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The "mother of all NIMBY initiatives" is seeking signatures to qualify for the statewide ballot in California.

With tax season underway, New Hampshire groups are raising awareness about the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), an IRS-sponsored program to help people file their income tax returns correctly and maximize their refunds. Granite Staters who earn less than about $56,000 a year are eligible for VITA. Cary Gladstone, senior director of asset-building services for Granite United Way, said through online sites, such as myfreetaxes.com, as many as seven in 10 people who file a tax return can do it free. ...

This winter already has seen North Dakotans crank up their thermostats amid some cold stretches. Down the road, certain customers could have to pay more money for heating and other natural-gas uses, so they're now being encouraged to weigh in on a proposed rate hike. Xcel Energy has a request before state regulators for a 10.5% rate increase. ...

Farmers and ranchers in Montana and across the nation are calling on Congress to pass the American Beef Labeling Act. Most food is required to have country-of-origin labeling, but not beef and pork. From 2011 to 2015, beef and pork were included in the requirement, so consumers would know where their meat was born and raised. ...

It's hard to succeed in school, work or everyday life when your brain feels like it's being pulled in multiple directions at once. But for millions of Americans \u2014 particularly young, school-aged children \u2014 this is their reality.