Advocacy

Esther's Law goes into effect March 23. It allows patients in Ohio long-term care facilities to install cameras or other electronic monitoring devices in their rooms.

Long-time Executive Council Member William McDonald will advocate on behalf of all New Yorkers age 50+

Five Texas state senators and four state representatives are named by AARP Texas as 2025 legislative champions, following a legislative year in which older Texans and their families achieved significant wins on policies related to fraud fighting, healthcare cost savings, consumer protections and more.

In 2025, both Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) and Arizona Public Service Company (APS) filed new rate cases with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC). These filings mark the beginning of a process that will directly impact what Arizonans pay for electricity in the coming years.

The Arizona Corporation Commission has set formal sessions to receive comment from the public on both the APS and TEP rate cases.

The Arizona Vulnerable Adult System Study Committee unanimously advanced a supplemental recommendation urging lawmakers to allow long-term care residents to use privately funded electronic monitoring devices and internet services in their own rooms if they choose.

In Clear Terms with AARP California™ is a free podcast that focuses on issues impacting Californians of all ages.

The session begins in Cheyenne on Feb. 9.

Fighting for property tax relief, lower prescription drug costs, housing solutions, fraud protections and more.

RALEIGH -- Mary Bethel of Fuquay Varina has been selected by AARP, the nonprofit organization for people 50 and older, to receive the 2025 AARP North Carolina Andrus Award for Community Service, the Association’s most prestigious and visible state volunteer award for community service. The award was formally presented to Bethel at a ceremony in Raleigh this week.