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As noted in the January 29 OVE Update, a 30-minute volunteer orientation is now available to all volunteers through the Volunteer Portal. This interactive resource highlights some of AARP's important history, policies and operations. Volunteer can find it by clicking on their Training Tab and selecting "Get to Know AARP."

By Phil Zarlengo

Join us for a live Teleforum Town Hall to learn all about LB 311, the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act in the Nebraska Legislature. This bill offers Nebraska workers paid time off for family caregiving or for personal illness.

AARP BELIEVES NO ONE’S POSSIBILITIES SHOULD EVER BE LIMITED BY THEIR AGE and seeks to find new solutions that will enable more people to live and age as they choose. One way AARP pursues this mission is through advocacy at the state and local levels led by teams of staff and volunteers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. AARP in the States 2019 provides an overview of the key issues that AARP will be advancing in states across the country in 2019. Every AARP state office will advocate on one or more of these issues along with other priorities that are of particular importance to older adults in their communities.

AARP is launching a multi-year campaign to lower Rx prices for all Americans. We are working to put a human face on the campaign by featuring videos and online stories about people who are having difficulties affording their prescriptions. The plan is to launch the campaign in March, so we’re in a rush to collect these stories. The only criteria is having Rx costs the person is struggling to afford. If you know someone who has a story, please contact Allison Beatty (ABeatty@aarp.org).

By Chequita Falls

The Colorado Division of Insurance is hosting an online consumer forum on Jan. 31, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

AARP Iowa is sponsoring two upcoming theatrical productions in the Des Moines area – The Lion in Winter, Feb. 22 – March 3, at Kum and Go Theater, and Catch Me If You Can, March 22 – April 14, at the Des Moines Playhouse. AARP is offering discounted tickets for the run of both shows, as well as to other performances at each location for the 2018/2019 season. In addition, a limited amount of free tickets will be available to a private screening/preview event of The Lion in Winter on Thursday, Feb. 21, and Catch Me If You Can on Thursday, March 21.

Efforts to improve Florida’s livability are growing. But the Sunshine State still ranked as the nation’s deadliest state for pedestrians, with eight out of the 10 most dangerous metro areas for pedestrians to be found in Florida, according to a new report.

The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting colder and you could swear you paid that last gas and electric bill. But the caller from the power company is adamant that you’re overdue and says if you don’t pay up now, the power goes out. That’s the last thing you want in the chilly dead of winter (or the long, hot summer, as the case may be). Best not to risk it.