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Stay up-to-date on federal and state legislative activities. Learn how AARP is fighting for you in Washington D.C. and right here at home.
If successful, the ballot measure will maintain the Regional Transportation District’s funding without raising taxes.
Savings Possible Thanks to the Prescription Drug Law Championed by AARP
Take an inside look at the continued debate centered on Colorado's property tax policies.
The AARP-backed measure allows more Coloradans to fully deduct their Social Security benefits from their state taxable income, starting with the 2025 tax year.
El Comité, a group of about 10 volunteers, was formed in 2005, and its members, based in the Denver area, serve as AARP’s eyes and ears for Colorado’s Latino community. They help sharpen AARP’s focus on pressing issues and undertake projects that affect Latino residents, who made up 22.5 percent of the state’s population in 2022.
Soaring housing costs are worsening the crisis in Colorado. Most older residents want to stay in their homes, and 83 percent of Coloradans age 45-plus said being able to afford their home was an extremely or very important issue, a 2022 AARP survey shows. Legislators have failed to find a long-term approach to cutting or capping property taxes, and solutions to the crisis will be a focus of the legislative session beginning Jan. 10.
This November Colorado voters have the opportunity to cast a vote on taxation issues. One of these issues is Proposition HH, which provides property tax relief while maintaining support for important local services.
Pushing for legislation to address age discrimination in the workplace is a top priority for AARP during the Colorado General Assembly’s 2023 legislative session, which begins this month.
Advocates meet weekly during the annual state legislative session and have tracked 119 bills this year so far.
Colorado gained an additional congressional seat in the once-a-decade redistricting process. The newly formed 8th District extends from Denver’s northern suburbs into Weld County.
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