Diamond Miller streaked up the left facet, misplaced one Penn State defender with a pair of fast crossovers, then evaded one other by swinging the ball over the Nittany Lion’s head whereas going right into a Euro step. The Maryland senior completed with a reverse layup, spinning the ball off the glass and sprawling out of bounds.
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Maryland women roll past Penn State for fifth straight win
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The sequence left the Xfinity Middle crowd in awe and summed up the night time for the No. 8 Terrapins, who led for greater than 39 of the 40 minutes Monday and rolled to an 87-66 victory. The win was Maryland’s thirteenth in a row over Penn State.
It may have been simple for Maryland (18-4, 9-2 Large Ten) to miss the Nittany Lions (12-10, 3-8), particularly contemplating the Terps’ grueling upcoming schedule. However they bought dialed in early and by no means relinquished management, closing the primary quarter on a 20-2 run that gave them a 29-9 lead after 10 minutes. The run was spearheaded by senior Abby Meyers (a game-high 24 factors) and Miller (14).
Maryland has gained 5 in a row and 11 of 12. The Terps’ rating is a season excessive, and contemplating what comes subsequent, they look like discovering their stride on the proper time.
“We’re trending in the best route,” guard Shyanne Sellers stated. “I don’t assume our greatest basketball has come but. We haven’t performed a full 40-minute sport the place we’re distinctive.”
What comes subsequent is probably the most treacherous stretch of convention play on Maryland’s schedule, beginning Thursday with a visit to No. 6 Iowa (17-4, 9-1). The Terps host No. 10 Ohio State (19-3, 8-3) on Sunday, and the stretch additionally features a dwelling sport in opposition to Illinois (17-5, 7-4), which fell out of the rankings this week. The convention schedule wraps with rematches in opposition to the Hawkeyes and Buckeyes.
“It’s positively thrilling,” Sellers stated. “Simply, clearly, nice alternatives forward. It actually comes down to only being probably the most disciplined staff.”
The Terps don’t management their very own future. No. 4 Indiana (20-1, 10-1), which beat Maryland in Bloomington on Jan. 12, is within the driver’s seat within the Large Ten. If the Hoosiers win out — on no account a lock contemplating their schedule — the crown is theirs.
Meyers continued to place a current capturing stoop behind her, exhibiting off her offensive versatility by scoring on all three ranges and organising teammates with slick passes. She completed with a team-high six rebounds and three assists.
“Play my function and preserve it easy,” Meyers stated. “And convey the vitality. That’s what I preserve telling myself — to not overthink it.
“You’re going to have a whole lot of completely different video games within the season the place there’s ups and downs. However for me, as a frontrunner, being aggressive on protection and having that management on the defensive finish when offense will not be rolling — that’s form of what I inform myself.”
Miller was a power early with eight first-quarter factors earlier than calling it an evening with 14 factors, 5 rebounds, three assists and two steals. Sellers did most of her work within the second half and ended up with 15 factors, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, two steals and a block.
Makenna Marisa led Penn State, which is winless on the street in opposition to Large Ten opponents, with 23 factors. Taniyah Thompson added 17.
“It’s actually exhausting if you’re enjoying in opposition to a staff like Maryland, clearly a top-10 staff,” Penn State Coach Carolyn Kieger stated, “to get down in that deficit after which attempt to claw your method again.”
Right here’s what else to find out about Maryland’s win:
The victory continued a current defensive pattern for the Terps, who stored Penn State in single digits in every of the primary two quarters. Protection has been a trademark of this five-game profitable streak, particularly early. Maryland has held its opponents to single digits in 4 quarters in the course of the streak, and no staff has reached 30 factors within the first half.
“The belief, the connectedness — it’s taken time to have the ability to mesh so many new gamers collectively and train the protection,” Coach Brenda Frese stated. “It’s beginning to actually click on. Our effort and our vitality is quite a bit larger. So I believe the 2 are enjoying off of one another.
“We’re enjoying quite a bit more durable. We all know that’s going to be actually necessary, however I believe our rotations and, defensively, the place we wish to be has actually improved. You’re seeing a mix of each.”
The Large Ten is the lone convention with 4 groups within the high 10 within the Related Press rankings: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland and Ohio State characterize the league. Two different conferences (the SEC and the Pac-12) have two apiece.
Miller was named to the late-season watch record, which trims the record to twenty gamers, for the Picket Award, which is given to probably the most excellent participant within the nation. The 2-time all-Large Ten guard leads the staff in factors and rebounds.
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Maryland makes filing taxes online free for some
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More than 700,000 Marylanders should be able to file their state and federal income tax returns online for free next year, saving residents hours of work and hundreds of dollars on tax software and prep services.
Maryland joined dozens of states Wednesday in a voluntary federal program called Direct File after a test run received positive reviews and showed possible cost savings. Filing paper returns by mail will still be an option.
“It’s unacceptable that Marylanders should have to pay any portion whatsoever of their refund or paycheck to fulfill a mandatory requirement like filing tax returns,” Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman said at a news conference in Annapolis.
The first-term Democrat called the program a game changer for Maryland taxpayers that will modernize her agency. It targets low-to-moderate earners with relatively simple tax returns, and is expected to expand over time.
Lierman’s office will partner with the nonprofit Code for America to integrate the Maryland tax filing system into Direct File. Eligibility requirements will be announced in January, the comptroller’s office said.
Gov. Wes Moore, State Treasurer Dereck E. Davis, members of Maryland’s congressional delegation, U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo and nonprofit partners joined Lierman for the announcement.
Funds from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 helped build and test the system. The IRS and Treasury Department then invited states to participate.
The IRS has been considering a free e-filing option for low-income American taxpayers for decades, according to the Congressional Research Service. When tax prep companies pushed back, the federal government agreed not to compete with them if they provided free help and e-filing to low-earning taxpayers.
However, many qualified taxpayers were pushed toward paid services, according to an investigation by nonprofit news outlet ProPublica.
The IRS piloted Direct File in 12 states this year. Filers used a laptop, tablet, cellphone or other device to submit income returns and request certain tax credits offered to low-earning individuals and families.
In a survey, nine out of 10 Direct File users ranked their experience as “Excellent” or “Above Average.”
U.S. Rep Steny Hoyer, a Democrat representing Maryland’s 5th District, called paying taxes the “price of our democracy.”
“We ought to make it as easy as possible for people to comply with a legal obligation that they have to support their country, their state and their communities,” he said. “And this system of Direct File does that.”
Robin McKinney, CEO and co-founder of CASH Campaign of Maryland, said easy, free online filing makes the government work more efficiently for citizens and should deliver refunds and credits to taxpayers faster.
McKinney’s nonprofit promotes economic advancement for low- to moderate-income Marylanders and provides free tax help, among other services.
Economic Security Project, a nonprofit that advocates for guaranteed income and economic equity for working families, found that adopting Direct File could mean $355 million in costs and time saved for Maryland’s low- to moderate-earners.
Maryland recently has expanded tax credits for working families, but about $152 million goes unclaimed each year, according to the Security Project’s analysis.
They also estimated that about $148 million could be saved in filing fees and $56 million could be saved in time spent filing taxes.
That money could have gone into Marylanders’ pockets, CASH Campaign’s McKinney said, and it could have gone back into the state’s economy.
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Maryland joins IRS Direct File program, offering free tax filing for up to 700,000 taxpayers – Maryland Matters
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Some Maryland taxpayers will be able to use a free electronic filing tool for their federal taxes rather than having to pay a tax preparer or buy tax-filing software next year, when Maryland will offer the IRS’s new Direct File service.
The service was tested in 12 states this year, where 140,803 people filed with Direct File, saving an estimated $5.6 million in tax preparation fees. Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman (D) estimated Wednesday that as many as 700,000 Maryland taxpayers could be eligible for the program when it debuts in the state next year.
“While we value our relationship with tax preparers and CPAs (certified public accountants), it’s unacceptable that Marylanders should have to pay any portion whatsoever of their refund or paycheck to fulfill a mandatory requirement like filing tax returns,” Lierman said at a news conference announcing the program.
The IRS and the U.S. Treasury still have to finalize eligibility rules for the program this fall, but Lierman said it will be a “game changer” for those families who do qualify, which could be as much as 20% of individual taxpayers in the state.
“Taxes are a part of the glue that keeps our state and our nation together, functioning, producing, protecting and thriving,” Lierman said. “Yet in America, we make it uniquely challenging to pay those taxes and file a return — until now.”
According to the Treasury, taxpayers spend “approximately 13 hours and $270 preparing their taxes each year.” Many Americans use tax filing services or software, such as TurboTax and H&R Block, to ensure that their taxes are filed correctly, despite most of the information being readily available state and federal tax collection agencies.
It’s unacceptable that Marylanders should have to pay any portion whatsoever of their refund or paycheck to fulfill a mandatory requirement like filing tax returns.
– Comptroller Brooke Lierman
Direct File launched this year in 12 states for people to file their 2023 federal returns — Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo said the program is aimed at helping middle-income tax filers with “relatively simple” filings.
“What I can tell you is our goal for us is to build a system that’s going to work for working class and middle class Americans. So you get a W-2, and you’re somebody who’s a teacher, you’re a fireman, you’re a doctor who’s earning most of your money from a W-2, we want to make sure we’re building a system that potentially works for you,” said Adeyemo, who was in Annapolis for the announcement.
“The thing we’re not going to do is build a system that works for big corporations or wealthy individuals. Next year we’re going to expand the system so that more Americans are able to participate in it,” Adeyemo said.
The Biden administration invited all 50 states and the District of Columbia to join the program next year, when people will be filing their 2024 taxes. The Treasury said that Maryland joins Oregon, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Connecticut, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Maine in taking up Direct File.
“I know to some, this announcement may seem inconsequential — and I know how exciting tax announcements are,” Gov. Wes Moore (D) joked at the announcement. “But the details matter. They matter to the families who are impacted by this work. They’re going to matter to the families, who … dread tax season because it feels complicated. Who dread tax season because it seems expensive, or oftentimes have to deal with the consequences of getting something wrong.”
The Direct File program came out of the Inflation Reduction Act signed in 2022, which also secured additional funding to help the IRS modernize and provide better services to Americans.
But Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who chairs a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, said Direct File program and other services under the Inflation Reduction Act could be “under threat.” While his subcommittee wants to fully fund the IRS and keep Direct File going, House leaders want to cut funding for both.
He also said that the industry is lobbying against the free tax filing system.
“There are people who didn’t want us to do this, including a lot of the middlemen” who currently profit from tax preparation, Van Hollen said. “They’re lobbying against this kind of thing.”
In addition to Van Hollen, Moore, Lierman and Adeyemo, Wednesday’s event drew a number of Maryland Democratic heavyweights: U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, U.S. Reps. Steny Hoyer John Sarbanes and State Treasurer Dereck Davis.
Hoyer put it simply: “Nobody likes taxes.”
“We don’t really get excited about paying our taxes. But we know that it is the price of our democracy,” Hoyer said. “We ought to make it as easy as possible for people to comply with a legal obligation that they have to support their country, their state and their communities.”
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Maryland Weather: Nice stretch with rain chance Friday into Saturday
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BALTIMORE -Nice weather continues through Thursday. Sprinkles & drizzle may develop Friday with steadier rain likely Saturday.
We are right in the middle of an outstanding weather pattern that will continue into Thursday. Temperatures reached the middle to upper 70s Wednesday afternoon with comfortable humidity levels. High clouds are mainly south of Baltimore, so we’ve enjoyed a mostly sunny sky.
We have a fantastic evening of weather on the way. If you’re headed to the Os game this evening expect mostly sunny weather for the 1st pitch at 6:35 PM against the White Sox. Temperatures will start in the upper 70s, but then ease into the lower 70s by the end of the game.
Early fall-like temperatures return tonight with lows in the 50s for most neighborhoods. The coolest overnight lows in the low 50s will be located in neighborhoods north and west of the Baltimore Beltway. Temperatures in the metro will dip down into the upper 50s. Any patchy high thin clouds will sink south overnight.
Humidity levels gradually climb Thursday, but we still score ourselves a very nice day. Highs will climb toward 80°. Other than a few patchy clouds, expect a mostly sunny sky.
You will feel even more humidity in the air on Friday. With an easterly to southeasterly wind off the Ocean, areas of low clouds will be possible. As the atmosphere continues to moisten through the day Friday, patchy sprinkles and drizzle will become possible. The greatest chance for this happening would be late Friday into Friday evening. While the rain will be light and patchy in nature, you may want a poncho or light rain jacket if you’re headed to any high school Friday night football games.
Scattered showers and patchy drizzle is likely Friday night with lows in the middle 60s.
Saturday will be our last real humid day for awhile. Expect patchy areas of light rain and showers during the morning and midday hours. There may be a lull or two in the wet weather Saturday, but a steadier round of showers, possibly a thunderstorm will cross the area Saturday evening into early Saturday night. Highs on Saturday will top out in the upper 70s. The cold front that’s responsible for Saturday’s wet weather will flush out the clouds, showers, and humidity overnight Saturday. Temperatures late Saturday night will fall into the lower to middle 50s!
Sunday has another beautiful fall-like feel. Early morning temperatures in the lower to middle 50s with highs in the middle 70s. We get to enjoy abundant sunshine and pleasant breeze out of the northwest at 10 mph.
A winning stretch of weather continues for most of next week along with a gradual warming trend. Highs on Monday reach the upper 70s. By Tuesday and Wednesday, high temperatures climb into the lower 80s with plenty of sunshine and low humidity. We get to enjoy yet another spectacular stretch of September weather for most of next week with little to no rain!
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