All Washingtonians can search at ClaimYourCash.org to see if they have unclaimed funds waiting
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that he recovered more than $5.2 million plus interest that Washingtonians can claim through the state’s unclaimed property program. The money comes to Washington as a result of Ferguson’s lawsuit over uncashed checks issued by international money transfer company MoneyGram.
Washington’s unclaimed property program, which is administered by the state Department of Revenue, works to return unclaimed or abandoned funds and other property to its rightful owners. That can include uncashed checks, funds in bank accounts, insurance proceeds, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, consumer credits and more. To search for unclaimed property in your name, go to www.ClaimYourCash.org.
The $5.2 million is part of a more than $190 million resolution between Delaware and a bipartisan coalition of 30 states to ensure that the funds from the uncashed MoneyGram checks were returned to their states’ residents.
“This money belongs to Washingtonians,” Ferguson said. “The unclaimed property program helps return funds that are rightfully yours. Every Washingtonian should visit the unclaimed property program’s website to see if they have funds waiting to be claimed.”
The funds come from uncashed prepaid MoneyGram checks that people can purchase from banks or credit unions. After the checks are purchased, the issuing financial institution pays MoneyGram the amount of the check. MoneyGram then uses the funds to reimburse the financial institution that cashes the check. If the check recipient fails to cash the check, the money becomes unclaimed property.
Delaware originally took possession of the funds regardless of where the checks were issued, since MoneyGram is headquartered there. Ferguson and the bipartisan group of states sued Delaware, arguing that, under a federal law regulating abandoned money orders and travelers’ checks, the unclaimed funds should be returned to the states where the checks were issued to be disbursed as unclaimed property. The case was heard at the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled in Ferguson’s and the states’ favor.
According to the Department of Revenue’s unclaimed property website, Washington’s program has returned more than $1.5 billion in unclaimed funds to Washingtonians. For more information on Washington’s unclaimed property program, or to search for unclaimed funds in your name, visit www.ClaimYourCash.org.
Checks that were issued in 2008 or earlier may still be available through Delaware’s unclaimed property program. Visit https://unclaimedproperty.delaware.gov/ to check if you have older unclaimed funds available in Delaware.
IN OTHER STATE HEADLINES:
Commerce invests $2 million to accelerate industrial site development across state.
OLYMPIA, WA—The Washington State Department of Commerce has awarded $2 million in grants to eight projects that will expand the state’s portfolio of project-ready industrial sites, with incentives for private investment. The one-time grants will help publicly owned sites become more competitive for business attraction and investment. County governments, port districts and tribal governments submitted proposals to support specific industrial site projects./WA COMMERCE DEPT
Commerce awards $12.6 million to create 300 units of low-income housing near public transit centers.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Commerce awarded $12.6 million to three affordable housing projects that will produce 300 units of low-income housing near public mass transit in Seattle and Vancouver. The grants are funded by a legislative appropriation matching a donation from Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund./WA COMMERCE DEPT.
Hanford Advisory Board to meet in Spokane Sept. 10-11, 2024.
SPOKANE –
The Hanford Advisory Board (HAB) is on the road again, holding its September meeting in Spokane./DOE
Community grants available to improve outdoor air for most vulnerable.
OLYMPIA –
Local organizations that serve overburdened communities experiencing some of the worst air pollution in Washington can apply for new grants from the Department of Ecology./DOE
Cryptocurrency Trading Platform BIB Appears to Have Engaged in Fraud.
The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Securities Division has received a complaint that a purported digital asset trading platform called BIB, using the websites www.bibcoinltd.com and m.bibcoinltd.com, may have engaged in fraud./DFI
https://dfi.wa.gov/consumer/alerts/cryptocurrency-trading-platform-bib-appears-have-engaged-fraud
2) NEWS FROM OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION:
Kilmer Introduces Legislation to Return Land to Quinault Indian Nation
Tacoma, WA – Today, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) introduced the Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act, legislation that would transfer 72 acres of land, known as Allotment 1157, to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to be held in trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation (QIN)./From press release issued 8/26/24
3) WORLD< NATIONAL< BUSINESS
WORLD:
Artificial Intelligence ‘Must Serve Humanity Equitably, Safely’, Secretary-General Stresses, in Message for International Day of Democracy/ UN PRESS RELEASE
https://press.un.org/en/2024/sgsm22347.doc.htm
Speakers in Security Council Urge Israel to Refrain from Military Action, Evacuation Orders in Gaza as UN, Aid Partners Prepare for Vaccine Campaign amid Polio Outbreak
As the United Nations and its humanitarian partners prepare for a vaccination campaign in Gaza to deal with the polio outbreak, speakers in the Security Council urged Israel to refrain from military operations and evacuation orders to ensure that those delivering and receiving services can do so safely./UN PRESS RELEASE
https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15805.doc.htm
Tensions in Syria, Region ‘Have Reached Dangerous New Levels’, Special Envoy Warns Security Council, Calling for Inclusive Political Process
Civilian Displacement Persists at ‘Staggeringly High Levels’, Says Assistant Secretary-General/UN PRESS RELEASE
https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15802.doc.htm
Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East/USUN
Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Ukraine/USUN
https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-ukraine-18/
NATIONAL:
Statement from President Joe Biden on July PCE Inflation Report/WH
Austin Praises Poland's Commitment to Ukraine's Security.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III commended Poland for its continued leadership among key allies committed to Ukraine's defense as he met today with Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz at the Pentagon./DOD
Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud and Filing a False Claim with the IRS/DOJ
Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $80 Million to Improve College Readiness, Access, and Success for Low-Income Students./DEPT. of ED
Biden-Harris Administration Awards Over $558 Million to Improve Maternal Health, including $440 Million to Support Pregnant and New Moms, Infants, and Children through Voluntary Home Visiting Programs Proven to Improve Maternal and Child Health, Child Development, and School Readiness./CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/p0827-maternal-health.html
BUSINESS:
How Pro-Growth Tax Policy Raises Wages, Improves the Economy
Maintaining and improving pro-growth tax policy next year, when the largest automatic tax increase in history is set to occur, will ensure the U.S. is globally competitive, retaining and attracting businesses, jobs, investment, and innovation here at home./US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
https://www.uschamber.com/taxes/how-pro-growth-tax-policy-raises-wages-improves-the-economy
USDA Releases Updated Guideline to Strengthen Substantiation of Animal-Raising and Environment-Related Claims on Meat and Poultry Labels./USDA
FTC, DOJ Partner with Labor Agencies to Enhance Antitrust Review of Labor Issues in Merger Investigations
New agreement enhances information sharing protocols to protect workers, promote fair competition in labor markets./FTC
Interlinking Fast Payment Systems
Governor Christopher J. Waller
At the Global Fintech Fest, Mumbai, India./ THE FED
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/waller20240828a.htm
IRS encourages people to do an end-of-summer tax checkup to avoid tax surprises next year./IRS
IN FOCUS & LOCAL MEETINGS:
IN FOCUS: WDFW to host workshop on new boating regulations to protect Southern Resident killer whales.
OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public input at a virtual boater engagement workshop on Thursday, Sept. 12.
Starting in 2025, vessels will be required to stay a minimum of 1,000 yards away from endangered Southern Resident killer whales in Washington waters.
To ensure that the state’s boaters have the tools and information they need to follow these new regulations, WDFW and the Orca Regulations Communications Advisory (ORCA) Group are hosting a Boater Engagement Workshop to hear directly from vessel operators and the boating public.
The meeting will take place virtually on Thursday, Sept. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to provide feedback on initial education, outreach, and/or communication planning related to the 2025 vessel regulations as well as on draft messages and outreach methods to help boaters comply with the upcoming regulations.
Anyone who boats or paddles in the Salish Sea is encouraged to attend, and registration is required for this event.
The Washington Legislature directed the new vessel regulations and related outreach and education efforts in Senate Bill 5371, passed in 2023.
CLALLAM COUNTY MEETINGS:
Clallam County Work session for 9/3/24
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09032024-1277
Clallam County Commission meeting for 9/3/24
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09032024-1278
Housing Solutions Committee for 9/6/24
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09062024-1276
City of Port Angeles Council meeting for 9/3/24
https://www.cityofpa.us/DocumentCenter/View/15383/CC-Agenda-Packet-09032024
OMC Board meeting for 9/4/24
Weekly devotional
BIBLE VERSE: Psalm 95:6-7 (New International Version)
Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if only you would hear his voice,
Weekly Bible Lesson:
Pearls From Philippians - Chapter 3
Today we are looking at Chapter 3, a chapter that we might say deals with the theme of sacrificial living. Truly, if we are to please God and Jesus Christ his Son, it is only through a life of sacrifice.--TFTW
https://truthfortheworld.org/pearls-from-philippians-chapter-3
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http://www.worldenglishinstitute.org/
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THIS WEEKS VIDEOS:
Glenn Beck Exposes TERRORIST SYMPATHIZERS Infiltrating the Democrat Party.
Thirteen years ago on Fox News, Glenn made a prediction: Radicals, Islamists, communists, and socialists will work together against Israel, against capitalism, and to overturn stability. He was ridiculed for it at the time. But now, every word of it has come true. Glenn heads to the chalkboard to expose the radical groups and the left-wing dark money network behind the anti-Israel protest movement that has been raging across the U.S. since October 7, 2023. These anti-Israel protests are NOT the spontaneous, grassroots reaction of a bunch of concerned citizens who just want to care for Palestinians. They are the coordinated effort of hundreds of groups who descended on the DNC in Chicago because they understand that Democrats are their ally.
Democrats represent their best opportunity to implement their true agenda, which is anti-Israel, pro-Marxist, and, ultimately, anti-American. For months, the anti-Israel protesters have helped reveal the seedy, anti-Semitic underbelly of the Democratic Party coalition. The mainstream media doesn’t want Americans to know the truth about these protesters, their financial backers, and, in many cases, their ties to terrorist groups. And since they are the propaganda arm of the Harris-Walz campaign, they really don’t want you to know about their interactions with radicals associated with anti-Israel groups and how their campaign is already kowtowing to anti-Israel factions of the party. The Cloward-Piven strategy of overwhelming the system is in full swing, Glenn argues. This is how leftists collapse the West ... unless we vote them out in November.--Glenn Beck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n-1KotfJOo
Donald Trump hosts MAGA rally in Pennsylvania.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKBrzklXqys
Sunday Worship Service 8/25/2024--Four Lakes C. of C
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjuU4BxxhN4
NIGHT OWL COMICS
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