Top Ten Stories for December 25 through December 31 include new traffic laws, grants of clemency, and an evacuation warning. Top Ten Stories for December 25 through December 31 are the most-read stories at Orange County Breeze over the last week (excluding weather forecasts and events): California Highway Patrol wants …continue reading
California State Treasurer Fiona Ma and CalABLE, California’s savings and investment program for people with disabilities, applauded the passage of the ABLE Age Adjustment Act included in the Congressional Omnibus Spending Bill. CalABLE advocates have urged Congress to act on expanding access to ABLE accounts by raising the age of …continue reading
California State Treasurer Fiona Ma announced that the U.S. Bank Solutions Premier Visa Card is now available to people with disabilities who hold CalABLE accounts. CalABLE, which stands for California Achieving a Better Life Experience, is a tax-advantaged savings program for people with disabilities run by the State of California. …continue reading
At its October public board meeting, the California Achieving Better Life Experiences Act Board approved Resolution No. 2022-03 in support of federal legislation known as the ABLE Age Adjustment Act (S. 331/H.R. 1219) which would expand eligibility for the California ABLE Act program (CalABLE). These bills would bolster ABLE eligibility …continue reading
Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation sponsored by Treasurer Fiona Ma to expand eligible contributions to CalABLE, California’s tax advantaged savings and investment program for people with disabilities. Nearly 8,000 CalABLE accounts have been opened with nearly $80 million in savings since CalABLE began. Assembly Bill (AB) 2216, authored by longtime …continue reading
State Treasurer Fiona Ma, and the California ABLE Act Board announce the “We Are CalABLE” campaign to promote CalABLE, the tax-free savings and investment program that is improving the lives of people with disabilities. The California ABLE Act Board, chaired by Treasurer Ma, administers the CalABLE program which provides eligible …continue reading
State Treasurer Fiona Ma, who chairs the board that oversees CalABLE, California’s savings and investment plan offered to eligible individuals with disabilities, announced the CalABLE Ambassador class for 2022 with a video featuring its nine ambassadors. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/tYS6jxcjeTY CalABLE Ambassadors are volunteer extensions of the CalABLE team, inspiring …continue reading
As the year comes to a close, individuals with disabilities and their loved ones are encouraged to take advantage of the economic and tax benefits of opening and contributing this holiday season to CalABLE, a savings and investment plan offered by the state of California to individuals with a disability. …continue reading
Eight people have been chosen for the State’s new Ambassador program representing CalABLE, a savings program that gives eligible Californians and out-of-state residents the ability to save for disability-related expenses by putting money in tax-advantaged investments, while protecting their eligibility for means-tested public benefits programs. State Treasurer Fiona Ma, who …continue reading
California State Treasurer Fiona Ma announced that a new CalABLE Visa® Prepaid Card is available to people with disabilities who hold CalABLE accounts. Account holders can use the card everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted. “This a great step forward that gives CalABLE account holders a convenient new way to …continue reading
Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, introduced legislation that would help Californians with disabilities save for their financial futures while streamlining accounting requirements for small businesses. “I’m committed to improving the quality of life for people with disabilities,” said Sen. Dodd, who wrote legislation in 2017 to improve the state’s CalABLE program. …continue reading