New York is holding onto more than $20 billion that isn’t theirs to keep. Some of that could be yours. These are the ways New Yorkers can find out whether the state is holding money for them. Note: This is general information, not financial or legal advice. Unclaimed funds rules and dollar amounts are subject…
Duke Energy Carolinas customers started paying $4.58 more every month in January 2026 to retire bonds sold after Hurricane Helene, regardless of whether their lights went out. It’s not the only line like that. These are the fees folded into a South Carolina power bill that aren’t about your home’s energy consumption. Note: This is…
A pharmacist at a busy Kroger off the Perimeter is elbow-deep in a stack of new scripts when the drive-thru intercom crackles again. Another car, another “how much longer,” the fourth one this hour. A national workforce study found full-time pharmacists log an average of 8.1 poor mental health days a month, and Georgia’s chains…
Ohio homeowners insurance doesn’t cover flood water, sewer backup, earth movement, or a roof past its prime. Every one of those gaps carries its own price tag to close. A sewer backup endorsement runs about $75 to $150 a year in Ohio, covering claims that often top $10,000. But here’s the part that trips up…
Pennsylvania keeps a full-time chef whose job posting includes catering for up to 70 guests at a time. It’s a state job, salary and all. That’s just one line on a longer bill the commonwealth picks up to keep a governor housed and fed. These are the perks Pennsylvania governors get that taxpayers have to…
Fall armyworm pressure in Virginia peaks from mid-August into mid-September, right as tomato season, squash season, and the last mow of summer all collide. That’s one pest, on a two-week clock. It’s rarely the only one working overtime in a Virginia yard by late August. Here’s what’s already working through Virginia yards this deep into…
Georgia hasn’t charged a toll on GA 400 since 2013. That’s going to change. A new deal worth billions is bringing tolled express lanes back to a highway metro Atlanta drivers have used toll-free for more than a decade. These are the Georgia toll fees that catch drivers by surprise. Note: This is general information,…
The Texas over-65 property tax exemption knocks an extra $60,000 off your home’s taxable value for school taxes, stacked on top of the standard $140,000 homestead exemption, and Texas homeowners claim both with the same form: 50-114. File it with your county appraisal district by April 30. The savings apply to the whole tax year….
Tennessee gives a hospital just 30 days to produce a complete, line-by-line bill once a patient asks for one in writing. Few people ask. Many charges on a Tennessee hospital bill come with some kind of lever a patient can pull, whether that’s a state law, a federal rule, or a hospital’s written policy. These…
A Tampa family loads the car for a weekend in Fort Lauderdale, dog leash and water bowl tossed in the back, without a single glance at a county website. That’s the normal way to pack. It’s also how a pet owner ends up on the wrong side of a rule that was never a rule…
