George Bridges

AARP Oregon is seeking volunteers to serve on its state and community leadership teams.

Keeping brains healthy and avoiding scams are the themes of AARP Utah’s next Real Possibilities University, scheduled Oct. 8 in Cedar City. AARP research has found both topics to be key concerns among Utahns age 50-plus.

By Sue Price Johnson

Florida’s 2015 legislative session is over, and the votes are in. AARP Florida kept watch and has produced a guide showing how lawmakers voted on key issues affecting Floridians age 50-plus.

AARP is cosponsoring a gubernatorial debate in Kentucky, one of only three states electing a governor this year. State Attorney General Jack Conway (D) and businessman Matt Bevin (R) will face off at Centre College in Danville Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. WAVE 3 News will broadcast the debate statewide.

As part of its efforts to make Iowa communities better places to live and age, AARP will present tips and tools for livability at the Iowa League of Cities annual conference. More than 500 mayors and other municipal officials are expected to attend the Cedar Rapids event Sept. 23-25. Presenters will address an array of issues, including the challenges of a rapidly aging population.

AARP Idaho invites members to sharpen their ability to detect scams at two Fraud and Identity Theft Forums in eastern Idaho.

AARP is fighting identity theft in Maine, and invites everyone—members and nonmembers alike—to bring a box or bag of papers to one of several free shredding events in the state.

Five Maine towns work to be more age-friendly…

A new state law will help Washington consumers stave off identity theft when their personal and financial information is compromised by a computer breach.