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HR Announces Salary, Retirement Plan, Insurance Changes for Employees

The U of A announced several changes related to employee salaries, insurance and retirement plans that will become effective July 1 for fiscal year 2022. FACULTY AND NON-CLASSIFIED STAFF SALARY INCREASES Units will receive a 1.5 percent salary pool to fund raises for eligible employees based on merit and performance. Senior administrators hired …

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Ahead of retirement, Detroit Police Chief James Craig looks back at the last 44 years

DETROIT – Soon-to-be retired Detroit Police Chief James Craig looks back on his decorated career, capping off a profession spanning over four decades. “I love Detroiters. I love the men and women who serve both the sworn and civilian. I love them,” Craig said. “As I always say, the last eight years have been the …

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Supreme Court prepares final push to release hot-button rulings, amid retirement talk

After a year of enormous change and challenge, the U.S. Supreme Court enters its final weeks of the term with several hot-button cases yet to be decided, and speculation over one of its longest-serving justices. June is typically the busiest time for the nine-member bench, as they work to release rulings from their docket, including …

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Are You Ready To Retire Early?

Red pencil circle around 5 years retirement text — early retirement concept getty The pandemic has caused many people to assess their priorities, and if you are considering retiring earlier than originally planned, you aren’t alone. Whether your job has changed due to COVID and is no longer as appealing or you’d simply like more …

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Senate, House considering bills to continue to improve retirement savings

Separately, two bills aimed at preventing the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Washington, from investing Thrift Savings Plan assets in Chinese companies have been introduced in the Senate. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., on May 18 introduced the Prohibiting TSP Investment in China Act, which would prevent “the TSP Fund from investing in any security of …

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Kanawha County Honor Guard set for annual flag retirement ceremony on Memorial Day

An Honor Guard member places the worn American flag into the flames in 2015. INSTITUTE, W.Va. –The Donel C. Kinnard Honor Guard Association is set for its annual flag retirement ceremony on Memorial Day. Officials collect old, tethered and worn flags all year from the public and local VFWs to give them a proper send-off. …

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Arizona congressional delegation oppose Biden’s proposal to retire A-10s

(Photo by George Frey/Getty Images PHOENIX – Six Democratic members and three Republican members of Arizona’s congressional delegation issued statements opposing President Joe Biden’s plan to retire the A-10 Warthog. Biden proposed a budget plan for the 2022 fiscal year in which he calls for the partial retirement of the A-10. Earlier this month, a …

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