by Mike Lear | May 17, 2012 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Whether eligibility restrictions will be added to the blind medical subsidy fund will next be considered by House and Senate conferees. The legislature’s budget proposal added such restrictions to that fund in the budget, which some lawmakers and the Governor...
by Mike Lear | May 11, 2012 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Some say the way the House and Senate budget conferees compromised to fund the blind medical subsidy fund won’t pass constitutional muster. The compromise was to include over $24 million dollars for the fund and to add language to the budget that restricts...
by Mike Lear | Apr 30, 2012 | News
A conference committee of the House and Senate could begin meeting as early as today to hash out the two chambers’ differences in the budget. The Chairman of the House Budget Committee says the Senate’s budget proposal is not balanced. Ryan Silvey says an...
by Mike Lear | Mar 22, 2012 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The House is anticipated to vote today to send the Senate a $24 billion spending plan that does not include funding for the Blind Medical Subsidy Fund. The $28 million fund was eliminated and the money used to help restore the $106 million dollar cut to higher...
