George Bridges

January is back-to-work time for state lawmakers, and that means AARP West Virginia is on the job as well, backing legislation that could improve the lives of Mountain Staters age 50-plus.

In an age of expanding cellphone use, AARP aims to ensure Mainers who rely on landlines for medical needs, safety or to reduce isolation continue to have that option.

By Sheila Burke

Por Rebecca Carr

AARP New Mexico is working with state lawmakers to ensure adequate funding for services that help people continue to live at home as they age, rather than moving into nursing homes or other institutional settings. Such services include home-delivered meals, group meals at senior centers, transportation and respite for family caregivers.

AARP Texas aims to make communities across the state more livable for people of all ages.

AARP is encouraging lawmakers in Wyoming to pass legislation in 2016 that could better prepare family caregivers when a loved one comes home from a hospital stay.

Motorists may pose safety risks to themselves and others if their vehicles don’t fit them well.

Moving Conversation to Action is the theme of the fifth annual Family Caregiver Conference cosponsored by AARP Idaho. The popular daylong conference will be Saturday, Feb. 20, in the Student Union Building at Boise State University.

Registering to vote just got easier in Oregon. Under a state law that took effect Jan. 1, residents who obtain or renew a driver’s license or state ID card won’t have to complete additional paperwork to join the state’s voter rolls.