freedom Caucus members left a meeting in the Speaker's office saying that they were talking to the Speaker about abandoning the spending agreement that Johnson announced earlier in the week.

The House passed a massive bipartisan tax deal that includes an expansion for the child tax credit and the renewal of some business tax breaks.

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