Advocacy

AARP ND celebrates significant wins during 2023 Legislative Session

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Last month, local volunteers and staff met with Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-2) and staff at U.S. Senator Mike Braun’s office.

Concord Television's Senior Speak NH April 2023 edition, hosted by AARP NH volunteer Karen Ulmer Dorsch, features Easterseals NH Director of Senior Services Laurie Duff who speaks about the variety of services offered.

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. in February signed a bill to help boost the U.S. Virgin Islands’ agricultural sector — a measure supported by AARP. The bill devotes $2.2 million for the adoption of various portions of the Virgin Islands Agricultural Plan, which was unveiled in 2022 and is aimed at strengthening sustainable, community-based local food and farming businesses.

More than half a million Oklahoma residents could see their monthly electricity bills rise under a proposed rate increase by the Public Service Company of Oklahoma.

New election laws, redistricting and more than a dozen state legislators stepping down mean New Jersey’s primaries could have long-term implications for state government.

ADUs, sometimes called in-law suites, are small homes or apartments on the same lot as a single-family house. Proponents say they are a critical part of the solution to Florida’s affordable housing crisis.

The D.C. Council is working to finalize the city budget for fiscal year 2024, and AARP DC is encouraging residents to make their voices heard in support of programs that help improve the lives of adults 50-plus.

The North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on Healthy Aging, on which AARP holds a seat, is slated to release a report this summer on ways the state can promote healthy aging.