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Amid the "No Kings" signs at the June 14 protests across the country were many seniors marching and holding signs about Social Security and Medicare. Bill Hall was one of them. "I worry they are going to reduce or destroy it," Hall said about Social Security. He lives in senior housing in Anchorage. "Everyone there is worried because everyone depends on Social Security." Others held up signs defending Medicaid, a program that supports adults with low incomes, older adults, people with...
The Pew Research Center conducted a survey in 2024 that found 79% of U.S. adults said Social Security benefits shouldn’t be reduced in any way. But the program, which marks its 90th anniversary this year, faces multiple challenges. Most significantly, the trust fund that helps pay retirement benefits is forecast to run out by the end of 2033. The Trump administration also has made staff cuts to the Social Security Administration, the independent agency that manages the program. Those cuts reportedly have left the agency struggling to serve m...
July 1-31 Nationwide National Ice Cream Month July 1-31 Nationwide Disability Pride Month July 4 Nationwide Independence Day. You can read the Declaration of Independence here. Events across Alaska, from parades to fireworks to baseball games. July 6 Worldwide Islamic holiday Ashura, which begins at sundown on Saturday, July 5, and lasts through the evening of Sunday, July 6. July 11 Homer The Pratt Museum in Homer has an exhibit that runs through Sept. 26 by artist Sharlene Cline. "Connected" i...
