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Feb 23 2024
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Social Security plan to phase out taxes
Lawmakers in West Virginia have approved a bill that will see state income tax on Social Security benefits be gradually phased out. Republican Governor Jim Justice announced in January during his annual budget proposal that he wished to see all state-levied taxes on Social Security axed. The plan has taken a step further toward becoming law after it was passed in the West Virginia House of
NewsweekMar 25 2024
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Hovde 2012 comments resurface about farmers, Social Security, and obesity
Up North News WisconsinMar 13 2024
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Democrats go on offense as Trump floats Social Security cuts
Democrats are going on the attack after former President Trump raised the possibility of cuts to Social Security and Medicare.
Trump said in a Monday interview there’s “a lot” that can be done on entitlements “in terms of cutting,” a comment President Biden immediately seized on. The Biden campaign quickly released a new ad, contrasting the former president’s comments with Biden’s
The HillMar 13 2024
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Democrats go on offense as Trump floats Social Security cuts
Democrats are going on the attack after former President Trump raised the possibility of cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Trump said in a Monday interview there’s “a lot” that can be done on entitlements “in terms of cutting,” a comment President Biden immediately seized on. The Biden campaign quickly released a new ad, contrasting the former president’s comments with Biden’s during the
Fox 4 Kansas CityMar 20 2024
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Bridgeport Man Pleads Guilty In Social Security Scam: U.S. Attorney
BRIDGEPORT, CT — A 31-year-old Bridgeport man waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty this month to an offense stemming from his role in a scheme to defraud the Social Security Administration, announced U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery. The announcement was also made by Sharon MacDermott, Special Agent in Charge of the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General,
Patch.comApr 08 2024
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NYC suspends Social Security payouts to some disabled foster kids to protect federal funding
New York Daily NewsMar 19 2024
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Social Security cuts woman’s benefits due to overpayment to her deceased brother
BALTIMORE — A Maryland senior is fighting an overpayment notice from the Social Security Administration. The additional money was supposedly paid out to her brother, but now the agency is withholding her monthly retirement benefits. “They caught their mistake and tried to collect the money, but he had passed," said Everlon Moulton, whose brother died in 2006. Moulton said shortly before then,
WMAR 2Mar 24 2024
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Donald Trump misstep opens new debate over future of Social Security funding
WASHINGTON — Shooting from the hip as he so often does, Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, ignited a debate that lawmakers successfully have ducked for more than three decades: How should we shore up the fast-emptying fund that pays Social Security benefits to 71 million seniors and disabled? During a March 11 interview on MSNBC “Squawk Box,” Trump was asked about dealing with
The Times-PicayuneMar 12 2024
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Lakelands Park Middle School ramps up security after social media threat
The principal at Lakelands Park Middle School is ensuring student safety following a social media threat targeting four students. In a letter sent home to families on Tuesday, Principal Rose Alvarez said the school is collaborating with the Gaithersburg Police Department and Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Systemwide Safety and Emergency Management. Parents have been notified,
Fox 5 DCMar 20 2024
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Millions of seniors behind on student loans risk losing Social Security, lawmakers warn Biden
Millions of older Americans are at risk of losing some of their Social Security benefits after defaulting on student loans, Democratic lawmakers said in a letter urging the Biden administration to act.
Why it matters: Seniors are one of the highest risk categories with reports showing nearly 40% of borrowers aged 65 or older in default. Federal programs that claw those funds back mean
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