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California measles 'tipping point,' ACA 2015 tax impact, Anthem hack
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Feb 5, 2015
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California measles 'tipping point,' ACA 2015 tax impact, Anthem hack

How California stacks up with vaccination policies, the Affordable Care Act changes the way you file taxes in 2015, the Anthem hack and personal data security.

Many low-income residents don't file taxes because they don't know about the earned-income tax credit and also don't know they could get money back that has been withheld by employers.
Many low-income residents don't file taxes because they don't know about the earned-income tax credit and also don't know they could get money back that has been withheld by employers.
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How California stacks up with vaccination policies, the Affordable Care Act changes the way you file taxes in 2015, the Anthem hack and personal data security.

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Health provider Anthem announced that 80 million customer and employee data were stolen in a hack, one of the largest breaches in the healthcare industry.
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It's February, W2s are arriving in the mail, and that means one thing: tax time. But this year, because of Obamacare, the process will be a little different.
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On this week's State of Affairs, the politics of measles, the battle to replace Barbara Boxer gets a bit more heated, and where $226 million went last year.
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Amy Pascal is out as Sony Pictures' head following the studio's massive hack. The Frame host John Horn discusses what’s next for her, and Sony.
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How feeling awed can keep you healthy, what people would do to not take pills each day, and cat journalism didn't start on the Internet.
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The Anaheim City Council has voted to crack down on pot shop landlords. But just 10 minutes south in Santa Ana, pot shops can find a mellower place to call home.
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