AARP spends day at Capitol

LITTLE ROCK — Three little words — “Go get ’em” — inspired hardy cheers and echoing applause from a sea of red Wednesday in the rotunda of the State Capitol in Little Rock.

Many also wore “Choices in Care” buttons or held “No Payday Loans” signs because the AARP Arkansas Day at the Capitol gave members throughout the state a chance to raise awareness and voice support for House Bill 1036 (fines for abusive payday lending) and a House bill to create options counseling for long-term care, and opposition to shielding nursing homes from liability for abuse and neglect, also known as “tort reform.”

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