August 2, 2019-Regal Offers Tickets, No Apology For Turning Away Kids With Special Needs
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — County officials still want an apology from Regal Cinemas. The company offered free movie tickets after a camp of children with disabilities was denied a screening at Regal Waugh Chapel & IMAX in Gambrills. Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks director Rick Anthony said a customer service manager from Regal Cinemas called him Tuesday after the Mayo Beach Adaptive Camp was
July 31, 2019-Healthcare Basics: A series that details the fundamentals of Medicare and Medicaid, two costly programs that play a critical role in keeping millions of Americans healthy
Fifty-four years after Medicare and Medicaid were established, our nation is rapidly approaching a crossroads in how we provide and pay for these critical government programs. This is the second in a four-part series by Richard F. Keevey, the former budget director and comptroller for New Jersey, breaking down the complicated issues, explaining what the programs are and whom they serve, how they came
July 30, 2019-GOP speaker refuses to let paralyzed Wisconsin legislator call into meetings
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Assembly is refusing to let a paralyzed legislator call into meetings so he can adequately do his job. Rep. Jimmy Anderson has a hard time getting to some of his meetings because, well, he’s paralyzed, and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has cited existing legislative rules to refuse Anderson’s request to attend those meetings via phone. Read more
July 29, 2019-Happy 29 Anniversay ADA
July 30, 2019-HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID! KEYS TO GOOD HEALTH IN NJ
Healthcare Basics: A series that details the fundamentals of Medicare and Medicaid, two costly programs that play a critical role in keeping millions of Americans healthy Fifty-four years after Medicare and Medicaid were established, our nation is rapidly approaching a crossroads in how we provide and pay for these government programs that are critical to the health of millions of elderly, disabled and poor
July 29, 2019-Four things you can do today to fight voter suppression
Voter suppression is a problem that doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon. Although the media coverage of it is becoming more widespread, a spotlight is rarely put on the problem outside of election years. The lack of education on the issue can make it easy to overlook the constant fight to prevent important voices from being stifled. According to the American Civil
July 28, 2019-N.J. will let terminally ill patients decide when it’s time to die, beginning Thursday
Susan Boyce of Rumson was only 42 when she was diagnosed with a slow-moving, incurable disease that some day will make breathing impossible and strip her immune system’s armor. Fourteen years later, the wife, mother and retired Microsoft manager no longer swims or sails, two of her passions. She wears an oxygen tube all the time and she keeps the wheelchair in her car
July 25, 2019-NJ HOMELESS AND ADVOCATES GO TO D.C. TO STRESS NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Personal stories, as well as legislative priorities, demonstrate to New Jersey’s congressional delegation that a place to call home is key to reducing homelessness Crystal Fedeli spent several months last year homeless, relying on friends and members of her church to give her a warm place to sleep with her infant daughter. On Wednesday, she told her story to members of New Jersey’s congressional
July 24, 2019-The Trump administration is kicking 3.1 million people off food stamps
The Trump administration is proposing bumping 3.1 million people off of food stamps (about 8 percent of the total program) through the federal rule-making process — cutting out Congress. The rule cracks down on “broad-based categorical eligibility,” or BBCE, a policy that enables states to enroll people in food stamps (formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP) if they’ve already applied for
July 24, 2019-PALLONE AMONG SEVERAL LAWMAKERS TRYING TO CUT SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLS
No Surprises Act’ is one of four measures being promoted on Capitol Hill. It could fill gaps in NJ state law Just over a year after New Jersey adopted what advocates called the country’s strongest measure to guard patients against the impact of so-called surprise medical bills, a Garden State congressman wants to apply some of the same reforms nationally. Read more