List of Oklahoma tax breaks
AP - Mon Nov 9, 10:46 am ETA list of some of the state tax exemptions, credits and deductions approved by lawmakers and the Oklahoma Tax Commission's estimate of their cost:
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Poizner rejects proposal for workers' comp insurance rate hike
Los Angeles Times - Mon Nov 9, 5:25 pm ETA California industry rating group is urging the state's insurance chief to boost rates paid by employers 22.8% for policies written or renewed after Jan. 1. For the second time in a year, the California insurance commissioner has rejected an industry rating group's proposal that he recommend that insurers significantly raise rates paid by employers for workers' compensation insurance.
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Average earnings over lifetime decide benefits
The Record and Herald News - Tue Nov 10, 2:04 am ETQ. I worked for the last 10 years, and I now have my 40 credits of coverage for Social Security. Does this mean I get maximum Social Security retirement benefits?
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Mailbox for Nov. 10
Greeley Tribune - 1 hour 17 minutes agoMailbox for Nov. 10 Staff Writer In retirement, government gets you many different ways I don't know where Mr. Wallbank gets his information. For 27 years, a percentage of my paycheck was withheld for PERA, and yes, my employer contributed matching funds to PERA, just as all employers match employees' Social Security contributions. Because of the government pension offset, I don't receive Social ...
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More ID needed for driver's licenses
The Argus Leader - 2 hours 28 minutes agoDrivers in South Dakota will need to provide more documentation before getting a license next year. Starting Dec. 31, applicants for a license or identification card will need proof of identity and date of birth, proof of Social Security number and two proofs of principal address. The changes are meant to help prevent identity theft and comply with federal rules, but some advocates say they will ...
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Some Medicare recipients will see a rise in premiums in 2010
The Naperville Sun - 18 minutes agoThe Medicare program has announced its 2010 premium and coinsurance rates. Because of an anticipated increase in medical costs, there will be an increase in Medicare-related premiums, although not all recipients will have to pay the new rates. During the last few years, there have been changes in rate-setting by Medicare. Now, not every Medicare beneficiary can expect to pay the same portion of ...
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YOUR SECURITY: Social Security programs offer help for the homeless
Eureka Times-Standard - 39 minutes agoSocial Security administers several programs that pay benefits to qualified individuals, including those who are homeless. These programs include retirement, disability and survivors insurance, as well as Supplemental Security Income, which is
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SJC: Retirement does not necessarily end alimony payments
Boston Globe - Mon Nov 9, 2:21 pm ETBy Andrew Ryan and Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff In Massachusetts, marriage really still does mean until death do you part -- even after divorce. The Supreme Judicial Court today rejected a push to stop most alimony payments when someone...
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Agencies: Glitch with Foreign SS Numbers Is Fixed
Enterprise Security Today - 2 hours 19 minutes agoThe Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau all have their own Social Security systems, but the agencies treated numbers issued by the three nations as if they were U.S. numbers, regardless of whether they were already in use.
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The ABC's of baby boomer retirement planning
Lexington Clipper-Herald - 2 hours 36 minutes ago(ARA) - If you are one of America's 78.2 million baby boomers, you are likely considering what ideal retirement will look like, and the steps required to achieve it. With the current economic downturn, many boomers are finding it necessary to revisit their initial retirement goals.
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Direct deposit of Social Security is safer, easier for winter travelers
Lexington Clipper-Herald - 2 hours 48 minutes ago(ARA) - As cold weather sets in, thousands of retirees are making plans for a winter getaway. If you're one of them, switch to direct deposit for your Social Security payments before you leave - it's the safest, easiest way to receive your money.
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Learn about Social Security benefits at Roxbury library
Roxbury Register - Tue Nov 10, 1:41 am ETROXBURY TWP. — The Roxbury Township Public Library, 103 Main St, Succasunna, is offering a variety of programs for adults, kids, teens, families and preschoolers in the coming month.
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Post-Depression first: Americans get more money from government than they give back
The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Nov 9, 8:39 pm ETFor the first time since the 1930s, personal taxes paid by Americans aren't enough to cover the payments that the government sends out through transfer programs like Social Security and food stamps. The trend, visible in government data on personal incomes, reflects both a deep recession and government efforts to prop ...
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Official: Mass. in line for $160M for Social Security error
Boston Herald - Mon Nov 9, 2:50 pm ETMassachusetts is owed $160 million from the federal government for a little-known Social Security policy that's been erroneously overlooked for 35 years, according to...
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Voters Soundly Reject School District’s Parcel Tax
Grunion Gazette - Mon Nov 9, 6:35 pm ETNearly 57% of voters on Tuesday rejected an education parcel tax that would have generated revenue for a school district that has been debilitated by several years of state budget cuts — and is anticipating more to come.
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Mission Hospital audit to look at workers' compensation program
Asheville Citizen-Times - Mon Nov 9, 1:44 pm ETASHEVILLE — Mission Hospital plans an outside audit of its workers' compensation program, but a spokeswoman says the move is not in response to findings by state officials that it had handled some cases improperly.
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Seniors fear lack of Social Security COLA increase
Richmond Times-Dispatch, Sat Oct 17, 12:15 am ET