Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Fox 4 news story about a local family on the DD waiting list
This story aired on 8.17.10. Thank you, Fox 4 for bringing this important story to the airwaves! Click HERE to view.
I'm not a crier...well that is, I'm not usually a crier, but last night I shed a tear or two. I happened to sit down for a few minutes of television after a day of work and play, and watched an episode from the TV series "Glee". Thought I'd share so you might shed a tear or two also.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ufTvuGGBU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ufTvuGGBU
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Legislative Update
It is officially NOT Monday but I wanted to provide you a quick update on primary election results from yesterday. Those results can be viewed on the attached link. Be sure to click on the “unofficial final results” link and it will let you in on both winners and losers.
Statewide, there were 10 Republicans that had voted to support enhanced DD funding AND had primary races. There was quite an effort to replace those representatives with candidates that were more fiscally conservative.
Of those ten races, only one lost their primary bid. Jill Quigley from Johnson County (Lenexa area) was defeated by Kelly Meigs.
Regardless of one’s belief system; moderate/conservative, Republican/Democrat, Jill was a staunch supporter of individuals with developmental disabilities in Topeka. Her voice advocating for persons with DD will be deeply missed.
LATE BREAKING NEWS:
This morning, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 1586 which contains $16.1 billion in FMAP (Federal Medical Assistance Percentage). If you remember, these are the matching funds that the Feds put towards certain State medical and social service programs.
The Governor used these enhanced FMAP dollars to balance this FY’11 budget and if not extended, would place Kansas in a financial heap of trouble!
Passage of this bill will maintain the Federal match at 70%. This bill’s next stop will be the U.S. House and is expected to pass without much effort.
November elections will be upon us soon. Start studying!
Warm Regards,
Lurena Mead
Statewide, there were 10 Republicans that had voted to support enhanced DD funding AND had primary races. There was quite an effort to replace those representatives with candidates that were more fiscally conservative.
Of those ten races, only one lost their primary bid. Jill Quigley from Johnson County (Lenexa area) was defeated by Kelly Meigs.
Regardless of one’s belief system; moderate/conservative, Republican/Democrat, Jill was a staunch supporter of individuals with developmental disabilities in Topeka. Her voice advocating for persons with DD will be deeply missed.
LATE BREAKING NEWS:
This morning, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 1586 which contains $16.1 billion in FMAP (Federal Medical Assistance Percentage). If you remember, these are the matching funds that the Feds put towards certain State medical and social service programs.
The Governor used these enhanced FMAP dollars to balance this FY’11 budget and if not extended, would place Kansas in a financial heap of trouble!
Passage of this bill will maintain the Federal match at 70%. This bill’s next stop will be the U.S. House and is expected to pass without much effort.
November elections will be upon us soon. Start studying!
Warm Regards,
Lurena Mead
Monday, August 2, 2010
Vacuum and Beyond
Sometimes I feel like Kansas is in a vacuum and everything that happens, just happens here. Then I come to my senses. After viewing this link, I realized that we are smack dab in the middle of a nationwide epidemic that deems folks with disabilities as forgotten, invisible, obscure. I don't like it, not at all, not one teeny tiny bit.
http://www.youtube.com/noewait1
http://www.youtube.com/noewait1
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