Dear Liz: I have a dear friend who after 48 years of marriage went through a horrible divorce. She worked for a school district that did not pay into Social Security but her ex was self-employed and did pay into the system. I advised her to apply for spousal benefits but she was told she...
Marty Nohe, who owns a family-run appliance store and distribution center in Woodbridge, Virginia, said his employees have asked him “why business was so quiet.” He said, “I told them, ‘Haven’t you been watching the news?'” He says he watched customer traffic dwindle at least twice in 2023...
Google has extended the Google Ads Government documents and official services policy for several weeks, from March 31, 2023, to May 24, 2023. This was previously announced in late January, and we covered it, but now Google made two changes to that announcement. The two changes...
Microsoft announced it would be testing the ability of third parties who are delegated or authorized providers to advertise for certain government services with review and pre-approval. This is for US-based advertisers with the Microsoft Advertising Search Network and Microsoft Audience...
Microsoft has launched a new advertising pilot program allowing businesses authorized to provide select government services to use Microsoft Ads to reach customers. This creates new marketing opportunities for many local businesses that offer government services, such as auto titles and...
