Undoing health law could have messy ripple effects
WASHINGTON — It sounds like a silver lining. Even if the Supreme Court overturns President Barack Obama's health care law, employers can keep offering popular coverage for the young adult children of...
View ArticleForeclosures hit older Americans hard
WASHINGTON — More than 1.5 million older Americans already have lost their homes, with millions more at risk as the national housing crisis takes its toll on those who are among the worst positioned to...
View ArticleSocial Security's $2.7 trillion surplus dwarfed by size of future budget deficit
WASHINGTON — As millions of baby boomers flood Social Security with applications for benefits, the program's $2.7 trillion surplus is starting to look small.For nearly three decades Social Security...
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Volunteers needed to offer tax help The AARP Tax-Aide program provides free tax preparation and assistance to senior citizens and low to middle income families during the tax season and is in need of...
View ArticleSeniors offered free tax prep, assistance
Seniors offered free tax prep, assistance The AARP Tax-Aide program provides free tax preparation and assistance to senior citizens and low to middle income families during the tax season and is in...
View ArticleBoomers aging: Celebrities to attend AARP conference in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More than a dozen celebrities are participating in talks and activities for aging Americans at the national conference of the AARP this week in New Orleans.read more
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A-J seeks freelance journalists, photogs The Avalanche-Journal is looking for freelance journalists and photographers to help us expand our coverage of news, business, features, community events and...
View ArticlePaul Ryan booed at AARP convention; GOP VP nominee says he expected reaction
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Republican vice president nominee Paul Ryan said Friday that he expected the negative reaction he received during a New Orleans AARP event and that the 2011 tax return release by...
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Volunteers needed to offer tax help The AARP Tax-Aide program provides free tax preparation and assistance to senior citizens and low- to middle-income families during the tax season and is in need of...
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AARP Tax-Aide looking for volunteers The AARP Tax-Aide program provides free tax preparation and assistance to senior citizens and low to middle income families during the tax season and is in need of...
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AARP tax assistance volunteers needed The AARP Tax-Aide program provides free tax preparation and assistance to senior citizens and low- to middle-income families during the tax season and is in need...
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Volunteers needed to give tax help The AARP Tax-Aide program provides free tax preparation and assistance to senior citizens and low to middle income families during the tax season and is in need of...
View ArticleInfluence game: Tax them, not us, groups say
WASHINGTON — A big coalition of business groups says there must be give-and-take in the negotiations to avoid the “fiscal cliff” of massive tax increases and spending cuts. But raising tax rates — a...
View ArticleTrade-offs in raising Medicare eligibility age
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are living longer, and Republicans want to raise the Medicare eligibility ageas part of any deal to reduce the government's huge deficits.read more
View ArticleTrade-offs in raising Medicare eligibility age
WASHINGTON — Americans are living longer, and Republicans want to raise the Medicare eligibility age as part of any deal to reduce the government’s huge deficits.But what sounds like a prudent...
View ArticleAARP insurance available locally through Bledsoe Insurance Agency
If you and your spouse are retired, there may be options available for you to save on both your automotive and homeowners insurance and still enjoy the benefits of working with a local insurance...
View ArticleBusiness CEOs: Raise retirement age
WASHINGTON — An influential group of business CEOs is pushing a plan to gradually increase the full retirement age to 70 for both Social Security and Medicare and to partially privatize the health...
View ArticleLobbying groups maintain presence in state capitol during legislative session
AUSTIN – He’s been out office for more than 20 years but former state Rep. Bill Hammond remains a fixture at the Texas Capitol, now as president and CEO of the Texas Association of Business, the...
View ArticleFree tax help is available if you look
Free tax help is available, and it’s not only for those in financial need.Some organizations offer free services regardless of how much you earn. AARP, the nonprofit organization that advocates for...
View ArticleMedicare increase could ding some in middle class
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired city worker Sheila Pugach lives in a modest home on a quiet street in Albuquerque, N.M., and drives an 18-year-old Subaru.Pugach doesn’t see herself as upper-income by any...
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