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DEC 12, 2025
The Arizona Vulnerable Adult System Study Committee unanimously advanced a supplemental recommendation urging lawmakers to allow long-term care residents to use privately funded electronic monitoring devices and internet services in their own rooms if they choose.
DEC 11, 2025
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AARP Connecticut will be awarding grants this year to help cities, towns and nonprofits make their communities more livable.
As Wyoming and Cheyenne specifically experience a boom in data center builds, a common concern arises whether the additional energy demand from data centers will result in higher power prices for Wyoming residents. At least two local experts don’t believe that will be the case — at least not directly.
The session begins in Cheyenne on Feb. 9.
Several bills that did not pass last year were revisited in the committee, which has a heavy influence from the Freedom Caucus among its House committee members.
Since 2019, the general-fund portion of the state’s standard budget, the part that covers the everyday operations of government, has grown by an average of 3.5% a year. That is almost exactly in line with national inflation over the same period. In other words, Wyoming did not go on a spending binge.
AARP Wyoming hopes that some of the most effective tools for facilitating fraud and scams will come under the purview of Wyoming regulators after the 2026 Legislative Session.
We see this in the current conversation about property taxes. There are individuals offering free ice cream by removing or substantially reducing property and claiming that you can still receive the same services. We all know relief comes with a cost to local services.
Changes to the SNAP program, commonly known as food stamps, outlined in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will put the Wyoming Legislature in charge of whether the state’s residents will see benefits in the future.
Those who wish to take advantage of the 25% reduction in property taxes, which begins in tax year 2026, must register their home as owner-occupied with the property tax division of the Wyoming Department of Revenue. This will allow the state and local assessors to qualify homeowners for the tax break.
Military and firefighting veteran Ross Byrd was honored as AARP Wyoming’s Hero of the Game during the University of Wyoming Cowboys’ Nov. 22 football game with Nevada in Laramie. Byrd and his family received complimentary tickets to the game, parking passes, and dinner, and Byrd was honored on the field during the game.
The 2025 AARP Wyoming Volunteer Summit, held at UCross Ranch this year, brought together some of the most creative, dedicated, and fun volunteers across the AARP Wyoming network for days of celebration, service, and learning.
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