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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size h5"><a href="https://www.aspentimes.com/news/colorado-legislature-votes-to-add-financial-literacy-to-list-of-high-school-graduation-requirements/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Colorado Legislature Votes to Add Financial Literacy to List of High School Graduation Requirements | The Aspen Times</strong></a></h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Students in all of Colorado’s public school districts may soon be required to take a course in financial literacy to graduate from high school. House Bill 1192, which passed the Legislature, also directs school districts to provide students with help filling out financial aid forms. If signed into law, the bill takes effect for students starting high school in 2026 and later.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size h5"><a href="https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/your-money/social-security-fairness-act-increase-missing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Social Security Benefit Increase Missing? Here&#8217;s What to Do | NewsNation</strong></a></h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Many retirees who were previously affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) or Government Pension Offset (GPO) have received their new Social Security benefit payments and any applicable retroactive payments by now. However, officials said some more complicated cases would need manual processing and would take additional time. Here’s the latest on where things stand.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size h5"><a href="https://www.napa-net.org/news/2025/4/hickenlooper-reintroduces-federally-run-retirement-plan-bill/?utm_source=MagnetMail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=ksevits%40copera%2Eorg&amp;utm_content=COM%5FNAPA%5FeNews%5F05%2E02%2E2025%5FDaily%5FFri&amp;utm_campaign=Hickenlooper%20Reintroduces%20Federally%20Run%20Retirement%20Plan%20Bill" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Hickenlooper Reintroduces Federally Run Retirement Plan Bill | National Association of Plan Advisors</strong></a></h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) has reintroduced a bill that would create a federally run retirement plan to cover private-sector workers who aren’t covered through their employer. Supporters say the bill would improve the retirement security of lower-income workers, but the bill has faced opposition in the past from those who argue a federal plan would crowd out existing employer-based retirement plans.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size h5"><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/20-most-searched-financial-terms-150116759.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>20 Most Searched Financial Terms in the US | GoBankingRates via Yahoo! Finance</strong></a></h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">When it comes to assessing what Americans know about money and what they don’t, you can learn a lot from online searches. A new study looked at which financial words and phrases people search Google for the most, and the results show a wide range of terms such as interest rates, capital, and equity. Here are the most-searched terms and explanations of what they mean.</p>



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News You Should Know: Financial Literacy Bill Passes Colorado Legislature