Retirement Security

• 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 >

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

  May 11, 2020: AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans and one of its members filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Texas to protect the rights of older Texas voters during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alliance was j...Read more >

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

  May 06, 2020: Press Releases Florida Alliance for Retired Americans Reaches Agreement with State of Florida to Make Voting Easier During COVID-19 Pandemic, July 20 Florida Alliance press release (includes link to the full complaint), May 4 Media Coverage Law...Read more >

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

  May 04, 2020: TALLAHASSEE, FL – Today, the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans and four of its members filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida to protect the rights of older Florida voters during the COVID-19 p...Read more >

• Trump Committed to Gutting Social Security

  May 04, 2020: For Immediate Release Threatens to Veto Any Coronavirus Relief Unless Congress Cuts Social Security’s Dedicated Funding The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Pres...Read more >