City of Stafford website Stafford City Council failed to secure a supermajority vote to implement a property tax. Stafford’s city council failed to pass a measure this week that would allow them to put a property tax on the ballot in November. The city has not had a property tax for nearly 30 years. During
Social Security has just turned 89 years old, but there are questions about its solvency headed into the November presidential election. The Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Aug. 14, 1935, as a way of establishing a federal benefits system for older Americans. Today, Social Security’s trust fund for
It’s nice when relatives help their family members out when they’re in a tough spot financially, but should family members feel forced to help financially irresponsible relatives? That’s the question the OP is grabbling with in today’s story. Let’s find out why his family thinks he should help his relative… I [M40] have a blended
©Keturah Orji The topic of personal finance can be daunting. According to a 2023 GOBankingRates study, 57% of Americans believe “a lack of financial understanding has impacted their ability to be financially prepared for the future.” The journey to mastering personal finance isn’t easy. For women, the expectation is often for someone else to handle
The same day Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent reached an agreement with the Board of School Directors to resign his post, the district’s Chief Financial Officer Martha Kreitzman put in her resignation as well, 12 News has learned.According to the resignation form, obtained by 12 News Investigates through Wisconsin’s Open Records Law, Kreitzman signed the document
On Friday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a new lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) for unlawfully collecting payments that borrowers no longer owe, as they were discharged through bankruptcy. This is the second lawsuit filed by the CFPB against PHEAA in May, an earlier one accused the servicer from