Lawmakers are debating how to address the long-term financial stability of Social Security. One Social Security trust fund is projected to run out of money by 2032, potentially causing benefit cuts. A ...

A debate over the future of Social Security is taking center stage in Washington, D.C., as lawmakers and policy groups look for ways to strengthen its long‑term finances. When the fund is depleted, ...

When a company is found guilty of acting as a monopoly, then turns around to lobby state lawmakers for favorable legislation, those lawmakers should ask one simple question: Why would we trust them?

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A Washington think tank caused a stir recently with a paper that proposed capping annual Social Security benefits at $100,000 to shore up the retirement trust fund. Social Security faces a shortfall ...

Editor’s note: This story’s headline was updated to clarify that lawmakers placed a cap on dental benefits for Cover All Coloradans. After weeks of wrestling with how to rein in spending on a program ...

Social Security beneficiaries aren’t expected to see too much of an increase to their payments next year. Meanwhile a new proposal calls for a cap on how much they can receive. Earlier this month the ...

The latest prediction for the 2027 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, has been released. But unlike recent years, the news won’t be encouraging to those beneficiaries looking for ...