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• 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 >

• Voting groups fight to block law that can criminalize Arizona voter registration

  August 29, 2022: PHOENIX (CN) — Voting advocacy groups sued Arizona to block a new law that could criminalize volunteers or organizations who provide registration or voter assistance to individuals registered to vote outside the state. According to the federal ...Read more >

• Lawsuit claims Arizona voter registration law harms low-income, minority voters

  August 29, 2022: A new lawsuit challenges an Arizona law that takes a firm stance against voter fraud by requiring that someone cancels their previous registration before registering in any county in the state. Senate Bill 1260, which takes effect on September 24,...Read more >

• Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans, Priorities USA and Voto Latino Challenge Arizona Voter Suppression Law

  August 16, 2022: SB 1260 creates additional avenues to purge voters from the rolls and allows for the further criminalization of voters who attempt to assist those voting by mail. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans, Priorities U...Read more >

• Government Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage for Denying Care and Overcharging

  June 30, 2022: Congress should crack down on Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that sometimes deny patients vital medical care while overcharging the government billions of dollars every year, government watchdogs told a House panel Tuesday. Witnesses ...Read more >

• Kaiser Health News: It’s Your Choice: You Can Change Your Views of Aging and Improve Your Life

  April 13, 2022: People’s beliefs about aging have a profound impact on their health, influencing everything from their memory and sensory perceptions to how well they walk, how fully they recover from disabling illness, and how long they live. When aging is...Read more >