Oct 17th, 2008 · Social Security checks are going up. It's the largest increase in more than a quarter century. The Social Security Administration announced Thursday the cost of living increase of nearly 6 percent, affecting 50 million Americans.
Oct 15th, 2008 · A federal appeals court has ordered Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner to set up a centralized system for checking voter registrations with driver's license numbers and Social Security numbers. The full court is telling Brunner she must set up a system by Friday to let county boards of elections know when voter registrations cannot be matched.
Aug 5th, 2008 · When people get into credit card trouble, courts sometimes work out repayment schemes that include garnishing wages and taking automatic withdrawals from bank accounts. But the Social Security Administration says the legality of garnishing Social Security benefits is questionable at best.
Apr 25th, 2008 · In Alabama, there's a new battle brewing in the immigration debate. Some counties have decided to enforce a decade-old law that requires a Social Security card to get a marriage license. The Catholic Church says this has led to a surge of couples living in sin.
Apr 21st, 2008 · Eighties absurdo-disco band Was Not Was has a new album. David Was shares some of his thoughts about embarking on a rock and roll odyssey at a time when he should be figuring out how to stretch his Social Security check.
Mar 6th, 2008 · Kellogg Brown & Root has managed to avoid paying federal taxes on more than 21,000 employees. The company is supposedly saving the Department of Defense money, but Social Security and Medicare may suffer.
Jan 28th, 2008 · President Bush is preparing for his final State of the Union address Monday night. In previous years, the president used the speech to make a case for war, promote tax cuts and call for sweeping changes to Social Security.
Jan 9th, 2008 · A man named Virgilio Cintron died of natural causes in New York. And that left his roommate staring at Cintron's Social Security check. Police say the roommate wanted to cash that check. So with an accomplice, he allegedly hoisted the dead man on an office chair.