AARP Oklahoma Take Action Advocacy Resources

Thank you for your interest in AARP Oklahoma's advocacy efforts. This page offers helpful resources and action items you can take to support advocacy-related issues supported by AARP Oklahoma.

AARP Oklahoma is fighting for residential utility customers because we know Oklahomans can't afford relentless rate hikes. Right now, AARP Oklahoma is intervening in two new utility rate cases, which, if approved, will cost OG&E and PSO customers more than $550 million in rate hikes.

• OG&E wants customers to foot the bill for a staggering $19 a month rate hike. OG&E raised rates for residential utility customers $3.34 a month to pay for Winter Storm Uri and followed that up with $2 a month rate hikes in both 2021 and 2022. Apparently, that is not enough because now, OG&E is back asking the Corporation Commission for more.  
• PSO is asking the Corporation Commission to approve its fifth rate hike request in four years. If approved, this rate hike will cost residential customers an additional eye-popping $10 a month, or $120 a year. Between rate hikes, fuel adjustment charges, and Winter Storm Uri, PSO customers' bills have already increased by nearly $20 since 2021. 

AARP Oklahoma will continue to fight against unfair rate hikes and urges seniors to make their voices heard.

• PSO customers: visit action.aarp.org/No2PSO
• OG&E customers: visit action.aarp.org/NoOGEHike

AARP Oklahoma State Director Sean Voskuhl and AARP Oklahoma Advocacy Director Joy McGill discuss AARP Oklahoma's efforts at the state Capitol and our work at the Corporation Commission related to OG&E and PSO utility rate hikes.

It's official: Oklahoma is the first state in the nation to adopt an expansive caregiver tax credit after the Caring for Caregivers Act became law in June 2023. The act went into effect on Jan. 1, 2024. Thanks to our volunteers and advocates who contacted their elected officials to say "YES" to this important piece of legislation. Learn more about the Caring for Caregivers Act, tax credit eligibility requirements, FAQ's and more HERE.

You’ve worked hard to earn your Social Security benefits, paying in with every paycheck. If Congress doesn’t take action, future retirees could lose around $4,000 a year.
 
AARP is fighting to protect and strengthen Social Security people 50+ have paid into and earned through years of hard work. Oklahomans work hard every day, year after year, paying into Social Security and counting on those hard-earned dollars to be there at retirement. It's money Oklahomans are owed and money that one-third of our older neighbors depend on to get by.

• Click HERE to join us as we fight to strengthen Social Security.
  

Stay up-to-date with Oklahoma election information with our dedicated voter engagement webpage. Find upcoming election dates, registration deadlines and options for voting, such as absentee voting, early voting or voting with a disability.

• Click HERE to learn more.

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How to Vote in Oklahoma’s 2024 Elections

By Maura Kelly Lannan, JUN 19, 2024

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

Oklahoma Utility Bill Payment and Home Assistance

AARP Oklahoma compiled these resources for residents that may need assistance or additional information on utility payments, rent payments or home repairs resulting from severe weather.

Interactive AARP Oklahoma Telephone Town Hall To Discuss OG&E and PSO Utility Rate Cases: June 6, 2024

The discussion will focus on AARP’s continued advocacy efforts at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission regarding utility rate hikes for OG&E and PSO customers.

Oklahoma Governor Signs Legislation to Prevent Predatory Real Estate Agreements

House Bill 3318, by Rep. Steve Bashore (R-Miami) and Sen. Bill Coleman (R-Ponca City), proactively prevents and prohibits unscrupulous brokers from misleading homeowners into signing decades-long agreements that give the real estate brokers the exclusive right to sell the homes.

AARP Oklahoma Digital Connectivity Town Hall

Do you have questions on how to get assistance with paying for your high-speed internet or resources that can assist you with digital connectivity? Join AARP Oklahoma for a special digital connectivity town hall on March 23 at 10 a.m. CST. Learn about new ways to get connected to high-speed internet. You will also hear about our partnership with Oklahoma State University for a hotspot lending program in rural Oklahoma libraries, as well as free education resources you can use to learn how to use your digital devices and navigate the internet.

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