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Mitch PerryAugust 17, 2015

Shoring up Social Security and Medicare are among the issues Alan Grayson has said he wants to emphasize as a candidate for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination. Following up on that promise, Grayson has unveiled a proposal that would increase Social Security retirement benefits and tie future increases to a new cost-of-living index. The Orlando Democrat says […]

Guest AuthorAugust 16, 2015

In North Florida, we know the value of hard work. I’ve seen it on my work days: from my first one with a young entrepreneur, to a recent day working alongside oystermen with sore backs and blistered hands. We work all our lives to make money, feed our families and accomplish something – and we’re […]

Staff ReportsJuly 31, 2015

Here’s how you know the 114th Congress is definitely in recess. Building upon her support for social programs that has been the bedrock of her North Florida balancing act to maintain her Democratic bona fides, U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham spent the day Friday visiting with a group of senior citizens in her home base of Tallahassee. Per […]

Guest AuthorJuly 13, 2015

Emergencies and disasters can occur quickly without notice, and can force you to evacuate your neighborhood or be confined to your home. Being ready for a disaster is more than storing water and stocking up on supplies; it is being prepared to handle financial responsibilities and issues should disaster strike. Having a plan to pay […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 16, 2015

Welcome to another installation of “my bad luck is your source for information!” About six months ago, I reported my identity had been used by someone somewhere to file an unemployment claim. I was lucky. All it took were a handful of phone calls, a few hours and some mildly aggravating music-on-hold in order to […]

Martin DyckmanJune 15, 2015

To hear Jeb Bush talk about Social Security is not simply to wonder whether he ever did a hard day’s work in his life, but also to doubt whether he cares that there are millions of people who must. His proposal to raise the full retirement age in stages to 70, which has become a […]

Martin DyckmanJune 15, 2015

To hear Jeb Bush talk about Social Security is not simply to wonder whether he ever did a hard day’s work in his life, but also to doubt whether he cares that there are millions of people who must. His proposal to raise the full retirement age in stages to 70, which has become a […]

Mitch PerryJune 2, 2015

It was big news in the Sunshine State political world last week when Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker told talk-show host Laura Ingraham that, “I don’t think there’s a state out there where we couldn’t play in, other than maybe Florida,” referring to the power that Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush carry in their home state. But Walker […]

Daniel TilsonMay 28, 2015

Are you stuck in a “cycle of dependency”? Um, not on alcohol or drugs or anything like that, but on the government? For instance, do you count on your Social Security payment arriving in full and on time every month? What about Medicare? Do you depend on your Medicare benefits to keep you alive and […]

Martin DyckmanMay 18, 2015

There’s a Republican running for president who promises unequivocally to “protect Social Security and Medicare…to kill anything that poses a threat to the promises we have made to America’s seniors.” But he’s also calling for a “tax reform” that would bleed seniors as they’ve never been bled before. What do you call such a politician? […]

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Alan Grayson explains his Social Security bill, why it can pass Congress

Gwen Graham: Happy 80th birthday, Social Security

Gwen Graham celebrates Medicare’s 50th anniversary with Tallahassee seniors

Drew Breakspear: Be ready for disaster

Janelle Irwin: Not even kids cop a break from credit thieves

Martin Dyckman: Jeb Bush’s apparent indifference to real lives of most Americans

Martin Dyckman: Jeb Bush’s apparent indifference to real lives of most Americans

Scott Walker denies reports he won’t campaign in Florida

Daniel Tilson: The real 'cycle of dependency' Florida should worry about

Martin Dyckman: Mike Huckabee’s tax plan is a huckster’s scheme that would slam seniors