On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated as he stood on a second-story balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. A bullet struck Dr. King in the jaw and severed his spinal cord. Dr. King was 39 years old when he was murdered.
The New Strategic Offensive Reductions Limits treaty (New Start) was fully implemented on February 5, 2018. The treaty limits the number of nuclear weapons that can be held by the United States and the Russian Federation.
In Financial Freedom for People With Disabilities, I described ABLE accounts. Better Finances for People With Disabilities is a podcast I recorded about ABLE accounts. If you want more than just basic information about ABLE accounts, those posts are good resources.
On January 21, 2018, The Taliban attacked the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul. During the siege, 22 died and dozens were injured. Four Americans were among the dead.
The White House has released Trump’s plan for immigration reform. The headline of the plan is that it allows a pathway for citizenship for the roughly 1.8 million people who are eligible for DACA status, regardless of whether or not they registered for DACA.
In the wake of the deal to keep the government open at least until February 8, Democrats are patting themselves on the back for securing a six-year extension of funding for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
In November of 2004, Speaker Dennis Hastert announced that the House would no longer allow bills to be voted on unless they were supported by a majority of Republicans. Thanks to the so-called Hastert Rule, the test of whether or not to allow members of the House to vote on a bill was no longer whether there were enough votes for the bill to pass; instead, the test was whether a majority of Republicans would vote yes. The Hastert Rule means that a minority of Republicans have more power in the House than do any members of both parties wishing to create bipartisan compromise.
The Stephen Beck Jr. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE Act) allows people with qualifying disabilities to establish tax-free financial accounts. I’m going to answer the questions I had about ABLE accounts when I began researching them. When I discovered what I am going to share with you, I couldn’t wait to create my own ABLE account.
I will take the questions in the order I believe makes the most sense. If you have any comments about ABLE accounts, feel free to share.
Republicans have released the final version of their tax bill. This post will focus on what I think you should know. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment.
