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Refugee family in Aurora gets help for member with disability
A Bhutanese refugee family in Aurora got some much-needed help just in time for Christmas. A local nonprofit this month installed a free wheelchair ramp at the family’s home after one member underwent a massive surgery to help with his…
Predictions For 2015: Social Security Disability Benefits Start Running Out
2015 predictions are already a little bit gloomy, but it may even get worse as the year trundles on since it’s believed that social security disability benefits may start running out either in late 2015 or some time in 2016.…
Who was naughty and nice this year?
A source close to the toy industry has once again leaked a copy of Santa’s perks list for Wisconsin politicians and newsmakers. Here’s what the good boys and girls in Madison and Washington will reportedly find in their stockings this…
One in four started young saving for retirement
The United States is not a nation of grasshoppers after all; there are plenty of industrious ants socking money away for down the road, according to new research by Gallup Inc. Twenty-six percent of investors in the U.S. report that…
New State Privacy Laws Go Into Effect on Jan. 1, 2015 (California and Delaware)
State legislators have recently passed a number of bills that impose new data security and privacy requirements on companies nationwide. The laws include new data breach notification requirements, marketing restrictions, and data destruction rules. Below is an overview of the…
How to Appeal When Medicare Won’t Pay
How does one go about appealing Medicare when they won’t pay for something that has been covered in the past? If you disagree with a coverage or payment decision made by Medicare, you can appeal, and you’ll be happy to know…
Social Security: No more errands; stay home for the holidays
Let’s face it, the last thing you are going to want to do during this holiday season is another errand. You’ve hung the lights, plugged them in, and were frustrated when you realized you needed to replace one little bulb to…
Here’s how Florida’s recent population surge, making it the third largest state, has an impact:.
Here’s how Florida’s recent population surge, making it the third largest state, has an impact: Congress: More residents mean more representation in the U.S. House. Florida’s 17.6-percent growth in the 2010 Census brought two new House seats to the state…
Rising VA Disability Payments Linked to Veteran Unemployment
Unemployment persists among military veterans as a sharply growing number of them are receiving disability payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a new study by a Stanford economist. The steep increase in such payments, Mark Duggan suggests,…
Tips to fight senior scams from Sen. Bill Nelson
Last November, the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging launched a special fraud hotline to help deal with the “epidemic” of fraud and scams targeting older Americans and retirees. In the months since, the committee staff says it has responded…