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GOP Spending Cuts Would Affect Millions Of People
WASHINGTON (AP) — Low-income students may get smaller grants and the newly disabled might have to wait longer for their benefits. And just about every politician is going to get an earful from the...
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Duluth City Retirees Take Insurance Case To Court
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court is considering whether the City of Duluth can change health insurance benefits for its retirees to match those of its current employees. At issue is as...
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Wis. Senate Approves Extending Unemployment Benefits
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Senate has approved extending federal unemployment benefits for an additional 13 weeks. The Senate voted 30-3 on Tuesday to pass the bill, which is scheduled to...
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Wis. Senate OKs Unemployment Extension — Again
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Thousands of out-of-work Wisconsin residents could collect another three months of federal unemployment benefits under a bill the state Senate approved Monday. The Senate vote...
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New Social Security Scam Hits Midwest
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There’s a new scam in town and the crooks aren’t using the Internet to get to their victims. Carrie Resch of the Internal Revenue Service said it is not an online, anonymous scam....
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Retired NFL Players Still Seeking Better Benefits
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The group of retired NFL players that was part of the labor talks during the lockout last year has not given up a push for better post-career care. The dozens of players, including...
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Woman Sentenced For Stealing Social Security Benefits
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 50-year-old Ceylon, Minn. woman has been sentenced for stealing more than $45,000 in Social Security benefits. On Tuesday in federal court, Tammi Marie Palmer was sentenced to...
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15 Accused Of Defrauding Agencies
CHICAGO (AP) — Fifteen people are accused of bilking unemployment insurance agencies in Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota out of nearly $9 million by setting up more than 80 fictitious companies. The...
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Good Question: Will We Get Our Money Out Of Social Security?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The headlines are scary: “Social Security Fund: cash gone in 2033.” We continue paying into Social Security with every paycheck, but will we get our money out? First, how much are...
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Cutting Flex Spending Accounts In Half Worries Families, Doctors
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – About 35 million Americans have flex spending accounts, which allow them to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for healthcare costs that aren’t covered by insurance. But as of Jan....
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Wal-Mart Says Its Hiring 100,000 Returning Veterans In Next 5 Years
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Starting on Veteran’s Day, an American retailer says it will hire more than 100,000 returning veterans in the next five years. Wal-Mart will offer jobs to any honorably discharged...
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Local Janitor/Security Union Gives Go-Ahead To Strike
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The SEIU Local 26 voted unanimously on Saturday afternoon to give their negotiators the power to strike. Thousands of workers who clean and protect buildings across the Twin...
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ND Supreme Court: Sugar Workers Can Get Benefits
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — More than 400 American Crystal Sugars workers in North Dakota who are locked out in a contract dispute are eligible for unemployment benefits, the state Supreme Court said in a...
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Good Question: How Will Social Security Changes Affect Benefits?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – More than 50 million Americans get a social security check every month. But some Democrats and liberal groups are upset about a proposed change in the way the cost of living...
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Shakopee Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Food Stamps
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 47-year-old Shakopee man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to using other people’s food stamps. Chin Son Kim pleaded guilty to one count of food stamp fraud. Kim admitted...
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Good Question: What Benefits Do Former Presidents Receive?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Former President George W. Bush is recovering Tuesday from a successful surgery that put a stent in his heart. According to a statement released by his spokesperson, doctors at a...
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Veterans Wait For Benefits Because Of Backlog
(credit: CBS) MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota’s Sen. Al Franken is pushing for legislation that would help ease the back log of claims filed by veterans who are in need of benefits. Franken, along with...
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‘U Of M’ Expert Questions If CrossFit Benefits Outweigh Risks
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Five years ago, the word CrossFit probably wouldn’t mean a thing to any of us. Now, things have changed and Crossfit is all the rage. However, not everyone is convinced that...
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Insured Minnesotans Feel Like They’re Losing Out
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Nearly 280,000 Minnesotans who pay for their own insurance will receive a letter from their health care provider detailing some small and some large changes to their plans. “Not...
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Minn. ‘Yacht Couple’ Accused In 2nd Fraud
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Their story made national headlines. A Minnesota couple accused of taking more than $150,000 in welfare benefits while living in a lake home and aboard a $1 million yacht. But in a...
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