AARP Washington: Nearly 1 Million Strong

AARP state director Doug Shadel, at the podium, urged a “no” vote on Initiative 1033. Shadel is joined by representatives from Vote No on 1033, a coalition that opposed the property tax initiative on the Nov. 3 ballot. Photo: AARP Washington

Anti-Tax Initiatives Rejected in Maine, Washington
Voters in Washington and Maine soundly rejected anti-tax initiatives in Tuesday’s election, handing victory to opponents who credited voters for realizing the measures would have caused disastrous cuts to government services.

In Washington, Initiative 1033, sponsored by perennial anti-tax activist Tim Eyman, was rejected by 55 percent of voters; 45 percent voted for it. More >>

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State legislators passed a bill that sets the stage for a state-federal partnership for health care reform.

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Previous Washington Articles

Geoffrey Groff-Smith and Floyd Gossett Jr., right, are two of the volunteers who staff the fraud fighters phone bank in Seattle. Photo by Gary Matoso

Not Enough Instructors to Train Nurses
If you wind up in the hospital today, you’ll see plenty of nurses. Looks are deceiving in this instance. “Because of the recession, some people are becoming complacent that there is not a nursing shortage,” said Brenda L. Cleary, a registered nurse and director of the Center to Champion Nursing in America, a collaboration of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. More >>

July-August Issue: Con Artists Target Vulnerable People
Fraud fighter Charlene Whitworth is on the phone with a woman who says someone just tried to run a telephone scam on her. Bertha Blackhart, 84, gave her checking account number to a “personable young man” but can’t remember why. More >>

Biologics: Why No Generics?
Amid the furor surrounding health care reform, a quiet but intense struggle is being waged over a cutting-edge form of medicine that is revolutionizing treatments for cancer, arthritis, multiple sclerosis and other conditions. More >>

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• Guide to Transportation Assistance
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