1 hr ago | Star Tribune
Liberals should lead entitlement reform
If liberals succeed in blocking any serious entitlement reform during the Obama presidency, as seems increasingly likely, they will have handed conservatives a gift.
5 hrs ago | Examiner.com
7-Eleven raids lead to many arrests: Suspects created 'modern-day plantation'
A rush of 7-Eleven raids in New York and Virginia lead to multiple arrests and store seizures over immigration issues.
10 hrs ago | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh
Professors teach into their golden years
While most people dream of the day they can retire, many college professors plan to put it off or work until their final years.
10 hrs ago | KIII
For young immigrants, a delayed coming of age
As a child, Jorge Tume used to sit and do homework as his parents cleaned the desks and floors of a concrete company in Miami.
12 hrs ago | WRIC-TV Richmond
Virginia 7-Eleven Stores Raided As Part Of US Probe
Nine owners and managers of 7-Eleven stores on Long Island and in Virginia were charged on Monday in a scheme to exploit immigrants from Pakistan, including some business-owners who used Social Security numbers of children and dead people on the workers' paystubs.
14 hrs ago | Myrtle Beach Online
Susan Tompor: Seniors get a warning on medical alert scam
Barbara Adams, 70, keeps getting one of those annoying robocalls that she just knows has to be a scam.
18 hrs ago | The Star Press
BSU art museum director leaving
The Ball State University Board of Trustees recently accepted the resignation of Peter Blume, director of the David Owsley Museum of Art, where both attendance and space have increased during his 10 years at the helm.
Former spouse sometimes eligible for Social Security
Those in the midst of a divorce may not know that some of their Social Security benefits could go to their ex-spouse if they have been married for 10 years.
Fighting For Our Classrooms, and For the Human Beings Inside Them
It seems as if the same battle is being fought in every aspect of American society.
Letter: Tax relief ordinance unsustainable
I am deeply saddened to see the Beacon Falls town budget fail at referendum. The town budget contained a very minor 0.1 mill increase.
Is true retirement an outdated concept?
New research shows that investment savings and financial security, rather than age, now determine when near-retirees feel ready to retire.
Schatz garners support of HGEA for U.S. Senate
The union's board, meeting on Maui, agreed unanimously Friday to support Schatz after interviewing both Democrats.
New Study: No Correlation between Disability Claims & Expired Jobless Benefits
Economists have long known that disability filings go up during recessions, however, they aren't sure why .
Immigration Reform: Immigrants Push For Change
Salamanca says living in America as an immigrant is hard. Things that citizens take for granted such as, a driver's license or a social security card, illegal immigrants can't have access to because of current laws.
Social security plan to give facilities for laborers
The government has prepared a social security plan for providing facilities to laborers involved in all sectors of employment.
Immigration Reform - Common Sense and Reality
Recently and repeatedly, Americans have been forced to hear how their opposition to granting Amnesty and Citizenship to illegal aliens currently residing in this country demonstrates American insensitivity to the less fortunate.
Illinois Pension Crisis: This Is What Rock Bottom Looks Like
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn called members of the Legislature back to work for a special session to help resolve the pension crisis.
Improving Lives, Strengthening Finances: The Benefits of Immigration Reform to Social Security
On May 21, 2013, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bipartisan "Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013" by a vote of 13 to 5. In addition to strengthening our border and creating a sensible plan for future immigration, the bill enables the 11 million unauthorized immigrants living in the United ... (more)
Social Security Removes Surgical Requirement for Gender Marker Change
The Social Security Administration today announced a revision to its policy around changing one's gender marker on a social security card, in a move hailed by transgender advocacy groups as a victory.
John Bogle: Social Security's the Greatest Fixed Income You'll Ever Get
"There are three pillars of the retirement system. One is Social Security. Two is the defined-benefit plan, and three is the defined-contribution plan.