While the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) June memo reinterpreting Olmstead v. L.C. signals a shift in federal enforcement priorities, it doesn’t alter the research base guiding states’ Medicaid decisions on home and community-based services (HCBS), the authors argue. Mathematica research…
Jason Hancock of the Missouri Independent reports that a committee of the Missouri Senate discussed a proposal to start livestreaming video of its proceedings, since the Senate is currently one of only two legislative chambers in the U.S. that doesn’t…
The Missouri Independent reports that the Missouri House of Representatives narrowly approved legislation to create a state-run video lottery system that would regulate and replace unlicensed “gray-market” slot machines. The proposed system would let the Missouri Lottery license and oversee…
“Missouri’s most vulnerable citizens and the families who care for them deserve our full support. Day Habilitation Services and Self-Directed Support aren’t just budget line items, they are lifelines that allow Missourians with developmental disabilities to live with dignity in…
Jackson Cooper from the Columbia Missourian explains that hundreds of disability rights advocates from across Missouri traveled to the State Capitol on Disability Rights Legislative Day to lobby lawmakers against proposed budget cuts that would reduce funding for Self-Directed Supports…
KY3 reports that thousands of Missourians with disabilities and their families gathered at the Missouri State Capitol to urge lawmakers not to approve Gov. Mike Kehoe’s proposed disability services cuts, arguing the reductions would jeopardize essential in-home support and individuals’…
KRCG writes that roughly 800 people with disabilities, plus family and friends, gathered at the Missouri State Capitol rotunda for the 25th annual Disability Rights Legislative Day to connect with legislators, share personal stories, raise awareness of disability issues, and…
This KQ2 St. Joseph article reports that disability rights advocates and self-advocates gathered at the Missouri State Capitol for the 25th annual Disability Rights Legislative Day to educate legislators and push back against proposed budget cuts to disability services, including…
Disability advocates rallied at the state Capitol urging lawmakers to reject or restore funding to protect in-home care and other services that help individuals live independently.
Department of Mental Health Director Valerie Huhn told lawmakers that while the reductions would impact families, the spending reductions would preserve the state’s ability to offer these services The Missouri Independent article explains that Missouri families and disability advocates are…
