Newsletter — December 2017

The State of Connecticut finally has a budget after a lengthy delay. The result is not good news for retired teachers. The promised 50% reduction in our State income tax has been delayed for at least 2 years. The rate, however, will remain at 25% for 2017 and 2018. If you retired and were receiving…

New Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunities at the Kennedy Center in Trumbull The Kennedy Center is one of the most comprehensive rehabilitation facilities in the State of Connecticut, and currently supports 2,400 individuals with disabilities, with vocational, residential, educational, therapeutic, social and recreational programs and services.  The Kennedy Center creates a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities and…

President’s Message — Working for you! Join us

Over 80 attended our May luncheon and heard Connecticut Comptroller Kevin Lembo speak. The reaction from those present was overwhelmingly positive. SFCTRA vice president Janess Coffina summarizes Kevin Lembo’s address below. Using a baseball metaphor, Kevin Lembo, Comptroller of the State of Connecticut, spoke about his role: he is the one who calls balls and…

Earned Social Security benefits

Hi Retiree family, I have been trying to get the bill, Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision, (GPO/WEP), repealed since I retired in 1995. These bills were passed in 1983 under President Reagan. These bills hurt us all and take away the benefits we earned and paid for. The bills affect 15 states. The…