# Check
Second round of payments are being sent to Massachusetts residents this week
Gov. Charlie Baker's administration said that it would begin mailing the second, larger round of $500 automatic, direct payments to low-income workers beginning this week. Half a million low-income workers received the first round of payments in March, based on their 2020 tax returns. For this second round, eligibility criteria are similar but determined by 2021 state tax returns.
Democratic governor nominee Nan Whaley: An estimated 7.4 million Ohioans to receive $350 checks if she is elected
Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nan Whaley announced her plan to offset steep prices for fuel and raging inflation, by providing Ohio families with an inflation rebate of $350. The current plan would send $350 to residents earning less than $80,000 annually and $750 to couples making making $160,000 or less a year. More than 7.4 million Ohio residents stand to benefit from this proposal, if enacted.
Nearly 4.3 million people in Indiana to receive payments up to $250 starting this month
An estimated 4.3 million Hoosiers will receive direct checks up to $250 to offset steep prices for fuel and raging inflation. The move comes as Governor Eric Holcomb announced any Indiana resident that filed a tax return for the 2020 tax year is eligible. Approximately $545 million will be returned to taxpayers after the state ended its fiscal year with a huge budget surplus to start the refund.
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Illinois users of Google Photos could receive a $400 check in settlement
Illinois residents who have appeared in a photograph on the Google Photos app within the last seven years could be eligible to receive up to $400 as the company will pay $100 million to settle a lawsuit over its facial-recognition photo tool.
Gov Polis: An estimated 3.1 million Coloradans to receive $400 relief checks this summer
An estimated 3.1 million Coloradans will receive direct checks of $400 to offset steep prices for fuel and raging inflation. The move comes as Governor Jared Polis announced all eligible Colorado income tax filers will receive their rebate directly in the mail in August or September.
Nearly 1.6 million Illinois Facebook users to receive a $397 check beginning May 9
On Thursday, March 17, the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in Hawaii upheld a landmark $650 million settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users. Excepting further appeal, the money was to be transferred to Illinois class members in a span of 60 days.
More than a million New Mexicans to receive payments up to $1000 as legislature approves tax rebates to offset Inflation
An estimated 1.4 million New Mexicans will receive checks up to $1,000 per household to offset steep prices for fuel and raging inflation. A $698 million proposal to issue a hefty new round of tax rebates and cash payments won bipartisan approval in a special session. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is expected to sign House Bill 2 into law.
Under Rated Society at Replay Lounge on January 21
The independent rap group Under Rated Society will be in concert along with combatxcarl and Midwestern on Friday, January 21st at 10 PM CST at the Replay Lounge in Lawrence, KS. Start your pregame tailgating a night early before the big game between Kansas and Kansas State on the 22nd.