Archived Public Policy for the People Newsletters

Moving Forward, Vol. 16, Issue 9

Fast Five Day Work Week! Vigorous Debates were held on changes to the Hope Scholarship Program, Billboards and Immigration reform. Several pieces of legislation on the Council's agenda moved; HB 226 (IDA) was approved in Human Relations and Aging; HB 229, Medicaid Appeals was approved in Civil...

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Moving Forward, Vol. 16, Issue 8

Disability Day is a huge success! Wonderful weather, a couple thousand people, prayers and recognition for advocates, high school students visiting their legislators and premiering their Credos for Friendship, a Waddie Welcome reading...It was a special, spirited event. The highlight was...

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Moving Forward, Vol. 16, Issue 12

Budget: Senate Appropriations has it on the calendar to vote on the FY 2012 budget on Monday morning. Adds made to the House budget were discussed in committee this past week, and we are hoping the Senate will find a way to retain them! IDA legislation will be on the Senate floor for a vote...

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Moving Forward, Vol. 16, Issue 11

Crossover Day: A huge amount of legislation passed through House and Senate on the 30th Day of the session. Legislation that did not get brought to either floor will remain in committee until next year when it can be brought up again to be acted upon. Senate started agency presentations on the...

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Moving Forward, Vol. 16, Issue 10

2011 Budget put to bed, and 2012 budget passed House. Unlock gained additional funds in both BHDD and DCH budgets! The 2012 budget now moves to Senate committees for deliberation. See below for details on the House version of the 2012 budget, HB 78. DAY 30 looms this week. Wednesday, March...

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Moving Forward: Vol. 18, Issue 13

WRAP-UP EDITION: The 2013 General Assembly finished the session on March 28. Several important bills were passed this session, as well as the budgets for 2013A and 2014. FY 2014 Budget highlights: Several pieces of the Unlock the Waiting Lists! agenda came to fruition, including the addition of...

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Moving Forward: Vol. 19, Issue 1

Happy New Year! This is the first issue of Moving Forward for the 2014 Legislative Session. In this issue, we review the leadership changes in the House and Senate, some budget items of interest to the disability community, and give an overview of legislative terminology and effective advocacy....

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Moving Forward: Vol. 18, Issue 12

SINE DIE! The 2013 General Assembly finished the session on March 28th as the clock ticked down to midnight. One of the many bills that passed on Sine Die was the FY 2014 budget. Budget highlights: 20 Independent Care Waiver Program slots were added. The proposed 0.74% provider cut was...

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Moving Forward: Vol. 18, Issue 11

Home stretch! As we head into the final days of the legislative session, House and Senate members will be working in conference committee to create thefinal version of the FY 2014 budget. Some exciting news: $50,000 was added into the Senate Appropriations budget for housing subsidies that...

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Moving Forward: Vol. 18, Issue 10

The focus is on FY 2014! Earlier this week, the House approved their version of the FY 2014 budget and the Senate is currently at work on FY 2014. The House added 28 Independent Care Waiver Program slots, eliminated the proposed 0.74% cut for home and community-based providers, and eliminated...

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