Wouldn’t it be nice if the government could make everyone richer simply by passing laws that increase our income? Unfortunately, our world doesn’t work that way. When government chooses winners, ...

Americans endlessly debate the best age to claim Social Security. If you ask economists and actuaries, the answer is actually ...

For an overwhelming majority of retired workers, Social Security is more than just a monthly check. It represents a financial ...

One year into California’s landmark effort to regulate conditions for more than a half-million fast food workers, the state ...

Supplemental Security Income's maximum monthly payout has been increased for 2025 due to the cost-of-living adjustment. If ...

The Alexandria School Board and City Manager Jim Parajon offered different visions for funding ACPS in fiscal year 2026.

Social Security beneficiaries receive an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to keep the purchasing power of benefits aligned with rising prices across the economy. The official 2026 COLA will not ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — It was almost as though Alex Bregman wanted to remind Red Sox fans why he chose to make Fenway his home. Because in the bottom of the second inning on Sunday, Bregman launched ...

Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment is the mechanism the Social Security Administration uses to align benefits with inflation (i.e., the rising price of goods and services). Hypothetically ...

Although retired-worker benefits are set to make history in 2026, the latest COLA forecast is anything but reassuring.