Retirement Security

• Retiree Group Endorses Representative Lacy Clay

  July 28, 2020: Cites Commitment to Expanding and Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits St. Louis, MO - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Wm. Lacy Clay in the August 4 Democratic primary on Tuesd...Read more >

• Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans on the Biden Plan for Mobilizing American Talent and Heart to Create a 21st Century Caregiving and Education Workforce

  July 21, 2020: “Today’s Biden caregiving plan fills a critical gap in senior health care. Through innovative thinking It will help hundreds of thousands of older Americans maintain their independence and stay in their homes as they age.  “As the COVID-19 ...Read more >

• Florida Alliance for Retired Americans Reaches Agreement with State of Florida to Make Voting Easier During COVID-19 Pandemic

  July 20, 2020: Tallahassee, FL – Older voters throughout Florida will be able to vote more easily in November while protecting their health as a result of a significant voting rights agreement between the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans and the State of Fl...Read more >

• Retiree Group Endorses Long for U.S. House

  July 06, 2020: For Immediate Release July 6, 2020 Cites Commitment to Expanding and Protecting Earned Social Security and Medicare Benefits Vancouver, WA - Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Carolyn Long for ele...Read more >

• Media Coverage of Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans’ Lawsuit Over Absentee Ballot Procedures

  June 29, 2020: Press Releases Case to Provide Wisconsin Voters with Fail-Safe for Absentee Voting Reaches US Supreme Court (includes link to application), October 13 Press Release: Wisconsin Alliance Files New Claims in Absentee Ballot Lawsuit (includes link t...Read more >

• Media Coverage of Minnesota Alliance for Retired Americans’ Lawsuit Over Absentee Ballot Procedures

  June 17, 2020: Press Releases Minnesota Federal District Court Denies the Preliminary Injunction Sought By Trump Electors in Voting Rights Case (includes link to order), October 12 Trump Campaign and Republican Party Will Not Appeal Minnesota Voting Rights Sett...Read more >

• New Report: Seniors At Risk — How Trump’s War on Health Care Has Made Coronavirus Crisis Worse for Older Americans

  May 28, 2020: President Trump and his Republican allies have spent years systematically sabotaging seniors’ health care, but now more than ever, their lives are on the line. Between undermining Medicaid enrollment to proposing steep Medicare budget cuts to a...Read more >

• Minnesota Alliance for Retired Americans Educational Fund Sues State of Minnesota to Remove Barriers to Absentee Voting in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic

  May 13, 2020: ST. PAUL, MN – Today, the Minnesota Alliance for Retired Americans Educational Fund and three of its members, supported by the National Redistricting Foundation, filed a lawsuit in the Ramsey County District Court to protect the rights of older Min...Read more >

• Media Coverage of Texas Alliance for Retired Americans’ Lawsuit Over Absentee Ballot Procedures

  May 12, 2020: Press Releases Federal District Court Orders Texas to Provide More Ballot Return Locations (includes link to the court order), October 9 Texas Alliance for Retired Americans Sues State of Texas (includes link to complaint), October 3 Texas Ret...Read more >

• White House: Slash Your Own Social Security to Survive the Pandemic

  May 11, 2020: For Immediate Release The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding a Washington Post report of the White House’s serious consideration of a plan to ask Americans to cut...Read more >