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It is one of those unwelcome surprises that is almost guaranteed to anger people when they retire: income from Social Security benefits is subject to federal taxes - and in some cases, to state taxes as well.
So it is not a shock to see Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump dangling elimination of the tax as a possible enticement to voters this summer.
EAST HARTFORD — The fire department is receiving $625,000 in federal funding for equipment and training, pushing to $2 million the amount it has received over the past three years.
U.S. Rep. John Larson joined East Hartford Mayor Connor Martin, East Hartford Fire Chief Kevin Munson and members of the East Hartford Town Council on Wednesday announced the funding through the federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant program.
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Wednesday was a day of celebration at the East Hartford Fire Department, which received $625,000 in federal funding; the department has received around $2 million in federal funding over the past three years.
On Labor Day, we celebrate the contributions of workers. The best way to honor those contributions is to increase their compensation. A key part of their pay is deferred compensation in the form of Social Security. Working families earn their Social Security when they work and collect benefits when their work stops as the result of old age, disability, or death, leaving dependents.
It is well past time to expand those earned Social Security benefits. Congress has not increased them in over half a century.
Connecticut’s U.S. House delegation is urging state regulatory agency leaders to reconsider the “sharp increase” in rates putting pressure on Connecticut residents and small businesses, according to the delegation.
NORWICH, Conn. — Members of Connecticut's U.S. House of Representatives delegation are adding their weight to a growing call for the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to bring energy costs down.
U.S. Rep Joe Courtney Tuesday said he and the rest of Connecticut's U.S. House delegation are urging state utility regulators to "lower costs for consumers," and "reconsider the sharp increase in (energy) rates that is putting pressure on Connecticut's workers, families, and small businesses."
Social Security turns 89 years old this week. That’s nearly nine decades of providing baseline financial security to America’s retirees and their families – and since 1956, to people with disabilities. Today, 67 million people — or 1 in 5 U.S. residents — receive Social Security benefits.
Former President Donald Trump has touted a bold new idea for Social Security: ending taxes on benefit income.
“Seniors should not pay tax on Social Security,” Trump wrote on July 31 in all capital letters on social media platform Truth Social, and repeated the point during an Aug. 7 Fox & Friends interview.
As calls for reform of the US Supreme Court increase, Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, has announced his support for a constitutional amendment to limit the impact of a recent Supreme Court decision expanding presidential immunity.