Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg is introducing a new bill that would mandate a two-tier disability program for non-school employees other than fire fighters (who bargained one years ago), which is…
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By Aaron Kaufman. As the General Assembly is soon set to reconvene, lawmakers face a clear choice: either following the desires of the liquor lobby or the needs of those…
By Laura Howell, Executive Director, Maryland Association for Community Services. A Gonzales poll conducted in September of over 800 voters in Maryland supports what many of us have always believed…
Town Hall Meeting on Disability Cuts
Following is the meeting notice.Town Hall Meeting on October 5, 2009 PLEASE RSVP TO THIS EVENT! RSVP to Michele Kirkpatrick WAITING LIST & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS CRISES!TOWN HALL MEETING Meet Legislators,…
Following is a letter from Senator Mike Lenett (D-19) to the Governor opposing the recent state budget cuts for the developmentally disabled.
Trachtenberg Opposes Disability Budget Cuts
County Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg, Chair of the council’s Management and Fiscal Policy Committee, has taken a strong stand against the state’s budget cuts to disability programs. Following is her…
Disability Advocates Fight Back Against Cuts
One Helluva Week
Who says August is a slow news month? This past week may have been the worst for the state’s Democrats since Kathleen Kennedy Townsend lost to Bob Ehrlich. Consider the…
By Laura Howell, Executive Director, Maryland Association for Community Services. This week, in the sweltering August heat, hundreds of Marylanders, including people with developmental disabilities, aging caregivers, direct support staff,…