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• U.S. Dept. of Energy Announces Arizona’s Weatherization Assistance Plan Among First in the Nation Approved for Additional BIL Funds

  January 24, 2023: Arizona clean energy advocates applaud the Arizona Dept. of Housing for unlocking funding to help lower energy bills for Arizona households (PHOENIX, AZ) – Today, the U.S. The Department of Energy (DOE) announced the approval of the Arizona Depa...Read more >

• Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans Media Mentions Dec 8

  December 08, 2022: Arizona Alliance Mentions Hobbs' office sends criminal referral on 2 Cochise County supervisors Mary Jo Pitzl Arizona Republic, December 2, 2022 Two Cochise County Supervisors knowingly violated state law and should be investigated for po...Read more >

• Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans Media Mentions Dec 1

  December 01, 2022: Arizona set for legal battles after county refuses to certify midterm results Rachel Leingang The Guardian, November 30, 2022 On Monday, the Arizona Alliance filed a lawsuit, along with an Arizona voter, against the Cochise County Board of...Read more >

• AARA Applauds Decision Blocking Illegal Hand Counting of Ballots in Cochise County

  November 08, 2022: Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans President Saundra Cole released the following statement regarding the decision issued by the Arizona Superior Court, Pima County for the County of Cochise in the case Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v....Read more >

• AARA Statement on Court Restraining Order

  November 02, 2022: Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans Statement Regarding Court’s Temporary Restraining Order for Clean Elections USA to Stop Harassment and Intimidation at Ballot Drop Boxes Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans President Saundra Cole release...Read more >

• EPA Announces Electric Buses for Arizona

  October 27, 2022: Today, the @EPA announced which local school districts in #Arizona are the winners of a rebate lottery Clean School Bus Program to transition from diesel to electric school buses. Read more about the Administration's announcement here. Congrats to th...Read more >

• AARA Joins Voto Latino in Lawsuit Against Voter Intimidation

  October 24, 2022: PHOENIX – Today, the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans and Voto Latino filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona seeking a temporary restraining order against Clean Elections USA, its founder Melody Jenni...Read more >

• Social Security COLA Increase

  October 13, 2022: To view a COLA message from Acting Commissioner Kijakazi, please visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgm5q4YT1AM. News Release SOCIAL SECURITY Social Security Announces 8.7 Percent Benefit Increase for 2023 Social Security and Supplemental Security ...Read more >

• AARA Supports Arizonans Right to Vote

  September 08, 2022: Check out the Arizona Voter Registration and Vote-by-Mail information provided by our partners at the Arizona AFL-CIO. This important guide will assist in knowing your rights and how to ensure that you are ready for this year's important election ...Read more >

• Inflation Reduction Act helps Arizona seniors with health care costs

  September 01, 2022: Retirees in Arizona struggle to divide monthly social security payments of $1,667 between rent, food and healthcare bills. Provisions in the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act seek to ease some of that budget strain by introducing caps on ra...Read more >