The Elder Initiative has received nearly 200 media hits nationwide. Below is an expanded list of media hits by state.

California

• 11-1-11, COMMENTARY: Elder Economic Planning Act is a major win for all Californians, San Diego Gay & Lesbian News
• 10-17-11, New Cal Law Could be Game-Changer on Elder Poverty, LA Beez

• 10-15-11, New Cal Law Could be Game-Changer on Elder Poverty, New America Media

• 10-11-11, New law shows how seniors struggling, San Diego Union-Tribune
• 8-23-11, Federal poverty level comes up short for elderly, San Diego Union-Tribune
• 10-17-10, For the Elderly, Poverty Doesn't Cut It, LA Times
• 9-14-10, Report Reveals More San Diego Seniors Not Making Ends Meet, KPBS Radio
• 7-30-10, Seniors of Color Hit Hard by Economic Insecurity, Asian Journal
• 5-9-09, 聖縣911中心使用新燃料電池, Chinese World Journal
• 5-7-09, California Pushes for Change of Federal Guidelines as More Elders Live in Poverty, China View News
• 3-26-09, Wiggins Co-Authors Legislation Designed to Help Seniors, Eureka Standard Times
• 3-22-09, 聯邦貧窮指標與時代脫節, Chinese World Journal
• 3-19-09, Ethnic Elders Find it Harder to Make Ends Meet, New America Media
• 3-3-09, No Time to Forget Seniors, Vallejo Times Herald
• 3-2-09, Struggling Seniors Shouldn’t Remain Invisible, Contra Costa Times
• 3-2-09, Barstow’s Seniors are no Exception to Recession Woes, Desert Dispatch
• 3-1-09, Economy puts Seniors in Hard Spot, San Bernardino County Sun
• 2-27-09, California’s Single Seniors Can’t Make Ends Meet, US Fed News
• 2-25-09, Single Seniors Feel Pain of the Recession, The Desert Sun
• 2-24-09, State's Older Adults Feeling the Squeeze, San Francisco Chronicle
• 2-24-09, Almost Half of California Seniors Struggle to Survive, San Jose Mercury News
• 2-24-09, Many Area Seniors Struggling Financially, La Jolla Light
• 2-23-09, East Bay Seniors Struggle to Make Ends Meet, Contra Costa Times
• 5-4-08, High Living Costs Challenge Seniors, Contra Costa Times
• 4-19-08, In Session: To Receive that 'Stimulus' Check, Do More Than Assume, Chico Enterprise-Record
• 3-12-2008, Low Income Seniors Find Public Help Hard to Get, LA Daily News
• 2-26-08, Federal poverty line grossly underestimates the needs of California's seniors says new UCLA report, EurekAlert
• 2-26-08, Poverty Line Set Too Low, redwoodage.com
• 2-26-08, Helping seniors cope with high cost of living, Marin Independent Journal
• 2-26-08, Tough Times for Fresno's Seniors: New county-specific data reveals true impact of state budget cuts on elderly, Central Valley Business Street
• 2-26-08, Federal poverty line grossly underestimates the needs of California's seniors says new UCLA report, GenRef.com
• 2-27-08, Cost of living too costly for seniors, Ventura County Star
• 2-27-08, California Report, KQED Radio
• 2-29-08, Cost Of Living Increase Having Impact On San DiegoSeniors, Channel 10 News Report
• 2-29-08, Politically Speaking, NBC San Diego
• 2-29-08, Study Finds Seniors' Expenses Exceed Income, Desert Dispatch

Colorado

• 7-19-11, New Study: Social Security Won't Cut It for Coloradans, KREX News Channel 5
• 7-11-11, Report: Housing expenses tough for seniors, Colorado Springs Business Journal

• 7-11-11, Colorado elders need annual income of at least $17,664, North Colorado Business Report

• 7-7-11, Colorado seniors' expenses strain budgets, index shows, The Denver Post

• 7-7-11, Study: Coloradans Are Unprepared for Retirement, Public News Service

• 7-7-11, New report tells cost of making ends meet for seniors, Colorado Springs Gazette
• 7-7-11, New report tells cost of making ends meet for seniors, MSNBC
• 7-7-11, KGNU Radio Interview (MP3)

Connecticut

• July 2009: Toward Greater Economic Security for Connecticut's Elders, AARP
• 3-23-09: The Golden Years, The Hour Publishing Co.
• 3-9-09: Study Sheds Light on Elderly 'Gap' , The Hour Publishing Co.
• 3-10-09, Housing Crimps Retirees' Budgets, New Haven Register

Illinois

• 6-23-08, IL Radio Network Coverage – The Honorable Jan Schakowsky speaks on EESI (MP3)

• 6-23-08, IL Radio Network Coverage – Joan Kuriansky speaks on IL EESI (MP3)

• 6-25-08, Elderly on Fixed Incomes Stretching Dollars, Daily Chronicle
• 6-22-08, A Call to Baby Boomers: We Must Not Be Retiring About Our Debt To Society, Chicago Tribune
• 6-20-08, Elders Living 'Close to the Edge' , Community Media Workshop

Iowa

• 11-8-11, Group calls retirees to action: Alliance for Retired Americans hosts meeting on supercommittee work, The Hawkeye

• 10-3-11, Elder Iowans' Financial Struggles & Honoring Iowa's Centenarians, Iowa Public Radio

• 10-2-11, New index shows Iowa seniors face uphill climb, Cedar Valley Business
• 1-1-11, Guest Column: Speak Up on Behalf of Seniors, Des Moines Register

Massachusetts

• 9-20-08, Poverty by Outdated Numbers, The Boston Globe
• 6-20-07, Elder Care: Not Just an Old Problem, Malden Observer
• 5-2-07, Seniors Could Defer Paying Proposition 2 1/2 Taxes Under Bill, Eagle-Tribune
• 4-26-07, Advocacy Group Pushes Budget Funding for Needy Seniors, Fifty Plus Advocate
• 4-7-07, Living the Not-So-Golden Years, The Boston Globe
• 1-5-07, It's Not Your Fault, Sharon Advocate
• 12-13-06, Seniors Feel Financial Pinch, Metro West Daily News
• 12-13-06, Mass Elders at Economic Risk, Worcester Business Journal
• 12-13-06, Senior Paychecks Are Not Enough, The Patriot Ledger
• 11-30-06, New Report Reveals that High Costs of Living Threaten Elders in Massachusetts, PR Newswire
• 2006, Mass. Elders Feeling Tough Economic Squeeze, The Boston Channel 5
• 2006, Low-Income Elderly Need Help: Social Security is Not Enough, Telegram and Gazette
• 3-6-06, New Report Highlights High Cost of Living for Seniors, Townonline

Michigan

• 8-16-11, Demographic Tidal Wave Makes Retirement Less Certain, WHMI 93.5
• 8-2-11, Uncertainty in Washington Concerns Seniors, Gaylord Herald Times
• 7-27-11, WSU Research Finds One-Third of Seniors Financially Insecure, The South End
• 7-22-11, Kate White interivew on the Tony Conley Morning Show, WILS 1320 (mp3)
• 7-20-11, RSVP Opens Romeo Location to Assist Seniors, The Romeo Observer
  
• 7-20-11, 1 in 3 Michigan Seniors Can’t Afford Basics, Study Says, Physorg.com
• 7-20-11, 1 in 3 Michigan seniors can't afford basics Wayne State University study says, Firstscience.com
• 7-20-11, Is it realistic to expect the elderly to survive on social security alone?, WEDT
• 7-20-11, Poverty study: 1 in 3 Michigan senior citizens struggles with money, Detroit Free Press
• 7-20-11, Study: Third of Lansing-area seniors are struggling financially, Lansing State Journal
• 7-20-11, Less Funding Leaves Elderly Struggling, WLNS
• 7-18-11, MI Women Depend More On Social Security, WSJM
• 10-31-10, Views Vary on No Social Security Increase, Battle Creek Enquirer
• 8-7-10, More May Afford Medigap Coverage, Detroit Free Press
• 8-22-09, New Index Helps Seniors Know Income They Need to Live Well, Kalamazoo Gazette
• 8-11-09, Part 2: Seniors and the Struggling Economy, Tri-County Times
• 7-31-09, Part 1: Seniors and the Struggling Economy, Tri-County Times
• 7-25-09, Plan would Watch Seniors' Costs, Kalamazoo Gazette
• 7-17-09, Michigan Elderly: Living on the Edge, Patti Kefalas & Associates Blog
• 7-17-09, Elders on the Edge, Dowagiac News
• 7-16-09, Michigan Elderly: Living on the Edge, WILX-TV
• 7-16-09, Seniors Meet About the Economy, WLAJ-TV
• 7-16-09, The Cost of Retiring in Michigan, The Walt Sorg Radio Show (WILS-AM)
• 7-8-09, AARP: It's Not Your Fault if You are Struggling to Make Ends Meet, Michigan Chronicle
• 3-12-2009, Forum: Let's Take Care of Our Seniors (Kate White Op-Ed), Traverse City Record-Eagle
• 2-16-2009, Podcast on the Elder Economic Security Initiative
• 2-16-2009, County is a Leader in Fighting Elder Abuse, but Individuals can Play Role (Kate White Op-Ed), Flint Journal
• 2-12-2009,Recession Poses Particular Crisis for Mich. Elders (Kate White Op-Ed), Lansing State Journal

Minnesota

• 8-14-09, Older Women are Struggling in this State (Marie Nelson and Bonnie Watkins Op-Ed) , Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

• 2-15-09, Rep. Thissen Commentary: Greatest Generation Now State's Most Vulnerable, Bemidji Pioneer

• 2-14-09, County's Seniors Struggle to Pay Bills, Park Rapids Enterprise

• 2-12-09, Seniors Struggle to Make Ends Meet, Republican Eagle

• 2-12-09, 1 in 5 Minn. Seniors Living on Social Security Not Enough, KNSI AM

• 2-11-09, Report Highlights Elder Living Costs, Bemidji Pioneer

• 2-11-09, Aging with Independence in MN Getting Harder, MN Public News Service

• 2-10-09, How People Over 65 Make Ends Meet, Minnesota Public Radio

• 2-8-09, Pay Dirt: Retirement Funds Often Below Costs, Minneapolis Star Tribune

New Jersey

• 4-12-11, Partnership to Improve the Economic Security of Older Adults with Limited Resources, MSN Money

• 7-11-10, Senior Freeze Won't Keep Pace with Tax Hikes, The Trenton Times

• 10-16-09, Flat Payments Will Lead to Tough Choices, The New Jersey Journal

• 10-11-09, Centers of Vibrant Activity, The Trenton Times

• 10-10-09, It's Rough Sledding Financially for N.J.'s Senior Citizens, The Trenton Times

• 5-12-09, New Jersey Perspective: Economic Security Eludes Many NJ Seniors, Clearys Notebook Blog

• 5-11-09, Economic Security Eludes Many Seniors, NJ Policy Perspectives

• 5-6-09, Elderly Financial Woes, NJN - New Jersey Public Television

• 5-6-09, Report: Seniors Struggle to Get By, New Jersey Herald

• 2-25-09, Yes We Can: Learn How to Influence Leaders, Change Government Free Public Symposium at Rutgers on March 6 Will Explain How to Effect Change, US Fed News

New Mexico

• 8-30-10, Report Takes a Look at N.M.'s Elderly, Albuquerque Journal
• 8-24-10, The Morning Show with Harvey Twite, KEDU Radio
• 8-21-2010, Study Shows Things are Tough for State's Seniors, Santa Fe New Mexican

New York

• 10-21-10, There's Help for Seniors on the Financial Edge, WENY-TV News

• 10-21-10, Senior Citizens Learn How to Manage Costs, Your News Now (YNN)
• 4-9-10, Study: Seniors Barely Getting By Financially, WCBS 2 TV

North Carolina

• Coming soon

Pennsylvania

• 5-20-08, PA Department of Public Welfare Secretary Visits Eire,Eire Community Foundation
• 5-18-08, Bucks a Pricey Place to Live for Seniors, Bucks County Courier Times
• 5-14-08, How Much Money Will You Need?, Bucks County Courier Times
• 5-7-08, Study Says Social Security is the Only Income for Many Older Pennsylvanians, WITF News
• 5-7-08, Report: Some Older Pennsylvanians Don't Have Enough for Retirement, WPSU Public NewsRoom
• 5-6-08, Report: Seniors Struggle on Social Security, Public Radio News

South Dakota

• 7-17-11, Needs of elderly studied, Argus Leader

• 11-2-10, Initiative to Help Gauge Costs of Growing Old in S.D., Argus Leader

Washington

• 10-2-11, Many Wash. baby boomers not prepared for retirement, The Columbian
• 7-1-11, Elder Economic Security: How Do We Fare in Seattle-King County?, Seniors Digest
• 3-30-11, Avoiding Poverty As You Age, KPLU National Public Radio
• 3-29-11, 'Index' Says Independent Elderly are Falling Short, The Bellingham Herald
• 3-29-11, 'Index' Says Independent Elderly are Falling Short, The Olympian
• 3-28-11, In Great Recession, are seniors secure?, Seattle Post Intelligencer

West Virginia

• 8-8-10, Ted Boettner: Elder Policy Planning, Charleston Gazette

• 6-27-10, Elder Economic Security Initiative Focusing on Financial Well-Being, Times West Virginian
  

• 6-4-10, Report: WV Elders Living on the Edge, West Virginia National Public Radio (NPR)
• 6-2-10, Study Finds W. VA Seniors Beset by Living Expenses, Associated Press

• 6-2-10, Three in 10 W. VA Senior Can's Make Ends Meet, Charleston Gazette

• 9-17-09, Survey Looks at Economic Security of Elderly, West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Wisconsin

• 9-13-10, View from the Waiting Room: Seniors Struggle to Make Ends Meet, Third Coast Digest
• 9-12-10, More Must be Done to Help Struggling Elderly, Capital Times
• 9-10-10, Eve Galanter: Grandparents Need Economic Security, Wisconsin State Journal
• 9-9-10, The Needs of our Grandparents, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

• 5-17-10, The True Cost of Aging: The Wisconsin Elder Economic Security Standard Index, All About Living with Carol Koby

• 4-17-10 , Op-Ed :Poverty Measurements Askew, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

• 4-9-10, Op-Ed: A Better Way to Measure Poverty, Capital Times

• 10-20-09, Op-Ed: Social Security is Not Enough for Seniors, Capital Times

• 9-24-09, 1 in 5 Wis. Seniors Live on Social Security, Associated Press

• 9-23-09, Elder Economic Standard, WKOW-Madison (ABC Affiliate)

• 9-23-09, 1 in 5 Elderly Wisconsinites Depends on Social Security Alone WKOW-Madison

• July 2009, Wisconsin Elder Economic Security, Black Women 50+ Health & Lifestyles

• 5-22-09, Elders May Suffer the Most from Recession Op-Ed,The Capital Times

• 7-23-08, News and Public Affairs Programming on WORT 89.9 FM

• 7-16-08, Rep. Mike Huebsch: Fighting for Wisconsin's seniors, The Monroe Times
  

• 7-11-08, Wisconsin Public Television

• 7-10-08, Many of State's Elderly Near Poverty, Green Bay Press-Gazette

• 7-10-08, Elderly Residents Face Financial Challenges, Herald Times Reporter

• 7-9-08, Study: Many Seniors Can't Afford Basic Necessities, GazetteXtra.com

• 7-9-08, Elder Economic Security Initiative Offers a Realistic Measure of What it Takes to Make Ends Meet for Older Americans, Daily Kenoshan

• 7-9-08, The Wisconsin Elder Economic Security Initiative, AARP Bulletin

• 7-9-08, Study: Many Seniors Can't Afford Basic Necessities, Janesville Gazette

• 7-9-08, The Rundown, Politics Summary

• 7-8-08, Video: WisconsinEye News Conference

• 7-8-08, Senior Incomes Not Keeping Up, Wisconsin Radio Network

• 7-8-08, Elderly Hit Hard by Expenses, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

• 7-8-08, Report: Many Elders Can't Cover Basic Needs, Wisconsin State Journal

• 7-8-08, Study Finds Some of Wisconsin's Senior Citizens Can't Cover Basic Expenses, ABC Wisconsin News

• 7-8-08, Index Shows Local Seniors Can't Cover Basic Expenses, The Capital Times

• 7-8-08, Study: Many Wisconsin Elders Can't Cover Basic Costs, Chicago Tribune

• 5-9-08, Marks Dicks: Advance Pioneer Women's Work, Wisconsin State Journal