Tax filing season is underway, and the IRS expects 164 million people will file returns by April 15. The average refund last year was $3,167. This year, analysts have projected it could be $1,000 higher, thanks to changes in tax law. More than 165 million individual income tax returns were processed last year, with 94% submitted electronically. People with straightforward returns should not encounter delays,
If you submitted a review appeal within Google Business Profiles it will likely take longer than normal to hear back. Google's review appeals are delayed and Google cannot provide a specific response timeframe for pending cases. Dan Boguslavsky from the Google team posted about this in the Google Business Forums saying, "Due to an unusually high volume of review related appeals, processing times are currently extended."
The U.S. Department of Justice sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on Tuesday, alleging it violated the Constitution by moving too slowly to process gun licenses for people who want to carry concealed weapons. The sheriff's department's unreasonable delays in granting licenses violates California residents' Second Amendment right to bear arms outside the home, the DOJ's Civil Rights Division said in a complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court. The Second Amendment protects the fundamental constitutional right of law-abiding citizens to bear arms, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement announcing the lawsuit. Los Angeles County may not like that right, but the Constitution does not allow them to infringe upon it.