Women voters age 50 and older have not decided which candidates to support in November s midterm elections, and the direction they choose could determine the balance of power in Congress and statehouses around the country, according to recent polls. Margie Omero, principal at the GBAO polling firm and a member of a bipartisan team commissioned by AARP to study the electorate, said women across the political spectrum are very concerned about deepening political polarization getting in the way of solving problems. "And it s something honestly we hear from Democrats and Republicans and independents," Omero reported. " .
A new report suggested changing how we talk about victims of financial fraud could lead to a shift in how Wyoming and the nation respond to this growing sector of criminal activity. Amy Nofziger, director of fraud victim support for the AARP Fraud Watch Network, which teamed up with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Investor Education Foundation on the study, said most people who experience fraud already are beating themselves up. She argued using language assigning blame to the victim is counterproductive. .