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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.
JUN 18, 2025
Six communities across Michigan are getting a boost in their work to become more livable for residents of all ages.
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.
JUN 10, 2025
Find upcoming election dates, registration deadlines and options for voting, such as absentee, early voting or voting with a disability.
House Republicans were nearly evenly divided on Thursday over legislation allocating federal funding for a federal-state partnership on the federally mandated health insurance exchange under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but the legislation still passed by a comfortable margin.
AARP Michigan will host an Age Friendly Communities Conference on February 28 at the Palmer Commons on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The informative one-day conference will explore what communities must do to prepare for the growing population of people aged 65 and older.
For those who may need clarity on AARP Michigan's position on the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan conversion bills, we have been and continue to be opposed to the legislation.
LANSING, MI – AARP Michigan State Director Jacqueline Morrison issued the following statement on Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget message:
A Michigan tax credit that helps low-income customers with their winter home heating bills is now being processed by the state.
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Take thousands of 60-and-older Metro Detroiters who are no longer able to drive a car. Add the fact that mass transit in the area is spotty, at best, and you have a dire need for senior transportation services.
About half of Michiganders who answered a recent AARP questionnaire on the future of Medicare and Social Security said some changes are needed to keep these important programs stable but major reforms aren’t required for a few years.
Join AARP for a free screening of the award-winning documentary Age of Champions, about inspiring, older
AARP Michigan sent letters to legislators in advance of floor votes on the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan reform bills (Senate Bills 1293 and 1294) informing that it would publish the votes for review by our members.
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