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After a year-long legislation effort to strengthen retirement benefits for independent workers, Senator Bill Cassidy has ...

Scopes “Monkey Trial” in Tennessee, where a teacher was prosecuted for teaching evolution, continues to influence debates on religion in public schools. The trial highlighted ...

State data analyzed by the Illinois Policy Institute reveals the unrealistic and unsustainable nature of the state’s "Tier 1" ...

The majority of affected beneficiaries already began receiving their increased monthly benefit amounts in April.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law by President Donald Trump over the July 4, 2025, weekend, is a ...

Senate Republicans, including Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who is chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, have introduced bills that would expand independent ...

A provision in Trump's tax and budget law gives seniors 65 and older a new deduction that offsets Social Security taxes for ...

For Paul Alto, a lifelong Cleveland, Ohioan, the plan was always to retire at 65. But after having surgery to treat two ...

State data shows 31,937 members of Illinois’ five pension systems collected $100,000 a year or more in retirement benefits ...

Florida Boater Freedom Act goes into effect July 1. How will it change 4th of July boating Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida Boater Freedom Initiative into law, banning FWC from stopping boats ...

Here's what to know about the Boater Freedom Act, signed into law on May 19, 2025, and boating laws ahead of the Fourth of July. Vroom vroom: Low-speed vehicles, golf carts grow in popularity, but ...