5 stories making headlines this week
The IRS has ruled the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds as taxable, prompting Gov. Jared Polis to call the decision “absurd” and urge the Biden administration to rethink the rule.
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The IRS has ruled the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds as taxable, prompting Gov. Jared Polis to call the decision “absurd” and urge the Biden administration to rethink the rule.
El Paso County settles jail death lawsuit for $3 million
Ye Jinghan-Unsplash El Paso County and the Sheriff’s Office will pay a 3 million dollar settlement to the estate of a man who died while in jail nearly 2 years ago. William Johnson was found unresponsive in his cell during a routine welfare check at the El Paso County Jail on September 27, 2021.
UCHealth, which operates city-owned Memorial Hospital, is warning the public that infectious disease experts forecast a "concerning" virus season this fall and winter, the agency said in a release.
El Paso County now has a total of two confirmed deaths from West Nile Virus this year, according to El Paso County Public Health Officials.