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1999.2.4 |
Title |
Government in Brief - Volume 11, Number 1 |
Description |
A bi-monthly publication providing up-to-date coverage to NYSARC Chapters regarding current events in the field of developmental disabilities. Includes news from Washington, State governments, the court system and around the nation. Volume 11 Issue Number 1 was published in Jan/Feb.1999. Top Stories Olmstead Case to Supreme Court, Could Fundamentally Undermine Community Services Is institutionalization illegal? Very often, according to the ADA .... Page 7 Governor Signs Cola Bill, 2.5% to Lowest Paid Workers More than half a year after not-for-profit workers began a massive series of rallies and intense lobbying iamed at improving wages to direct care and other low paid employees, Governor Pataki, on December 18, finally signed legislation providing a 2.5% pay boost .... Page 3 Death Penalty: Manipulated or a Willful Participant? The Debate Goes On Texas viewers were shocked when 6 foot 6 inch, 190 pound Michael Hall bragged about the brutal kidnap-torture-murder of Amy Robinson, described as mentally challeneged, in a field outside Fort Worth .... Page 5 Inside Stories From Washington Health Coverage, Foster Care .... Pages 1-2 State Government medicaid Managed Care, COLA, State Pay Raises .... Pages 2-5 From the Courts Death Penalty, Olmstead, ADA .... Pages 5-7 Around the Nation Harris Poll, Medicaid Managed Care, Other Stories .... Pages 8-10 |
Published Date |
January/February 1999 |
Search Terms |
50th Anniversary ADA American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) Americans with Disabilities Act Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law COLA Death Penalty Employment Foster Care Institutionalization Interagency Council of New York City Mental Retardation Agencies (IAC) Laurel Run Louis Harris Organization Massachusetts Massachusetts School for Idiotic and Feeble Minded Youth Medicaid Medicaid Managed Care National Organization of Disabilities (NOD) New Freedom Initiative New York Coalition of Prepaid Health Service Plans New York State Association of Community Residential Agencies (NYSACRA) New York State Association of Rehabilitation Agencies (NYSRA) Olmstead v LC and EW Tennessee Tennessee Justice Center (TJC) United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York (UCP) Walter E. Fernald State School |
People |
Bokat, Steve Bonnyman, Gordon Bory, Steven Brandt, Marc N. Brennan, James Bruno, Joseph Chansky, Lucie Clinton, Bill Dodd, Christopher Fernald, Walter E. Hall, Michael Jeffords, James Kennedy, Ted Levy, Alan Mavridis, George McEneny, Jack Menke, Nancy Neville, Robert Pataki, George E. Reeve, Christopher Robinson, Amy Rosenbaum, Sara Tummino, Larry Urbach, Michael |
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