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Support is finally on the way for Nebraska’s 179,000 family caregivers with the newly passed Caregiver Tax Credit starting in the 2025 tax year. Find out if you may qualify with our short questionnaire.
As of November 1, 2025, millions of Americans—including many older Nebraskans—may not receive their monthly food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. If you are facing food insecurity, know that help is available.
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Stay alert, Nebraska! Here are the latest scams to watch out for.
Consider AARP Nebraska when planning programs for your community group or organization. Our presentations offer practical tools and actionable insights to help Nebraskans aged 50+ live their best lives. Sessions typically run 30 to 60 minutes and can be customized to fit your group’s needs.
From Little Rock to Pine Bluff, Fort Smith to Jonesboro, Arkansas has always lived with storms. Now, floods rise faster, tornadoes spin up with little warning, and ice and heat waves last longer. Older adults—especially those living alone or in rural areas—can be hit hard when power, roads, or medical care are disrupted.
AARP Wyoming offers a variety of events throughout the year, both online and in local communities.
Wyoming’s Audubon chapters and regional office already offer year-round activities, including field trips, nature talks, “Mindful Birding,” and online classes through Audubon Rockies.
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.
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