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Lawmakers push for cost-of-living boost in veterans benefits next year
Legislation introduced in the Senate would guarantee a cost-of-living boost in veterans benefits in 2025.
Troops overseas to get stability in their cost of living allowance
New law limits reductions to overseas COLA to no more than once every six months.
By Karen Jowers
Veterans, retirees get 8.7% Social Security cost-of-living boost
The move will directly affect about 65 million Americans receiving Social Security benefits.
Veterans benefits could see a big cost-of-living boost later this year
Outside groups estimate the increase could be more than 6.0 percent for the first time in decades.
Retiree cost of living adjustments sink for the second year in a row
Cost of living adjustments for Social Security recipients will increase by 1.3 percent in 2021, an amount that employee groups worry will fall behind inflation.
By Jessie Bur
Veterans will see same cost-of-living boost in 2021 as Social Security beneficiaries
Social Security officials will announce their plans for a COLA boost in coming weeks.
Cost-of-living boost for veterans benefits next year passes House
The legislation would tie the 2021 Social Security COLA to veterans benefits increases.
Veterans, military retirees to see a 1.6 percent cost-of-living boost in benefits
The boost is below the 2.8 percent increase beneficiaries saw last year.
Veterans benefits will see a cost-of-living bump this year, but how much?
Legislation linking the VA benefits to Social Security increases was just signed into law.
NASCAR driver gets smoked by Marine drill instructors before racing in Coca-Cola 600
NASCAR driver Kyle Larson got smoked by Marine drill instructors before honoring the Corps at the Coca Cola 600.
By Courtney Goodwin
NASCAR honors fallen service members at Coca-Cola 600, where top Marine will grand marshal
Marine Sgt. Jeannette Winters, who was killed in a 2002 refueling tanker crash in Pakistan, will be featured on NASCAR driver Kyle Larson’s number 42 car.
By Shawn Snow