Get Involved on Behalf of Older State Residents

A new legislative session begins Jan. 11, and AARP Maryland is advocating on behalf of state residents age 50-plus. The state office is backing proposals to provide sick leave for the 40 percent of private-sector workers who don’t have that benefit and to require drug companies to explain how they price pharmaceuticals.

These advocacy efforts will kick off with a rally at the Miller Senate Office Building, 11 Bladen St., in Annapolis, on Jan. 25, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. AARP will provide a continental breakfast, lunch, T-shirt and bus transportation from Berlin, Suitland, Baltimore County and Gaithersburg for up to 50 people from each community. Advocacy volunteers will continue to visit legislators every Friday throughout the session.

For details and to register for the event, go to aarp.cvent.com/MDJan17 or call 877-926-8300 toll-free.