Advocacy

AARP Missouri Celebrates 90 Years of Social Security with Free Ice Cream at Aging Matters Town Hall

Let's prioritize a tax credit for family caregivers in the first 100 days of the new presidency

Legislative Session Began January 8th

The Missouri Property Tax Credit provides up to $1,100 annually to homeowners and up to $750 to renters. But those amounts haven’t changed since 2008—despite rising inflation, property taxes and rent.

Shift in statewide results moving about 4 points toward Republicans

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Savings Possible Thanks to the Prescription Drug Law Championed by AARP

What happened and what might happen

Missouri is in the last leg of a major push by the government, private companies and nonprofits, including AARP, to extend high-speed internet access to every state resident. Missouri has allocated $261 million of its American Rescue Plan Act funding for broadband efforts. And, last year, the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program awarded the state an additional $1.7 billion — the biggest public investment of its kind in Missouri to date.

A very divisive session comes to an end.