This week, House and Senate lawmakers remained in their home states and districts to campaign for the upcoming mid-term elections. Meanwhile, The Senior Citizens League…
This week, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) delivered letters to Capitol Hill asking lawmakers to support bipartisan legislation that would improve the Social Security cost-of-living…
Retirees will finally start to see more money in their Social Security benefits next year, after years of record low inflation. The Social Security Administration…
In the debate over Social Security’s long-term finances, some argue that the program is unsustainable because it is paying out more in benefits than it…
By Mary Johnson, editor The question of limiting the profits of health insurance companies is sparking renewed national debate. The nation’s biggest health insurers have…
Poverty Among Older Americans Getting Hard to Ignore For a growing share of older Americans, retirement has come to mean a lower standard of living…
Family Leave Proposal Could Shortchange Social Security Now and Retirees Later By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Director The Senior Citizens League is monitoring a legislative proposal…
By Senator Deb Fischer (NE) Recently, actress Marcia Gay Harden testified before the Senate Special Committee on Aging. Ms. Harden is known for her performances…
Are You Making These Costly Medicare Mistakes? Scientific research has confirmed that the human mind is basically lazy, and an abundance of choices, (more than…
How Does the New Tax Legislation Affect People Age 65 and Over? Q: I’d like to do some tax planning before the end of the…