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February 15, 2017

States push workers to save for retirement

  • Seven states — including Washington — are in various stages of implementing state-sponsored retirement savings plans.
    • By MARIA INES ZAMUDIO
    For The Associated Press

    CHICAGO — States are moving forward with new initiatives to help workers save for retirement, even as the Republican-led Congress tries to block rules making it easier for them to do so.

    Studies show a sharp divide in retirement savings between those who have employer-sponsored plans and those who do not. The state programs are designed to fill in the gap.


     
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