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2012 Elderly & Retirement Stories

• 10/12/2012: Newspaper Story - Trailer rent for Joplin tornado victims could be too high for low-income families when FEMA starts charging rent
• 5/29/2012: Radio Story - The fifth in a five-part series on the debate over residential care for persons with developmental disabilities.
• 5/29/2012: Radio Story - Habilitation centers vs. community living: the fourth in a five-part series on developmental disabilities.
• 5/29/2012: Radio Story - Habilitation centers alternatives: the third in a five-part series on developmental disabilities.
• 5/29/2012: Radio Story - Moving the disabled: the second in a five-part series on developmental disabilities.
• 5/29/2012: Radio Story - The first of a five part series on habilitation centers vs. community facilities for the developmentally disabled.
• 5/29/2012: Radio Story - A bill calls for a smooth transition plan to transfer people with disabilities to communities died.
• 5/ 3/2012: Newspaper Story - The state's budget is in a gridlock as the House and Senate cannot come to an agreement.
• 4/25/2012: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate decided not to cut healthcare benefits for the blind and visually impaired.
• 4/25/2012: Radio Story - Senate committee hears emotional testimony on CPR bill.
• 4/23/2012: Radio Story - Families at the Capitol remembered loved ones who died while on the job.
• 4/11/2012: Radio Story - Missouri veterans are waiting on a dedicated source of funding.
• 4/ 4/2012: Radio Story - Legislators spoke in favor of disability rights after hundreds rallied at the Capitol
• 3/20/2012: Newspaper Story - The Missouri House gives first round approval to the state's operating budget.
• 3/ 1/2012: Radio Story - House approves bill that would create a lottery to benefit veterans homes.
• 2/22/2012: Newspaper Story - Medicade 'spend down' is under investigation for fraud
• 2/ 6/2012: Radio Story - House bill restricts legislative retirement benefits to 16 years
• 2/ 6/2012: Radio Story - A bill that would require all Missouri voters to have a government-issued photo ID is again up for debate.
• 1/30/2012: Radio Story - A House committee heard testimony on a bill that would eventually shut down state-funded habilitation centers.
• 1/25/2012: Radio Story - Adoptees lobby for more access to medical history
• 1/25/2012: Newspaper Story - Bill would allow adoptees to obtain real birth certificate, biological parents' medical history
• 1/24/2012: Radio Story - Senate gives preliminary approval to legislation requiring a vote before Missouri could implement Obamacare.