If signed into law, the Social Security Fairness Act co-authored by Maine Sen. Susan Collins would increase benefits for nearly 3 million teachers, law enforcement officers, firefighters and other public employees nationwide.
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Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees
The bipartisan bill — co-authored by Maine Sen. Susan Collins — will eliminate longtime reductions to Social Security benefits for nearly 3 million people who receive pensions from work in government or public service jobs.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Senate advances Social Security Fairness Act
The bill co-sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins of Maine would eliminate limits on Social Security benefits for public sector employees, including teachers and firefighters.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the bill would ‘ensure Americans are not erroneously denied their well-earned Social Security benefits simply because they chose at some point to work in their careers in public service.’
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Etna man ordered to pay $175,000 for stealing dead brother’s identity
Napoleon Gonzalez, 87, was given 5 months of probation and will not have to serve any time behind bars.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Opinion: Public sector and government employees getting the short end of the Social Security stick
That group could lose up to two-thirds of their retirement earnings under the current system, but help may be on the way from Washington.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2024, Nation & World, Politics
Trump proposals could drain Social Security in 6 years, budget group says
Social Security faces a looming funding crisis in an aging country, with trustees most recently predicting that the retirement and disability program’s trust fund will become insolvent in 2035.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston woman admits to Social Security fraud
Prosecutors said Donna D. Desrosiers collected more than $90,000 she wasn’t entitled to.
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Social Security recipients will get 2.5% cost-of-living boost in 2025, smaller than in recent past
Recipients received a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, after a historically large 8.7% benefit increase in 2023, brought on by record 40-year-high inflation.
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Social Security’s scheduled cost of living increase ‘won’t make a dent’ for some retirees
Social Security recipients are expected to receive a smaller cost-of-living increase in January than in recent years as inflation moderates.