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Detroit Primary on Aug. 5 Includes Races for Mayor, City Council

JUL 1, 2025

Detroit voters will head to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 5, for a primary election that includes races for mayor, city council, city clerk and board of police commissioners. Incumbent Mayor Mike Duggan chose not to run again to pursue a bid for Michigan governor in 2026.

AARP Investing $73,323 in Michigan Communities as Part of Nationwide Grant Program

JUN 18, 2025

Six communities across Michigan are getting a boost in their work to become more livable for residents of all ages.

Detroit Voters Share Issues They Want Their Next Mayor to Address

JUN 12, 2025

Adults age 50 and older make up the largest proportion of the voting population in Michigan and are often the deciders in elections.

How to Vote in Michigan’s Elections

JUN 10, 2025

Find upcoming election dates, registration deadlines and options for voting, such as absentee, early voting or voting with a disability.

Statement from AARP Michigan Director Paula D. Cunningham on Senate Action to Repeal Retirement Tax

“AARP Michigan applauds today’s action in the Michigan Senate to repeal the state’s retirement tax that for too long, has weighed heavily on an already financially vulnerable population in our state. Enacted through Public Act 38 of 2011, this tax blindsided Michigan retirees who unexpectedly saw their budgeted monthly incomes diminished. Year after year, millions of Michiganders who worked hard and played by the rules saw their retirement undercut by this tax, forcing many to go back to work or delay retirement. AARP has fought this tax from the start and today we turn our focus to the members in the Michigan House of Representatives who now have the opportunity to right this wrong once and for all. We urge those legislators – all 110 of them, to get it done and repeal this onerous tax. It’s time to make things right.”

AARP Michigan Announces Priority Issues of 2023 Legislative Agenda

By Careena Eggleston, JAN 25, 2023

AARP, the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older, announced today the priority issues on its 2023 Michigan Legislative Agenda. Approximately 3.9 million residents in Michigan are 50 and over, representing 39% of the state’s population.