New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the state’s first-ever “inflation refund checks,” with some checks being worth up to $400. “We will begin mailing refund checks to eligible taxpayers at the end of September 2025. Over 8 million New Yorkers will receive refunds, and this large volume of checks will be mailed over a multiple week period,” a release from the New York Department of Taxation and Finance read. “You may receive your check sooner or later than your neighbors, as mailings are not based on zip code or region. We cannot provide a specific delivery schedule, and our Contact Center representatives will not have additional information on the status of your check,” it continued. “Inflation Refund checks are on the way for more than eight million New Yorkers. No forms to fill out. No hoops to jump through. Just a check of up to $400 to help families facing rising costs,” Hochul said. Inflation Refund checks are on the way for more than eight million New Yorkers. No forms to fill out. No hoops to jump through. Just a check of up to $400 to help families facing rising costs. Learn more: https://t.co/Au8hw80w2l pic.twitter.com/HHbVkkW09S — Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) September 26, 2025 More from the New York Post: The Democratic governor, who is up for re-election next year, had been touting her so-called inflation refund all summer and finally announced Friday that checks were starting to hit the mail, calling the endeavor a “one-time statement.” “We hear you, New Yorkers. We hear you. And if we can put money back in your pockets through an ‘inflation rebate,’ then you know we care about you,” Hochul said, standing in front of about a dozen supporters at a gymnasium in Albany. The checks will go out to individuals making under $150,000 a year and families making under $300,000 a year based on their 2023 tax return. Individuals and families must meet the following thresholds to qualify: Families making under $150,000: $400 Families making between $150,000 and $300,000: $300 Individuals making under $75,000: $200 Individual making between $75,000 and $150,000: $150 New York State’s first-ever Inflation Refund is here! Checks of up to $400 are going out to millions of New York families. See if you’re eligible: https://t.co/zuVR91M8ga pic.twitter.com/7dF2IGN8Ku — NYS Department of Labor (@NYSLabor) September 26, 2025 Here’s a breakdown of how many New Yorkers will receive refund checks by region: New York City: 3.53 million Long Island: 1.25 million Mid-Hudson: 924,000 Western New York: 585,000 Finger Lakes: 513,000 Capital Region: 475,000 Central New York: 321,000 Southern Tier: 251,000 Mohawk Valley: 198,000 North Country: 156,000 Gothamist noted: Anyone claimed as a dependent for the 2023 tax year will not receive a check. Hochul said there will be cases where people receive checks before their neighbors do. She said that’s not a reason for concern, since the checks will be trickling out over several weeks. “ If your neighbor gets it and you don’t, don’t start calling us,” she said. “Give us October and November, OK?”

The gunman who opened fire at a Mormon church in Grand Blanc, MI this morning has just been identified as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford. He was a Marine veteran, who served in Iraq from 2004-2008. Before carrying out the heinous attack, Sanford lived about 15 minutes away from the church, in nearby Burton, MI. He was killed in a shootout with police. Take a look: BREAKING: The Grand Blanc, Michigan church shooter has been identified as 40 year old Thomas Jacob Sanford of nearby Burton, per NYP IEDs were also found on church property Two victims are confirmed deceased, plus the shooter. An unknown number are unaccounted for. Pray pic.twitter.com/FKQqcpL0Yk — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 28, 2025 Church Shooter identified as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford of Burton Michigan. A Veteran. pic.twitter.com/PwX2IRmrrn — JLR© (@JLRINVESTIGATES) September 28, 2025 JUST IN: Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford identified as the suspected gunman who attacked the Michigan Latter-day Saints church, according to the New York Post. Here is what we know according to the Post: – Sanford was a US Marine veteran. – He served in Iraq from 2004-2008.… pic.twitter.com/NBMfJEGbr6 — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 28, 2025 Sanford had a wife and son, who was born with a rare disorder according to a GoFundMe campaign from 2015. He also appeared to have an Iraq sticker on his truck, from alleged photos pulled from his social media pages: Thomas “Jake” Sanford,4156 E Atherton Rd. is an Iraq war veteran from Burton, MI identified as the church shooter. Close up of his trucks license plate has an Iraq sticker. I’m guessing PTSD and highly medicated. Stay tuned. So tragic. pic.twitter.com/RInBg4Xkt1 — Victoria (@UGAGirl7280) September 28, 2025 Sanford allegedly planted explosive devices at the church, where hundreds of people were gathered for worship. The New York Post has more: The deranged madman who killed at least two people and injured nine others at a Michigan Latter-day Saints church, torching the building and opening fire on fleeing congregants and their families, has been identified as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford, The Post can confirm. Sanford, a US Marine veteran, according to his mom’s Facebook page, rammed his Chevy Silverado truck into the building before unleashing the assault on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, armed with a semi-automatic rifle. An old Facebook post by Sanford’s mother says the gunman — who died at the scene in a shootout with cops — who served in Iraq from 2004-2008. Law enforcement sources confirmed that Sanford, from nearby Burton, Michigan, is the line suspect. The source of the blaze was not immediately known, but sources told The Post authorities found several improvised explosive devices on church property which a bomb squad was investigating. We don’t know if this guy was on any medications, possibly suffering from PTSD, or anything else. At this time, it’s unknown what his motive was or if he had ever attended the church before. Please keep all of the victims and their families in your prayers.

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Grand Blanc, Michigan LDS church shooting: 1 dead, 10+ injured. Suspect dead after shootout.

Vice President JD Vance announced that the United States is currently considering providing Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles, just days after President Donald Trump suggested that Kyiv could “WIN all of Ukraine back.”

New York City mayor Eric Adams dropped out of the race for mayor, leaving Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa and socialist-friendly Andrew Cuomo to go up against communist Islamist Zohran Mamdani. The AP reported that New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday that he is ending his campaign for reelection. He posted a video promoting […] The post NYC Mayor Adams Drops Out appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Turning Point USA (TPUSA) CEO Erika Kirk appeared on “The Charlie Kirk Show” Friday, saying the show would feature rotating hosts while there was a “blueprint” for the organization. TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk was gunned down during a Sept. 10 TPUSA “Prove Me Wrong” event at Utah Valley University, where he was debating attendees. Erika, who succeeded her late husband as CEO of the conservative student group, said that some of the co-hosts and staff for Kirk on his radio show were “pieces of his brain.” “Collectively, each one of you are a piece of his brain,” Erika Kirk said. “I know we’ve talked about this. Blake [Neff], economics, foreign policy, Andrew [Korvet], pretty much a lot of stuff. Mikey [McCoy], humor, Christianity, sports, youth, social, pop culture, Miss Daisy, like everyone, has a piece of his brain that still lives on, and so what I’m getting at here is, ‘The Charlie Kirk Show’ is not going anywhere. My husband’s voice will live on; the show will go on. We will have rotating hosts.” Erika Kirk forgave her husband’s alleged assassin during an emotional speech at Sunday’s memorial service for the TPUSA founder. During her appearance on the show, she hinted that her husband had an immense library of content that could take the show beyond 2030. “We have decades’ worth of my husband’s voice. We have unused material from speeches that he’s had that no one has heard yet,” Erica Kirk said. “We have Sunday specials lined up to the brim, because my husband was so intentional about making sure that there was enough content, always.” “We would not do a speech unless we could get the video and the audio,” Korvet added, with Erika Kirk adding, “One hundred percent. So, we have speeches that no one’s heard of, we have interviews that no one’s heard of.” Erika Kirk hinted that there were also plans for the conservative student group, which has seen a flood of applications since Charlie Kirk’s assassination. “Similar with Turning Point USA, Charlie had a plan moving past 2030 that he’s shared with the team and has implemented so we’re not going anywhere,” Erika Kirk said. “We have the blueprint.” Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The post Charlie Kirk’s Widow Reveals Plans for the Future of TPUSA, His Radio Show appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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