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 …

Four Things You Didn’t Learn in Driver’s Ed

Four Things You Didn’t Learn in Driver’s Ed

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

Home & Family | Michigan By Julie E. Lee, Vice President and National Director of AARP Driver Safety in the Education & Outreach group Life on the road looks quite a bit different today than it did when most of us older drivers got our driver’s licenses. Formal driver’s education – or “driver’s ed” courses – first became available in the U.S. in the 1930s, and just as the rules of the road, automobiles and roadway infrastructure are constantly changing, so too are the safety …

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Step on a Crack Could Break Your Back

Posted on 12/1/2013 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Home & Family | Michigan As part of an effort to make Lansing a walkable, age-friendly city, AARP volunteers have completed a three-year audit of sidewalks and identified spots in need of repairs. About 100 volunteers walked more than 600 miles to complete the audit, which will be analyzed in early 2014. The results will be shared with city officials and planners with the goal of redesigning streets to better accommodate pedestrians, families with strollers and people who use walkers or wheelchairs. For tips on …

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