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Social Security COLA Set at 2.8% for 2026

Rising Medicare costs threaten to erode the roughly $56 average monthly increase for many beneficiaries.

Social Security Sets 2026 COLA at 2.8%, Lifting Benefits by About $56 a Month

Salt Lake County Mayor Unveils Budget With 19.63% Property Tax Increase

Shutdown Pushes Social Security’s 2026 COLA Announcement to Friday After BLS Resets CPI Release

AP-NORC Poll Finds Job Confidence Sliding as Only 36% Approve Trump’s Economic Handling

Fed Beige Book Finds Flat Activity, Stable Jobs as Firms Trim Headcount

North Yorkshire Panel Recommends 3.6% Rise in Councillor Allowances for 2026/27

Boston Council Opens Inquiry Into City-Owned Grocery Stores

Shutdown Puts Social Security’s 2026 COLA Announcement at Risk of Delay

Florida Regulators Open Hearings on FPL Rate Hike Proposal After Counterplan Is Rejected

New Polls Tie Rising Grocery Pain to Political Risk for Trump, GOP

SSI Recipients Will Get Two Payments in October as Calendar Shifts Move November Check

New York Begins Mailing Inflation Refund Checks of Up to $400 to 8.2 Million Households

SASSA Confirms R10 October Top-Up for Old Age, Disability and Related Grants as Child Support Stays Flat

Eden Project Loss Doubles as Visitor Numbers Fall and 75 Jobs Are Cut

USDA Axes Long-Running National Hunger Survey as DC Food Insecurity Deepens

Argentina and Mexico Employers Scale Back Pay Plans as Inflation Cools

Venezuela Activates Late-September Patria Bonuses for Pensioners and Youth With Claims Open Through Sept. 27

ECB: Euro-Area Food Prices Remain One-Third Above Pre-Pandemic Levels

Seminole County Approves 10.2% Property Tax Hike, Adopts $1.2 Billion Budget