Here’s how House committee voted on landline elimination bill

Here’s how House committee voted on landline elimination bill

Posted on 12/12/2013 by | AARP Michigan | Comments

Advocacy | Michigan The Michigan House Committee on Energy & Technology narrowly passed a telecommunications bill Wednesday that will enable phone companies to eliminate landline service with only 90 days’ notice starting in 2017. The panel voted 11-3  for Senate Bill 636 with 5 members passing. Eleven votes are the minimum required for passage. AARP Michigan strongly opposed the legislation because: – Surveys indicate our members and other older adults prefer to keep their landline service in addition to wireless phones or other alternative …

Law enforcement community: Don’t pass landline elimination bill

Law enforcement community: Don’t pass landline elimination bill

Posted on 12/9/2013 by | AARP Michigan | Comments

Advocacy | Michigan                                                              Senate Bill 636, which would allow phone companies to eliminate landline telephone service with only 90 days’ notice starting in 2017, is a threat to the lives and safety of Michigan residents, according to the law enforcement community and AARP Michigan. During a joint news conference today, the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, the Michigan Sheriffs’ Association and AARP urged House members to vote “no” on SB 636 or at least delay passage until amendments can be made …

Here’s how Senate voted on landline elimination bill

Here’s how Senate voted on landline elimination bill

Posted on 12/6/2013 by | AARP Michigan | Comments

Advocacy | Michigan The Michigan Senate voted to pass a bill on Thursday that would allow phone companies to eliminate landline telephone service with only 90 days’ notice starting in 2017. The Senate approved Senate Bill 636 on a 31-4 tally. The bill will now go to the state House. AARP Michigan designated the vote on SB 636 as a “key vote,” meaning the organization deems the legislation important to membership and will report how each Senator voted. An unscienfitic online poll of …

Detroit retiree benefits should be protected

Detroit retiree benefits should be protected

Posted on 12/3/2013 by | AARP Michigan | Comments

Advocacy | Michigan | Money & Work AARP Michigan was surprised and disappointed that the U.S. Bankruptcy Judge said today he will allow pension benefit cuts in Detroit’s bankruptcy proceedings. AARP agrees with Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, who said in his filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court that the Michigan Constitution “unambiguously prevents public officials from diminishing vested public employee pension rights. This constitutional promise thus ensures that there is never a time, a place, or a method for diminishing or impairing the state’s or a …

AARP continues to oppose landline elimination bill

AARP continues to oppose landline elimination bill

Posted on 12/3/2013 by | AARP Michigan | Comments

Advocacy | Michigan   Following is testimony from Melissa Seifert, AARP Michigan Associate State Director for Government Affairs, to the Senate Energy & Technology Committee on Senate Bill 636, which would allow phone companies to eliminate landlline phone service with only 90 days’ notice starting in 2017: “AARP appreciates that some positive amendments have been offered to SB 636.  However, AARP remains concerned with the potential impact of SB 636and with preserving universal service, a longstanding public policy that promotes the availability of …

Plan Now – or Pay Later – for Your Health Costs in Retirement

Plan Now – or Pay Later – for Your Health Costs in Retirement

Posted on 12/2/2013 by | AARP National | Comments

Michigan | Money & Work By Jean C. Setzfand, Vice President of the Financial Security team in the Education and Outreach group at AARP I don’t know about you, but I plan to live a very long (and hopefully healthy) life. My father lived to 82 – even with three separate bouts of cancer – and my mom is still going strong at 76. So I’d rather bet on living to 100, and plan accordingly, than run the risk of outliving my money. Frankly, I’d …

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