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SOCIAL SECURITY: INFORMATION & UPDATES You can own a home and receive SSI
Q: Can a person who owns a house and car receive Supplemental Security Income? A: Yes, depending on the details. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a low-income program for people at least age 65...
Posted on 5/3/13 at 11:27 AM
LIVING UNITED Record breaking campaign - Thank you!
Big news from the United Way of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks & Area We are pleased to announce that we have surpassed our 2012 fundraising goal of $1,025,000. Under the volunteer leadership of ...
Posted on 4/4/13 at 3:27 PM
REAL MONEY Making the Case against Receiving a Federal Income Tax Refund
Millions of Americans celebrate receiving an income tax refund each year. Many of these same people live each month under the burden of financial hardship, struggling to make ends meet, often falling ...
Posted on 3/8/13 at 12:43 PM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: House OKs matching Minnesota taxes with federal
By Don Davis Income tax returns Minnesotans file this spring will conform to new federal laws if state senators follow the Houses Monday action. The House voted 127-0 to change state law to match ...
Posted on 2/11/13 at 6:08 PM
NDAD INSIGHTS Time to apply for heating assistance just around this nice-weather corner
LOVELY AUTUMN WEATHER is forecast this weekend and early next week for much of the region. But winter weather already is on the minds of some people -- particularly those who are concerned they may no...
Posted on 9/28/12 at 2:26 PM
OUR OPINION: Let local control over property taxes stay local 
Suppose the federal government started taking an interest in North Dakota’s state taxes. Suppose the feds said that from now on, North Dakota must abide by tight new limits from Washington on state income, sales and oil-extraction taxes.
By Tom Dennis , March 08, 2013
OUR OPINION: Something new to pay for college
University of California-Riverside students have developed a proposal that could upend the way Americans pay for college educations.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , April 15, 2012
HOWARD KOSSOVER: Some must pay taxes on benefits
Do I have to pay taxes on my Social Security benefits?
By Howard Kossover , January 14, 2012
U.S. incomes fall for first time in nearly 2 years
Americans earned less last month, the first decline in nearly two years. With less income, consumers could cut back on spending and weaken an already-fragile economy.
By Martin Crutsinger , September 30, 2011
Minnesota income rises 1.2% in 3rd quarter
While small, the uptick created the largest payday in more than two years and set Minnesota apart from most states in the nation.
By Dee DePass , December 18, 2010
Richard Hanson, Grafton, N.D., letter: America’s widening wealth gap poses threat
Code Blue. That, according to political journalist Bill Moyers, is the condition of democracy in America today.
We’ve become a plutocracy, a nation ruled by the rich.
By Richard Hanson , November 24, 2010
North Dakota the only state to show median household income increase
The latest census estimates show North Dakota is the only state to show an increase in median household income from 2008 to 2009.
By Associated Press , September 30, 2010
Recession rips at U.S. marriages, expands income gap
In America, marriages fell to a record low in 2009, with just 52 percent of adults 18 and over saying they were joined in wedlock, compared to 57 percent in 2000.
By Hope Yen , September 28, 2010
Norway opens tax records to public
It’s the moment nosy Norwegian neighbors have been waiting for — the release of official records showing the annual income and overall wealth of nearly every taxpayer in the Scandinavian country.
By Ian MacDougall , October 22, 2009
Rural gas prices high: ‘Live with it’
A new study shows what rural Minnesotans already knew: Gasoline takes a bigger bite out of their budgets than their city cousins.
By Don Davis , July 09, 2009
N.D. posts second-highest drop in income
North Dakota posted the nation’s second-highest drop in seasonally adjusted personal income in first quarter 2009 at 2.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday.
By Craig McEwen , June 18, 2009
Consumer spending dips, savings rate surges
Frugal consumers trimmed spending in April — although by less than expected — as rising unemployment kept pocketbooks in check and motivated Americans to save.
By Jeannine Aversa , June 01, 2009
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