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Gov. Jay Inslee Signs Innovative Retirement Savings Legislation Into Law

AARP Kansas is encouraging customers of Kansas City Power and Light (KCP&L) who live in Kansas to make their voices heard about the proposed rate hike the company has requested be approved by the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC).

Amendments designated “Key Votes” by AARP

By Doug Dickerson, Director, AARP North Carolina

Witho ut a doubt, the Vermont Gas pipeline project has stirred up plenty of controversy. There’s environmental impact challenges, troubling property rights issues and even the fracking debate, but little has been said about who is paying the freight on this monumental undertaking. Current ratepayers! Over the next 35 years, ratepayers will have to pony up over $270 million in additional rates to pay for what is now at least a $153 million endeavor. All of this is justified by a claim that the overall public good is being served. That rationale is questionable at best.

A new survey of small business owners in Connecticut shows significant support for a public retirement savings plan that would encourage more people to save for their future and give small businesses a competitive edge in the marketplace.

AARP volunteer activist Annie Mae Holt of Detroit authored the following opinion piece on raising standards for financial advisers to retirees:

Have you thought about entrepreneurship as a new career option? Research has found one-in-four Americans between age 44 and 70 are interested in starting a new business within the next five to ten years.

AARP will release its groundbreaking statewide survey on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 on the financial security of the Gen X and Baby Boom generations. Specifically, we will discuss retirement readiness, access to retirement savings vehicles, loans and debt, and support for a state-facilitated retirement savings option. Get updated information about the event, panelists, or register online to attend.

If you are seeking employment in the Omaha area, you won’t want to miss the 13 th Annual John Bernardi Job Fair on May 15. AARP Nebraska is pleased to be a cosponsor of this public event with Omaha Public Library.