How Federal Retirees Can Make SSFA Repeals Work for Them
From higher Social Security benefits to increased spousal and survivor benefits, federal employees have much to gain from the ...
Social Security Fairness Act Adds to Pressure on Safety Net
While the law seeks to level the playing field for many federal employees, the sustainability of the Social Security system ...
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey promises paid parental leave for teachers, state workers
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey pledged support to give teachers and other state employees paid parental leave during her her annual State of the State address Tuesday evening. She also said that school ...
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Vouchers, tax cuts, water and teacher pay top Gov. Abbott's State of the State address
More than 30 states already have a form of school choice," he added. "We will continue to fully fund public schools and raise teacher pay, while also giving parents the choice they deserve." ...
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New frontier of AI-powered ‘teacher-less’ charter schools get mixed reviews from state officials
Artificial intelligence may be the new frontier for childhood schooling, but the idea of teacherless classrooms has received mixed reviews from state education officials. Unbound Academy ...
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Alaska’s US senators sign letter demanding faster implementation of Social Security benefits expansion
The bill rescinded two provisions — the Windfall Elimination Provision and the ... recipients who also collect retirement income from state or local government pensions. The bill was celebrated ...
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Has the bird flu spread across the US? See map as virus continues to wreak havoc
More than 145 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United States since the outbreak began in January 2022. As for humans, 67 people have been infected ...
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Senators demand quick implementation of Social Security Fairness Act, in letter to SSA
The new law will eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision, enacted in 1983 ... “The Social Security Administration’s website currently states, ‘SSA expects that it could take more ...
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Lawmakers press Social Security on lag in paying expanded benefits to public employees
“The Social Security Fairness Act restores full Social Security benefits for the millions of teachers ... windfall provision affects 2.1 million, according to a report from the nonpartisan ...
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Social Security Fairness Act payments could take some time, but some retirees are excited
Ann Busenkell lives in Los Alamitos and worked as a teacher for more than three decades ... Federal policies known as the Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, and the Government Pension Offset, or ...