Social Security Faces Financial Challenges, Prompts Potential Changes to Secure Program’s Future

Social Security Faces Financial Challenges

One major issue is the inadequacy of annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) in keeping up with inflation. Social Security, the crucial program supporting millions of seniors, is facing financial challenges that could lead to benefit cuts Despite being based on inflation data, COLAs have failed to maintain the purchasing power of Social Security recipients over the … Read more

Tax Assistance Program Helps Thousands of Boston Residents Claim Refunds and Credits

Tax Assistance Program Helps Thousands of Boston Residents

The program resulted in a combined total of $5.4 million in federal and state refunds and an impressive $498,691 in Child Tax Credits (CTC). Boston’s ABCD concluded its successful 2023 tax season, providing crucial tax assistance to 3,103 residents in completing their state and federal tax returns Furthermore, nearly 16% of the returns completed were … Read more

Shooting Incident Leaves Two Injured in Queens, Perpetrator at Large

Shooting Incident

Located on Pineville Lane in St. Albans, the shooting occurred shortly before 9:30 p.m. Two individuals sustained gunshot wounds in an incident that took place in Queens during the evening of Saturday. The first victim, a 25-year-old male, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was promptly transported to Jamaica Hospital, as his injuries were severe and … Read more

Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Former School Security Guard for Excessive Force on Student’s Neck

Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Former School Security Guard

The guard, Shawn Guetschow, who was also a Kenosha police officer, allegedly put his knee on the child’s neck while attempting to break up a cafeteria fight last year. A federal lawsuit has been filed by a father and his middle-school-aged daughter against a former school security guard in Kenosha, Wisconsin The lawsuit, filed in … Read more

Illinois House Approves State Budget for Fiscal Year 2024

Illinois House Approves State Budget

The budget bill (SB250) and the budget implementation bill (HB3817) were considered by the House after midnight on Saturday, with the implementation bill being addressed first. The Illinois House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing a new state budget for Fiscal Year 2024 Following an hour of floor debate, HB3817 was approved with a … Read more

Massachusetts Secures Food Help for Low-Income Students with Final Round of Pandemic Assistance

Massachusetts Secures Food Help

The federal government has approved Massachusetts‘ request for a final round of disbursements from the Pandemic EBT program, ensuring that hundreds of thousands of low-income students in the state will receive food assistance throughout the summer. Food Help Continues for Low-Income Students in Massachusetts Under the temporary extension of the program, eligible families with K-12 … Read more

SNAP Benefits Rollback Causes Surge in Demand for Food Assistance on Western Slope

SNAP Benefits Rollback Causes Surge in Demand for Food Assistance

The Food Bank of the Rockies Western Slope has witnessed a sharp rise in the number of individuals seeking support since the discontinuation of these benefits. The recent rollback of emergency SNAP allotments, which were implemented at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to an increase in demand for food assistance Prior to … Read more

11-Year-Old Boy Shot by Police Officer Recovering, Family Demands Accountability

11-Year-Old Boy Shot by Police Officer

The incident occurred when the child called 911 seeking help and sparked demands from the family for the officer to be terminated from duty and face charges for the shooting. An 11-year-old boy from Mississippi who was shot by a police officer is now recovering after being discharged from the hospital According to the boy’s … Read more

11-Year-Old Mississippi Boy Shot by Police Officer After Seeking Help: Demands for Investigation and Justice

11-Year-Old Mississippi Boy Shot by Police Officer After Seeking Help

The attorney Carlos Moore is now demanding a thorough investigation into the incident. An 11-year-old boy in Mississippi was shot by a police officer despite calling 911 for help Aderrien Murry, the young boy, was shot in the chest by an officer from the Indianola Police Department while the officer was responding to a domestic … Read more

Tennessee Judge Allows Parents’ Involvement in Lawsuit Seeking Release of Documents in Mass Shooting Case

Tennessee Judge Allows Parents' Involvement in Lawsuit

In a recent development, the ruling allows the parents to have a say in the potential release of the shooter’s writings and other evidence. Tennessee judge has granted permission to parents of students at Nashville’s Covenant School to participate in a lawsuit seeking the release of documents and records related to a mass shooting that … Read more