Start the new year on the right foot with AARP Oklahoma-sponsored First Day Hikes at 14 Oklahoma state parks on New Year’s Day. This nationwide tradition, initiated by state park systems, encourages people to begin the year with healthy outdoor activities and sustain the momentum throughout the year. Plus, enter to win a $500 gift card in the 2026 AARP Oklahoma Outdoor Experience sweepstakes.
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of AARP Oklahoma Executive Council Member Tom Anderson on Friday, November 7, after a battle with cancer.
Bruce Duyncan of Tyler is the 2025 AARP Texas Andrus Award recipient for his many years of volunteerism as a counselor to people with drug and substance abuse issues.
Five Texas state senators and four state representatives are named by AARP Texas as 2025 legislative champions, following a legislative year in which older Texans and their families achieved significant wins on policies related to fraud fighting, healthcare cost savings, consumer protections and more.
In 2025, both Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) and Arizona Public Service Company (APS) filed new rate cases with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC). These filings mark the beginning of a process that will directly impact what Arizonans pay for electricity in the coming years.
AARP warns holiday scams are surging as shoppers and donors go online. Nearly 9 in 10 U.S. adults have faced fraud, with fake shipping alerts, bogus charities and social media ads among top threats. Watch our Holiday Fraud Prevention broadcast, and learn tips and get free resources, too.
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.
AARP Idaho is a committed advocate on issues important to you and your family. Volunteers and staff are working to advance legislation on behalf of those 50 and older on key issues that help all Idahoans live their best lives and enhance the quality of life as we age.
AARP Georgia staff joined several Warner Robins leaders recently at Rigby’s Entertainment Complex, to present the 2025 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service to Walon Smith of Perry, Georgia.