On election night, two lawmakers quietly killed a U.S House bill to restore Social Security benefits to many public employees ...

The legislation would eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset sections of the Social ...

The House passed House Resolution 82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, on Tuesday, Nov. 12. H.R. 82 aims to ...

NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill that would expand Social Security for many public servants. “Mr. Speaker, it’s been 40 years,” Rep. Garret Graves, ...

Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves' bill would eliminate the Social Security penalty for 2.8 million government retirees, ...

Louisiana does not tax Social Security benefits. Other retirement benefits also can be excluded from state income tax. Annual ...

Millions of public-sector workers are affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset.

The Social Security Fairness Act received a setback last week. However, lawmakers in the House are expected to move forward ...

As Donald Trump is elected president, concerns arise regarding Project 2025. Here's how the conservative policy plan would affect Louisiana.

The Government Pension Offset reduces spousal Social Security benefits by two-thirds of a worker's government pension. Reps.

including thousands in Louisiana,” reads a news release from U.S. Congressman Troy A. Carter. The WEP decreases social security benefits for workers who paid into both a civil service pension ...

Graves' Louisiana colleagues supported the bill ... "I now call on the Senate to take up our legislation and pass (the Social Security Fairness Act) on behalf of all Americans,” Higgins ...