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Eighty-four percent of voters 50 and older support expanding the tax credit for Wounded Warrior caregivers to all family caregivers who care for older loved ones.

42% of New Jersey homeowners and 36% of renters 50 and older considered leaving the state in the past year.

Statement from AARP New Jersey Director of Advocacy Evelyn Liebman

Four Million Americans, Including Nearly 130,000 New Jersey Residents, Signed AARP Petition Calling on Congress to Act

The annual program aims to make local communities in New Jersey more livable.

Dale Caldwell has been selected by AARP, the nonprofit organization for people 50 and older, to receive the 2021 AARP New Jersey Andrus Award for Community Service, the Association’s most prestigious and visible state volunteer award for community service.

Overall, 56 percent of registered voters 50 and over say that will support Murphy for a second term, compared with just 31 percent who say that they will back Ciattarelli; the remainder say they will vote for someone else, no one, or they just don’t know yet.

Majorities of voters over 50 are uncertain of their own retirement and support the rapid rollout of the state’s new retirement savings plan for private-sector workers

AARP New Jersey released its 2021 Video Voter Guide today, featuring gubernatorial candidates, Jack Ciattarelli (R) and Governor Phil Murphy (D). Each candidate answered the same four questions on issues that count to older New Jerseyans, including lowering prescription drug prices, helping residents stay in their homes as they age, enhancing retirement security, and making the state a better place to grow older.

AARP New Jersey Applauds Enactment of New Law to Protect Older Workers from Age DiscriminationStatement from AARP New Jersey Advocacy Director, Evelyn Liebman