Programs to Keep Older Drivers Safe

Posted on 12/1/2012 by | AARP National | Comments

Home & Family | Pennsylvania As a 19-year-old nursing student with a sky blue Chevrolet sitting in her Lansdale driveway, B.J. Riley wasn’t thinking about automobile safety. “All I knew was that it had four wheels, and, boy, when I got in it, I could go,” she said. Nearly seven decades later, safety — not speed — resonates with Riley, so she recently signed up for a course with AARP Driver Safety. Read More: AARP Bulletin    

Your Local AARP Office

Posted on 11/28/2012 by | AARP Pennsylvania | Comments

About AARP | Pennsylvania   Established in 1987, the Pennsylvania State Office of AARP is located in downtown Harrisburg, with an additional office in Philadelphia.  Serving 1.8 members in the state, AARP Pennsylvania is working to enhance the quality of life for all Pennsylvanians as they age.   AARP Pennsylvania 30 North 3rd Street Suite 750 Harrisburg , PA 17101 Phone: 1-866-389-5654 (toll-free) Fax: 1-717-236-4078 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday-Friday   One Liberty Place 1650 Market Street, Suite 675 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Phone: 1-866-389-5654 …

PA Voter ID Law Postponed

Posted on 11/16/2012 by | AARP Pennsylvania | Comments

Advocacy | Pennsylvania AARP recenlty won a major victory when a judge delayed the implementation of Pennsylvania’s controversial voter identification law, ordering the state not to enforce it in this year’s November 6 presidential election. The decision by Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson followed a two day hearing that weighed whether state election officials were making the process of securing a valid photo ID simple enough to avoid possible voter disenfranchisement.  The injunction represents the culmination of months of work by the PA State Office, with …

AARP Supports Lawsuit Challenging PUC Ruling

Posted on 11/16/2012 by | AARP Pennsylvania | Comments

Advocacy | Pennsylvania AARP PA recently joined with the PA Utility Law Project to file a friend of the court brief in a lawsuit opposing the state Public Utility Commission’s decision allowing a Pike County electricity provider to purchase power for its default service program exclusively on the short–term spot market.        The amicus brief was submitted in support of a lawsuit filed in Commonwealth Court by the state Consumer Advocate that seeks to overturn a PUC ruling allowing Pike County Light & Power …

Thanks for Helping Defeat Payday Lending—For Now

Posted on 11/16/2012 by | AARP Pennsylvania | Comments

Advocacy | Pennsylvania The PA General Assembly adjourned for the year without voting on H.B. 2191 which would have allowed payday lenders to issue short-term loans with annual percentage rates over 300%. That means lawmakers will have to start from scratch when the new legislative session begins in January. AARP members played a significant role in helping block this legislation in the State Senate. Volunteers attended and even testified at Senate hearings, and placed hundreds of calls to Senators through a special AARP …

Thank You Pennsylvania for Having A Say

Posted on 11/15/2012 by | AARP Pennsylvania | Comments

About AARP | Advocacy | Home & Family | Money & Work | Pennsylvania | Press AARP launched You’ve Earned a Say<http://www.earnedasay.org/> back in March, and PA residents have not been shy about entering the national conversation about how to protect Medicare and Social Security for today’s seniors and strengthen them for future generations. So far the You’ve Earned a Say has engaged over 3 million people nationwide. Here in PA, more than 142,000 individuals have completed You’ve Earned a Say Questionnaires, placing our state among the national leaders. We’ve also held dozens of listening events …

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