George Bridges

About 51 percent of Kentucky’s private sector employees—approximately 795,000 people—don’t have access to a retirement savings plan at work, and many are only one crisis away from draining their savings. That’s why AARP Kentucky is urging lawmakers to pass a bill that would create a state-facilitated retirement savings plan.

In the legislative session beginning Jan. 13, AARP Michigan aims to crack down on financial exploitation, expand long-term care options, improve access to health care, keep utilities affordable and ease the burden on family caregivers. A key to such efforts is the Capitol Corps, a band of volunteers who augment AARP’s presence at the Capitol in Lansing and at home in their legislators’ districts.

Many veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan came home with stress disorders, brain injuries or loss of limbs. AARP members are helping such veterans heal through a program that gives them a weeklong, all-expenses-paid break on the island of St. John.

Oklahomans can avoid letting a grinch ruin this holiday season, thanks to a gift from AARP.

A new state law that will take effect Jan. 1 will allow residents of long-term care facilities and their families to use electronic recording devices to monitor their safety and welfare. At least four other states have similar laws.

By Pamela Schmid

By Christopher J. Gearon

The segment of Alabama’s population 65 and older is projected to grow by more than 80 percent over the next 25 years. Every county in the state—including those facing attrition in overall population—will gain older residents, according to the University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research.

AARP advocates for legislation beneficial to Arkansans age 50-plus, offers support for family caregivers and helps workers achieve lifelong financial security.

AARP is urging state lawmakers to consider a pair of reforms that would help the estimated 195,000 family caregivers in Nebraska.