The 2025 Colorado legislative session has concluded, and AARP Colorado’s nonpartisan advocacy efforts helped achieve several significant victories for older Coloradans. This year’s legislative advocacy focused on four key areas: financial security, housing, fraud prevention and health care. Additionally, AARP advocates worked to mitigate a budget shortfall’s impact on older Coloradans.
A new AARP survey, released in conjunction with Social Security’s 90th anniversary, confirms that Americans highly value Social Security, and even more so than five years ago. The vast majority of Americans – 95% of Republicans, 98% of Democrats, and 93% of Independents – consider Social Security vital to the financial security of all Americans, and 67% believe it is even more important for retirees than it was five years ago.
AARP Colorado is excited to announce that the state office is now accepting applications to join its Executive Council, a volunteer leadership role and experience.
My husband’s mother was “losing it.” She started a fire in her apartment after she forgot to turn off a burner on her stove. She was demanding when a family member would take her grocery shopping and she would insist on using her bundle of coupons for various items, a process that would often take as long as two hours. Her mood was never good. There were several panic trips to the emergency room in the middle of the night.
The AARP Fraud Watch Network is launching an education effort to help people protect themselves from tax scams, releasing a new digital advertising campaign, featuring a new video and a tip sheet. The Association is also encouraging people to take advantage of AARP’s free tax preparation services.