AARP Live on RFD-TV

Posted on 12/18/2012 by | AARP South Dakota | Comments

Advocacy | Events | Health & Wellbeing | Home & Family | Money & Work | South Dakota | Volunteering Have you seen AARP State Director Sarah Jennings on the nationally televised  AARP Live on RFD-TV?   Sarah is a regular AARP panelist on the show which addresses all the issues AARP works on from advocacy issues like Social Security and Medicare,  to AARP Foundation Drive to End Hunger, TaxAide, retirement planning, volunteer opportunities and more.  The program even takes LIVE viewer questions from folks just like you! The show airs the 3rd Thursday of each month on RFD-TV, which can be found on DirecTV channel 345 …

AARP South Dakota at the Governor’s Budget Address

Posted on 12/6/2012 by | AARP South Dakota | Comments

Advocacy | South Dakota AARP South Dakota was in Pierre on December 4, a beautiful December day, as Governor Dennis Daugaard delivered his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2014 to the legislature.  While optimism seems high among new and returning lawmakers, the Governor’s budget was in keeping with his philosophy of not overestimating revenues, not spending everything we take in, and building up the reserves for the future.  Governor Daugaard did acknowledge an increase in available on-going revenues and proposed spending part of those …

AARP South Dakota Reaction to Governor’s Budget Address

Posted on 12/6/2012 by | AARP South Dakota | Comments

Advocacy | Press | South Dakota AARP South Dakota Reaction to Governor’s Budget Address Comments by AARP Volunteer State President Dennis Eisnach, Pierre “AARP South Dakota is pleased to see Governor Daugaard has proposed a 3% increase in payments to Medicaid providers who provide care and services to the state’s most vulnerable populations including the elderly, disabled and low-income individuals,” said AARP volunteer state president, Dennis Eisnach.  “However, while this increase is important and necessary to account for inflation and the ever increasing cost of providing …

Tackling Transportation Challenges

Posted on 11/30/2012 by | AARP South Dakota | Comments

Advocacy | Home & Family | South Dakota Message from the President:  Volunteer State President, Dennis Eisnach As a native of South Dakota I have watched our small communities continue to struggle to survive. There are many reasons that this is happening but a consequence is that many people of retirement age are having trouble staying in their homes. Basic services such as grocery stores, drug stores, restaurants, and in some cases even post offices have disappeared.  As a result people who wish to stay in their homes …

AARP SD on the Sioux Falls Citizens Advisory Committee

Posted on 11/26/2012 by | AARP South Dakota | Comments

Advocacy | South Dakota Erik Nelson, AARP South Dakota Associate State Director – Advocacy, has been appointed to the Sioux Falls Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC). The CAC has been established to solicit public input into the local transportation planning process and members offer advice, comments and recommendations for projects that require review by the MPO planning process. In July, AARP South Dakota hosted the AARP National Policy Council (NPC) for a week-long series of meetings across South Dakota to discuss …

November Legislator Policy Forums

Posted on 11/19/2012 by | AARP South Dakota | Comments

Advocacy | Events | South Dakota AARP South Dakota along with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the American Heart Association, the Children’s Care Hospital & School and the South Dakota Pharmacists Association are hosting Legislator Policy Forums in November. After the last few elections, AARP South Dakota along with the other organizations has partnered to host these forums. The forums are with new and re-elected legislators from the South Dakota House of Representatives and the South Dakota Senate and provide AARP South Dakota an …

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