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Ray Landis
A former spokesman for the Pennsylvania AARP, Ray E. Landis writes about the issues that matter to older Pennsylvanians. His work appears biweekly on the Capital-Star's Commentary Page. Readers may follow him on Twitter @RELandis.
It’s campaign season: GOP ads assault the airwaves and insult our intelligence | Ray E. Landis
By: Ray Landis - February 27, 2022
The real threat to the health of Pennsylvania is if voters fail see through the messages that emphasize a selfish approach to governing and do not elect candidates who make the continued progress of all our citizens their priority.
Wolf won’t get all he wants in his budget, but he’s still moved Pa. forward | Ray E. Landis
By: Ray Landis - February 11, 2022
He'll leave an important legacy as a buffer against the regressive policies of his opponents in the General Assembly
Playing the pandemic inflation blame-game: Healthcare edition | Ray Landis
By: Ray Landis - January 30, 2022
Why do prescription drug prices increase so much? Because they can. And there are no rules to stop it
Unable to win the battle of ideas, Pa. Republicans are damaging the state Constitution | Opinion
By: Ray Landis - January 16, 2022
There's nothing small-d democratic about this process at all.
The three things the Pa. Legislature did in 2021 to help older Pennsylvanians | Ray E. Landis
By: Ray Landis - January 4, 2022
From tele-health to broadband expansion, lawmakers advanced critical pieces of legislation.
With Medicare open enrollment ending this week, important things to keep in mind | Ray E. Landis
By: Ray Landis - December 5, 2021
It's important for consumers to make the right choice. The government isn't helping
Advocacy groups need to quit the horse race, focus on better outcomes for us all | Ray E. Landis
By: Ray Landis - November 21, 2021
Wins on bills are good. Fixing gerrymandering and campaign finance reform is even better.
Our next big policy challenge: Safe and affordable housing for our aging population | Ray E. Landis
By: Ray Landis - November 4, 2021
We want seniors to 'age in place' -- but that's not as easy as it sounds for many Americans.
America is aging rapidly. Our policies need to keep pace | Ray E. Landis
By: Ray Landis - October 21, 2021
In many ways, Pa. is a laboratory for what the rest of the country is beginning to experience as its population ages.
I’m a Central York grad. The book ban was an embarrassment | Ray E. Landis
By: Ray Landis - September 29, 2021
Will local residents follow-up their activism in the voting booth in November?
Saving Social Security and Medicare means we need a fairer, more robust payroll tax | Ray E. Landis
By: Ray Landis - September 9, 2021
This needs to happen now -- not after the next election, or the election after that, or the election after that.
We have to reverse COVID’s blow to American life expectancy. Here’s how | Ray E. Landis
By: Ray Landis - August 22, 2021
Guaranteeing the future of Social Security and Medicare are two good places to start