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A new report finds Connecticuts recently released prison population is facing reentry challenges. The State of Reentry report found resources and services are lacking for formerly incarcerated people. Between 2022 and 2023, 14% of the population said they would be homeless upon release. ...

RAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Hundreds of miles from a White House on defense about President Biden’s age, a small group of fellow octogenarians had some advice for the commander in

Today is the first day of AARP Connecticuts new series addressing scams and fraud. As scams become more complex, it can be harder to notice the warning signs. In Better Business Bureau data, consumers reported 400 different scams in 2022, an increase of 90 from the year before. ...

 

After a five-year court battle, New Jerseys medical aid-in-dying law has been affirmed by the states Supreme Court, which rejected an attempt to overturn the statute. Signed by the governor in 2019, the law was soon challenged by a physician based on religious, personal and constitutional grounds. It allows mentally capable, terminally ill adults with six months or less to live to get a prescription they can use to end their lives. ...

Kentuckians age 50 and older say increased support for family caregivers, affordable housing and lower prescription drug costs would help improve their lives. AARP Kentucky advocates will gather Friday at the Capitol in Frankfort to identify these and other issues for the states older residents. Gary Adkins, volunteer state president for AARP Kentucky, said the group will also be pushing for additional funding for the Senior Nutrition Program, which is commonly referred to as Meals on Wheels, ...

Today AARP is honoring a California woman whose journey to the U.S. inspired her to open a shelter for people experiencing homelessness. Betty Kwan Chinn escaped persecution and homelessness in China decades ago and fled to Hong Kong and then the U.S. ...

New federal data from the Department of Education confirm retirement-age borrowers are struggling to repay their federal student loans. About 60% of borrowers over age 62 have been making federal student-loan payments for more than 15 years. Tia Caldwell is a policy analyst with the Education, Opportunity and Mobility Initiative at the nonprofit New America - who said she suspects many other borrowers have been paying even longer. ...

AAA is projecting a record 7.5 million air passengers will travel over the next two weeks. Cardiologists and the American Heart Association suggested some pre-travel planning for Missourians living with heart disease or stroke risks, and other chronic health conditions. Cold temperatures and elevation can affect oxygen levels and circulation, and put extra strain on the heart. ...

The 2023 Americas Health Rankings report is out, and the news is not great for the Golden State in three very different areas. California ranks worst among the states for high school graduation, colorectal cancer screenings and air pollution. Advocates for cleaner air blame the states pollution problems primarily on the transportation sector. ...