AARP Michigan

AARP Michigan Announces New State PresidentAARP Michigan announces the appointment of Lorri Rishar as its new State President, the top state volunteer post within the organization’s influential network of volunteers. As the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, AARP’s state presidents work in partnership with their respective state directors, staff and volunteers to lead AARP’s important advocacy and programmatic work. Rishar replaces outgoing volunteer state president Chris Holman who served in the role since 2016.

This week, just two months into its inaugural session, the members of the newly seated 102nd Michigan Legislature received a 20-page legislative call to action from AARP, the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older.

Statement from AARP Michigan Director Paula D. Cunningham on Legislature’s Repeal of Retirement Tax

Given recent increases in food prices, AARP Michigan will host a series of virtual events throughout the year related to food access.

Women's History Month is underway, and we're excited to celebrate the ground-breaking contributions of amazing women to communities nationwide. Originating as Women's History Week in 1981, March was officially dedicated to honoring women's achievements in 1987. And AARP joins in the nation in celebrating women for their leadership, mentoring, and dedication to their communities in ways that have changed the course of history.

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Statement from Paula D. Cunningham, AARP Michigan State Director

AARP encourages honoring Black History Month as a time of learning, engaging in meaningful conversations and supporting Black-owned businesses.

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“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.”