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Editorial Roundup: Nebraska
Lincoln Journal Star. April 20, 2024. Editorial: DHHS audit reveals agency, new director have work to do The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services likely mishandled tens of millions of state and federal dollars last year, handing out millions in taxpayer...
Retirees: Is it time to downsize, even in this real estate market?
Your home is your sanctuary, but it’s also one of your biggest budget items. And after you retire, it may feel like more house than you need. But in this housing market, when a smaller home with upgraded features may be about as expensive as the one you’re selling, is it still smart to...
Editorial Roundup: Michigan
Detroit News. March 16, 2024. Editorial: Auditor General’s office should be fully funded Gov. Gretchen Whitmer carved out a clear position on government transparency by proposing to slash the budget for the one office in Lansing that holds lawmakers to account. ...
State Medicaid offices target dead people’s homes to recoup their health care costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Salvatore LoGrande fought cancer and all the pain that came with it, his daughters promised to keep him in the white, pitched roof house he worked so hard to buy all those decades ago. So, Sandy LoGrande thought it was a mistake when, a year after her...
Washington state lawmakers approve police pursuit and income tax initiatives
SEATTLE (AP) — Three conservative-backed initiatives that would give police greater ability to pursue people in vehicles, declare a series of rights for parents of public-school students and bar an income tax were approved by the Washington state Legislature on Monday. These...
Kate Ashford: Retirement spending is a U-shaped curve. Here’s how to maximize it
Financial planners talk about three phases in retirement: the go-go years, the slow-go years and the no-go years. Expenses tend to be highest at the beginning and end of retirement — creating a U-shape. But many people think of retirement spending as a constant variable. “As they...
Millennial Money: The 4 longevity questions you should ask your financial planner
Only one-third of men correctly estimated how long a 60-year-old man in the U.S. could expect to live, according to a 2022 TIAA Institute survey. And fewer than half of women got it right for a 60-year-old woman. Advisers call this — understanding how long you’ll live in your...
