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U.S. Senate Race Candidates will face off at The People’s Debate

Dr. Daniel Gade and U.S. Senator Mark Warner will face off on Tuesday, October 13 at The People’s Debate, which will be offered to television stations statewide as well as live-streamed.

AARP Awards Four Virginia Organizations with Community Grants as Part of Record-Breaking Nationwide Program

Four Virginia organizations will receive 2020 Community Challenge grants – part of the largest number of grantees to date with more than $2.4 million awarded among 184 organizations nationwide.

On Social Security’s 85th Anniversary, Survey Finds Nearly All Americans View Social Security as an Important Program

A new AARP survey, released in conjunction with Social Security’s 85th anniversary, confirms that Americans highly value Social Security, and even more so due to the pandemic.

AARP Virginia Invites U.S. Senate Race Candidates to The People’s Debate

RICHMOND _ AARP Virginia has invited Dr. Daniel Gade and U.S. Senator Mark Warner to face off on Tuesday, October 13 at The People’s Debate, which will be offered to television stations statewide as well as live-streamed.

AARP Virginia applauds Governor Northam for vetoing health care bills

RICHMOND —Governor Ralph Northam used his veto power today to stop three health care measures that would have had a calamitous impact on older and sicker Virginians, a legislative victory for health care consumers in the Commonwealth.

AARP Virginia to host COVID-19 telephone town hall with Governor and state health officials

By Ginger Thompson, APR 20, 2020

RICHMOND — Governor Ralph Northam, Dr. Laurie Forlano of the Virginia Department of Health, and Dr. Alexis Aplasca of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services will answer questions from AARP members during a telephone town hall at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 23.